Fr. Joe Dailey

Send us Fan Mail If we accept Jesus’ invitation to take his yoke upon us and bind ourselves to him, Jesus promises that he will bind himself to us. “I’ve got the other side; I’ll help you carry your burden.” I have Mass on July 9 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail During the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis posed this challenge; "Almsgiving is not just about giving money. Stop and look in the face, look in the eyes, of the person who is asking for my help." I have Mass on Sunday, July 2 @ St. Isidore 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed. https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail In his book, “How Not to be Afraid,” Gareth Higgins writes, “Most of our fears are not true at all; all of them depend on a story we tell ourselves.” “Ninety-percent of our fears are exaggerated and/or made up altogether.“ I have Mass on Sunday, June 25 St. Isidore, 9:30/11:30 am St. Andrew, 5:00 pm frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The Lord said to the Israelites: “You have seen for yourselves how I bore you up on eagle wings and brought you here to myself.  You shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other people.” (Exodus 19:4,5) I have Mass at St. Isidore on June 18 @ 7:30/9:30 am. 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed. https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Yet there is another story to bread. Out of what is bread made?  Kernels of wheat that had to be crushed in their individuality to become something communal, flour. I have Mass on Sunday, June 11 @ St. Isidore, 7:30 am. Livestream: https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ @ St. Andrew, 5:00 pm frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail John 3:16: “For God so loved the world.” God loved even before we knew it. Creation itself is the very first revelation of God. I have Mass on Sunday, June 4 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail "Pentecost is not so much about the power of God coming from outside us and down into us, but a releasing of the power that is already within us,  breathed into us by God at creation and by the risen Christ still among us." (Barbara Reid, O.P.) I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, May 28 @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail "We make the way by walking." I have Mass @ St. Isidore on May 21, 7:30/9:30 am. the 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed.  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail I  have Mass this Sunday with our Pilgrims in Bethlehem, in the Holy Land.  This is a homily I wrote three years ago. When bad things happen, and they will, we can be confident that God is present even in our most difficult moments.  You can watch the video here: (begin at 15:00 minute) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqYKH_-QPDk frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The space in the tent is being expanded. The only way to be church together is to walk together and listen to one another; being built up like living stones into a spiritual house. I have Mass on May 7 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am

Send us Fan Mail Jesus said, “I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.” (John 10:9) I have Mass on Sunday, April 30 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed. https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The English word companion,  is derived from the Latin com (“with”) and panis (“bread”).  A companion, therefore, is someone with whom you share your bread. I have Mass on Sunday, April 23 St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am St. Andrew @ 5:00 pm frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Do you see what’s happening here? Thomas is standing in front of Jesus; He puts his hands up to Jesus’ hands. Thomas is mirroring Jesus. Thomas is twin to Jesus. I have Mass on April 16 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed.  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ Image: Creation of Adam, Michelangelo frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The women’s song “Is expressive of faith in what is not yet. They prepare for miracles; carrying the instruments of song with them through the corridors of fear.” (Aviva Zornberg) I am presiding at the Easter Vigil at St. Isidore, April 8, 8:30 pm. https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail One of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you? (MT 26:14) "And He Never Said a Mumblin' Word," CANTUS

Send us Fan Mail But Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and going inside, he sat with the guards in order to see how this would end. (MT 26:57-58) "And He Never Said a Mumblin' Word," CANTUS

Send us Fan Mail When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus a was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.  He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent a blood.”  (MT 27:3) "And He Never Said a Mumblin' Word," CANTUS

Send us Fan Mail Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. (MT 27:27) "And He Never Said a Mumblin' Word," CANTUS

Send us Fan Mail At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split.  The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. (MT 27:51-52) "And He Never Said a Mumblin' Word," CANTUS

Send us Fan Mail "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins". (MT 26:28) I have Mass at St. Isidore on April 2 @ 7:30 / 9:30 am. I will be presenting the Passion Gospel at 7:30/9:30/11:30 am Masses. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ "Will You Hold Me in the Light," text by Adam Tice;...

Send us Fan Mail Frederick Buechner writes: “When Lazarus opened his eyes to see the figure of Jesus standing there in the daylight, he couldn’t tell for the life of him which side he was on.” I have Mass on March 26 @ St. Isidore 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 Mass will be live-streamed  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail St. Paul writes, “Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” The homily begins at the 5:40 minute mark. I have Mass at St. Iranaeus, Rochester Hills, on Saturday, March 18 @ 5:00 pm. I have Mass at St. Isidore in Macomb on Sunday, March 19 @ 9:30/11:30 am. frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail We find Jesus sitting by Jacob’s well. Everyone listening to Jesus knew that Jacob met his wife, Rachel, at a well. You won’t believe what time of day it was: right in the middle of the day; it was about noon. I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday March 12 @ 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ Next Saturday I will have Mass...

Send us Fan Mail My homily begins with a reflection on this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wATxSrIZouA quotations from “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life,” by Dacher Keltner I am off this weekend; I'll be back at St. Isidore next Sunday. frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail This new “Son of God” will not fail; and the new “Exodus” will succeed because this Son loves his Father will all his heart, with his whole being and with all his strength.  I have Mass at St. Isidore on February 26 @ 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed:  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com