Sunday Homilies

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 24, 2016 11.04.2016 8:39 ↓

An exercise in avoiding perfectionism: So what if the blog page is a little bit out of chronology?  -- The importance of feelings in human life.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 17, 2016 11.04.2016 9:06 ↓

On saving the good wine for later.

First Sunday of Lent, February 14, 2016 11.04.2016 9:09 ↓

Temptation as a disordered appeal to our ego.

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 31, 2016 11.04.2016 11:48 ↓

The call of Jeremiah and Jesus' rejection at the beginning of his ministry, as well as the reflection on love as the greatest gift, cause us to consider our giftedness.

Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2016 10.04.2016 7:50 ↓

Going deeper into baptism than the concept of "your ticket to heaven." 

Epiphany of the Lord, January 3, 2016 09.04.2016 8:12 ↓

Epiphany is always a good time to look at xenophobia.  Have you any idea why we might want to look at xenophobia?

Holy Family, December 27, 2015 09.01.2016 8:50 ↓

Presenting Scriptural proof that Mary and Joseph drove a Dodge.

Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, 2015 09.01.2016 8:02 ↓

Imagine the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, and consider the awareness of God's favor which these women enjoyed.

Third Sunday of Advent, December 13, 2015 09.01.2016 8:05 ↓

Joy is made of stern stuff.

Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2015 09.01.2016 5:15 ↓

In the midst of further horror (San Bernardino), we join with the ancients who longed so deeply for a straight path to God.

First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2015 09.01.2016 9:21 ↓

Embrace Advent -- the alternative to Black Friday.

Christ the King, November 22, 2015 09.01.2016 8:59 ↓

What is truth?  We refrain from the cynicism of Pontius Pilate and embrace the fullness of truth to be found in our suffering servant.

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 15, 2015 09.01.2016 10:45 ↓

The end of the world?  In light of the griefs of the past week (Paris massacres), perhaps God is giving us a chance to  begin  the world!

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 8, 2015 08.01.2016 9:21 ↓

"The widow's mite" and our concerns about being good "stewards" of the temporal affairs God has entrusted to us.

All Saints, November 1, 2015 08.01.2016 8:10 ↓

The homilist was away from the ambo throughout October.  -- We consider our call to holiness as we remember Pope Francis and his evocation of Dorothy Day.

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 27, 2015 08.01.2016 7:38 ↓

"Whoever is not against us is for us."  As we reflect on the visit of Pope Francis to the United States, we are to find every strength and advantage in a principle of inclusion.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 20, 2015 20.09.2015 12:12 ↓

Unsettled, dispiriting things are swirling around within us.  We must seek divine healing for our various resentments and accept the peace which allows us to be gifts to one another.

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 13, 2015 20.09.2015 12:57 ↓

Peter professes his faith in Jesus, but also reveals that the concept of "suffering servant" eludes him

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 6, 2015 20.09.2015 5:18 ↓

The refugee situation in Europe is another proof that we can never escape the xenophobic tendencies pointed out today in the Letter of James.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 30, 2015 20.09.2015 7:01 ↓

If you think that what passes through and comes out of you is repulsive, apply your feeling of disgust instead to the evil attitudes which you harbor in your hearts.

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 23, 2015 20.09.2015 8:43 ↓

Decision and commitment move us to stand with a spouse and with the God who promises his intimate presence.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 16, 2015 20.09.2015 9:48 ↓

Ephesians touches upon singing as a fundamental Christian activity, while Proverbs gives us the image of the banquet as the preferred way to describe how God loves us.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 9, 2015 20.09.2015 6:35 ↓

A man named Donald Trump was in the news; this led to my comments about respect, as alluded to in the Ephesians passage.  

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 2, 2015 20.09.2015 9:39 ↓

It is the most reasonable thing in the world to ask "What is it?" when presented with unfamiliar food.  "Manna" means "What is it?"  We are still asking "What is it?" when we are given the Bread of Life.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 26, 2015 26.07.2015 9:03 ↓

The homilist was away last week.  We consider what we hunger for, and what will satisfy our hunger.