Hear to Heaven

A meditation on the source of scrupulosity.

Jesus: You will be my witnesses!

A meditation for the memorial of saints John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, and companions.

Persevere in prayer!

A meditation on letting the Lord transform our heart.

A meditation on the memorial of Saint Faustina.

A homily about our loving duty as servants of God.

Our third P3 meditation.

Homily on Prudence.

Homily for the 24th Sunday in ordinary time time.

A meditation for grieving parents.

A meditation for the feast of the nativity of Mary.

A homily for the 23rd Sunday I’m ordinary time. We talk about what it means to be a true disciple.

A homily on humility. What it is and why it’s great!

A homily about the reality of Hell, God’s respect of our choices, and his never-failing love and mercy. Confessions are offered ten hours at Our Lady Star of the Sea every week. Visit olss.org for more information.

Luke 12:32-48 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. Gird your loins and light your l...

Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions." Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a b...

Luke 11:1-13 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final...

MT 12:46-50. While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you." But he said in reply to the one who told him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my bro...

One simple way to pray. Three Questions: 1.) Lord, what went well today? 2.) What didn’t go so well? 3.) What will I do tomorrow with your help to be the saint you are calling me to be?

A homily for the feast of Saint Benedict

Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Luke 9:51-62 When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, "Lord, do you want us to...

Examen: Transition: I become aware of the love with which God looks upon me as I begin this examen. Step One: Gratitude. I note the gifts that God’s love has given me this day, and I give thanks to God for them. Step Two: Petition. I ask God for an insight and a strength that will make this examen a work of grace, fruitful beyond my human capacity alone. Step Three: Review. With my God, I review t...

Happy feast of Corpus Christi!