Sunday Homilies

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 25, 2024 25.08.2024 9:09 ↓

I hope that everyone has read the cover story of the latest issue of our diocesan magazine Catholic Times . It has to do with a person who was addicted to pornography, and this person is very, very forthright in describing the things which go on in the minds and in the feelings of all of us. And we realize that this is one example of the way in which people chase after various objects which we thi...

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 18, 2024 18.08.2024 8:02 ↓

I believe many of you know, because I've spoken about this at times, that I have been helped greatly by the sciences of psychology and psychiatry. And we recognize that these disciplines are addressing the human person in our complexity. And we are the most complex creatures of God. And I bring this up because our readings today mention wisdom. And I am thinking about one school of thought in psyc...

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 11, 2024 12.08.2024 6:26 ↓

Jesus ratchets up the tension as he makes declarations which are hard for most of his listeners to accept.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2024 04.08.2024 9:40 ↓

"I am the bread of life."  Some notes on how to receive Holy Communion.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 28, 2024 28.07.2024 7:02 ↓

We will get to "the bread of life" next week.  Today, I call on a teddy bear to help us focus on "bearing with" each other (Ephesians).

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 21, 2024 22.07.2024 6:14 ↓

Ephesians, on the "assembly," fits in well with the other readings' emphasis on shepherding.

Not a Sunday homily, July 13, 2024 22.07.2024 5:02 ↓

Five minutes of music at the beginning of a Mass at the Cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal, Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.  The entire country was celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first Mass in Guatemalan territory.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 7, 2024 07.07.2024 8:15 ↓

First Sunday homily with, perhaps, better audio quality.  On standoffishness and its opposite.

Test 04.07.2024 0:45 ↓

Using a new app for recording MP3 files.

Third Sunday of Easter, April 14, 2024 14.04.2024 8:37 ↓

Heaven will be beyond our imagining ... and also very familiar.

Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7, 2024 14.04.2024 10:06 ↓

Our faith does depend upon the testimony of witnesses.

Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 14.04.2024 9:55 ↓

Understanding is superior to seeing.

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, March 24, 2024 14.04.2024 3:46 ↓

The consciousness of Jesus and his self-emptying.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 17, 2024 14.04.2024 6:38 ↓

"Christ learned obedience from what he suffered."  This statement from Hebrews may be hard to accept.  But Jesus' experience of suffering allows us to bear our own.

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 10, 2024 14.04.2024 8:27 ↓

Anger and love can and, very often, do go together.

Third Sunday of Lent, March 3, 2024 05.03.2024 10:28 ↓

Anger.

Second Sunday of Lent, February 25, 2024 05.03.2024 9:05 ↓

Fasting from words.

First Sunday of Lent, February 18, 2024 19.02.2024 7:41 ↓

Peace is one of the gifts of the season of Lent.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 11, 2024 19.02.2024 9:24 ↓

There are many indications in Mark's Gospel of an aspect of Jesus' personality: that he is eager for solitude and quiet.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 4, 2024 19.02.2024 10:33 ↓

Each of us is more than what we do.  The same goes for Jesus.

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 28, 2024 19.02.2024 8:21 ↓

The deacon preached on January 21.  -- Can we appreciate the peace and calm arising from being freed from mental illness?

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 14, 2024 19.02.2024 7:48 ↓

The touching call of Samuel gives all of us hope that we will hear the call of God, even if many times we mishear it.

Epiphany of the Lord, January 7, 2024 19.02.2024 5:58 ↓

Ephesians: The nations beyond the Chosen People inherit the Good News of Jesus' death and resurrection.

Holy Family, December 31, 2023 31.12.2023 8:07 ↓

On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, I left the recording device behind, and when I remembered it, I said to myself that I would be mad to run home for it on this absolutely crazy weekend, with Christmas on Monday.  -- We'd like to see around the bend, beyond our capacities.  But we remember: "Lord, your words have been fulfilled."

Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2023 31.12.2023 9:50 ↓

We make many decisions about who we think is impressive and attractive.  We might want to re-think our criteria.