Sunday Homilies

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Version Two 16.09.2019 12:32 ↓

So here's what I did at 10:30.

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 8, 2019, Version One 16.09.2019 10:42 ↓

I've never done this before.  I am giving you two versions of my homily, focusing on planning, with a specific reference to planning at St. Jerome.  I left some things out of one, and I left other things out of the other.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 1, 2019 16.09.2019 9:03 ↓

The Gospel is not a mere etiquette lesson.  It is an opening onto a fuller life.

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 25, 2019 16.09.2019 8:00 ↓

We cannot stand on the sidelines.  There are no sidelines.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 18, 2019 16.09.2019 11:12 ↓

Jesus is ironic when he speaks of "not peace, but the sword."

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 11, 2019 12.08.2019 10:50 ↓

People are waiting for the return of the Master.  But will they recognize him?  Some thoughts on the vacuous, stupid idea called "white supremacy."

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2019 12.08.2019 10:02 ↓

I registered displeasure with a lack of silence at the beginning of Mass, as we considered the honesty of Ecclesiastes.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 28, 2019 12.08.2019 11:37 ↓

I am using "Amazing Parish" with my pastoral staff currently.  I am finding that ASKING is a big part of my pastoral leadership.  Jesus says, "Ask and you shall receive."

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 21, 2019 12.08.2019 8:42 ↓

We consider hospitality and limits while contemplating Guatemala and poor Martha.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 7, 2019 12.08.2019 6:41 ↓

What is our treasure?  What is abundance?  We consider the empty-handed 72 disciples and our own volunteerism.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 30, 2019 01.07.2019 9:57 ↓

Freedom is the opportunity to choose a direction and a commitment.

The Most Holy Trinity, June 16, 2019 01.07.2019 8:52 ↓

On the God who gets things done.

Ascension of the Lord, June 2, 2019 01.07.2019 5:13 ↓

There's no "problem" with Jesus' Ascension.  We must take seriously our incorporation as the Body of Christ, alive and animated.

Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 26, 2019 01.07.2019 8:33 ↓

"That all may be one" -- a truly mind-expanding aspiration.

Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 19, 2019 19.05.2019 14:03 ↓

Sorry -- I forgot to turn the recorder off until I had reached the intercessions.  Jean Vanier, who died May 7, is the embodiment of Jesus' command "Love one another."

Third Sunday of Easter, May 5, 2019 19.05.2019 7:35 ↓

While you're at it, be kind to yourself.

Second Sunday of Easter, April 28, 2019 19.05.2019 9:15 ↓

Just be kind.

Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 23.04.2019 12:28 ↓

We gather following coordinated Easter Sunday attacks on Catholic churches in Sri Lanka.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 7, 2019 23.04.2019 8:38 ↓

We must consider the woman caught in adultery in light of the never-ending abuse of women -- and where is the man?

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 31, 2019 23.04.2019 8:37 ↓

We must remember that a fattened calf is far more palatable than a golden calf.

Third Sunday of Lent, March 24, 2019 28.03.2019 10:23 ↓

Jesus addresses the issue of "theodicy," or the problem of evil and what God does about it.

Lenten Speakers Series talk on the call of Moses, Thursday, March 21, 2019 28.03.2019 1:00:48 ↓

"Let my people go!"  How did Moses find it possible to respond to that voice from a burning yet unconsumed bush?

First Sunday of Lent, March 10, 2019 28.03.2019 8:10 ↓

Is life a pie or the sky?  (This is unrelated to the concept of "pie in the sky when you die," which we will have to treat at another time.)

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, March 3, 2019 28.03.2019 4:53 ↓

Listen for Jesus' sly sense of humor as he proposes the image of a wooden beam in someone's eye.

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 24, 2019 25.02.2019 1:55 ↓

Instead of a coughing fit, a brief summary of my homily.