Fr. Kyle White's Homilies

People of every age, race, and economic status are at risk of experiencing a deep loneliness. What if we saw Jesus in the lonely and made a genuine connection? To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

What if we stopped comparing and started rejoicing? Instead of boasting in our skills, accomplishments, and accolades, we find real strength and courage in the cross of Jesus Christ. To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Nothing can imprison someone who belongs fully to Christ. Sts. Peter and Paul show us real courage and true freedom.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Following Jesus is about both prayer and mission. Eucharistic adoration is one way that we follow Jesus. We do it not just to feel better, but because the world needs it. Here’s a handout on Eucharistic adoration.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Just as God is a communion of persons, so are we designed for community. Here’s a brief training on how to start and lead small groups. The handout can be found here To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Every baptized Christian has charisms of the Holy Spirit. Here’s a quick catechesis & training on how to discern your charisms and to use them for God’s kingdom. Handout can be found here . To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Jesus did not ascend into heaven to leave us, but to lead us. We are his body, the Church, and we share in his mission for the salvation of souls.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

We may be tempted to seek to escape earth for heaven, but what if we changed our mindset to bridge heaven & earth now? Jesus Christ is the bridge, and we are the body of Christ, which means that we are called to bridge heaven & earth.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

As we prepare to enter our newly renovated church, we recognize some parallels with the renewal in our hearts. We are a work in progress, but reconnecting this summer will be the fuel that motivates us to keep growing. To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Pope Leo XIV’s first weekend as pope falls on Good Shepherd Sunday. If we want peace in the world, it begins with Christ’s peace in our hearts.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

There may be plenty of reasons, but it’s a question worth pondering. Perhaps one reason, though, is because we’ve lost our sense of mission. To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Surrender is not weakness. Surrender is giving space for Jesus to breathe new life within you. To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Like a Trojan horse, Jesus entered the realm of death and destroyed it from within, releasing all the souls of the righteous. Satan never saw it coming. Even though we still live in the shadow of sin, suffering, and death, our hope is in the Risen Jesus.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Jesus instituted the priesthood and the Eucharist at the Last Supper. The ministerial priesthood is less about the things that a priest should do, and more about who a priest should be.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

No on suffers like Catholics. For centuries, we have been proclaiming the mystery of redemptive suffering.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Judas did not become a betrayer overnight. He gradually got to the point of his ultimate betrayal little by little. To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

We sometimes feel caught between a rock and a hard place when we are asked to go along with something that we know is wrong. Condemnation or celebration seems to be our only two options. But Jesus shows us a third way in today's gospel. He neither celebrates the sin nor condemns the sinner.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

There is a divine fire within you that you probably too often neglect. There’s also a divine fire in the other person that we frequently fail to notice. What if we reverenced that fire in the same way that Moses reverenced the burning bush?  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Jesus gives Peter, James, and John an early taste of his glory to strengthen them for the road ahead. We, too, are given moments of clarity and consolation from the Lord to prepare us for when times get tough.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Satan has the same tactics that he's always had. Although it worked for Adam & Eve, it didn't work on Jesus. We no longer belong to Adam & Eve - we belong to Christ, which means that we are not powerless in the face of temptation! To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

What we say matters, as well as how and why we say it. Here’s a list of 5 sins of speech from the insights of St Thomas Aquinas and some advice from Christ on how to overcome them.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

The command to love our enemies is arguably the most difficult of all of Jesus’ teachings. How are we supposed to love someone who has hurt us? To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Sometimes it’s easier to surrender when something is completely out of our control. But what about the things that are a little bit within our control? Trusting in God is something in between clinging to control and completely giving up.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

We sometimes speak of holiness as if it's something to accumulate, but that language can lead to unhealthy comparisons. Instead, the prophet Isaiah and the apostle Peter give us two great examples of what it means to be set apart.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com

Jesus is the light in your darkness. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) connects the crib to the cross.  To learn more about our mission, visit stleolafayette.com