Sunday Homilies

Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 12.04.2021 7:12 ↓

We note how Peter and John, entering Jesus' empty tomb, reach a moment of insight which convinces them of his resurrection.

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, March 28, 2021 12.04.2021 1:46 ↓

Barabbas is "son of the father."  Jesus, "son of the father" in the deepest sense, takes the place of every last one of us.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 21, 2021, Year B readings 12.04.2021 4:58 ↓

Jesus is the grain of wheat which loses its identity in order to bring forth an unexpected harvest.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 21, 2021, Year A readings 12.04.2021 6:22 ↓

Jesus revives Lazarus because he is God and can do so, but also because he is human and he feels the bitterness of bereavement.

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 14, 2021, Year B readings 12.04.2021 7:59 ↓

The best-known verse of the Bible, and the end of the Hebrew Bible.

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 14, 2021, Year A readings 12.04.2021 3:39 ↓

You'd think those beholding the healing of a man born blind would rejoice.  Instead, he is a problem.

Third Sunday of Lent, March 7, 2021, Year B readings 11.04.2021 8:42 ↓

On the foolishness of God.

Third Sunday of Lent, Year A readings, March 7, 2021 11.04.2021 5:42 ↓

Pope Francis in Iraq and the beauty of dialogue.

Second Sunday of Lent, February 28, 2021 11.04.2021 9:17 ↓

What does it mean to rise from the dead?

First Sunday of Lent, February 21, 2021 11.04.2021 7:14 ↓

Jesus is entirely like us, having experienced the struggle with temptation.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 14, 2021 11.04.2021 10:30 ↓

The man who is healed talks too much.  We need to consider whether we, likewise, talk too much.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 7, 2021 11.04.2021 19:59 ↓

A discussion of the mysteries of time, on a recording which I think runs on until almost the Eucharistic Prayer.

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 31, 2021 11.04.2021 5:57 ↓

On preferring the authority of one's arguments over an argument from authority.

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 24, 2021 11.04.2021 10:34 ↓

On the "Sunday of the Word of God," we have to consider the context of the Scriptures we hear at Mass.  Jonah was called by God, but he was quite an unwilling prophet!

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 17, 2021 11.04.2021 2:06 ↓

Sorry, merely a summary on the matter of being called by God.

Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2021 10.01.2021 8:57 ↓

My response to the desecration which occurred on January 6, 2021.

Epiphany of the Lord, January 3, 2021 10.01.2021 5:56 ↓

An irony: We who have been given the good news may, with great strength, resist it.  Thank God for crises.

Holy Family, December 27, 2020 10.01.2021 5:47 ↓

God establishes the continuity of history.

Third Sunday of Advent, December 13, 2020 10.01.2021 10:14 ↓

At first I heard an echo in this recording.  I have, to my great relief, found that the recording was just playing twice on my computer. Joy springs from within.

Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2020 10.01.2021 7:06 ↓

Does repentance bring comfort?

First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2020 10.01.2021 9:08 ↓

Considering the meaning of "the end," "it is finished," and so forth, in terms of completion rather than demise.

Christ the King, November 22, 2020 22.11.2020 10:28 ↓

Are we like goats?  We make a lot of noise, and we will eat anything.

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 15, 2020 22.11.2020 8:13 ↓

The word "talent" presents difficulties, since it seems to refer to performance.  Our God in fact wants us to go deeper than performance and recognize essential qualities which are not easily subject to observation.

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 8, 2020 22.11.2020 8:26 ↓

"Stay awake!"  In fact, the point of the parable is the exercise of forethought, as opposed to vigilance.

All Saints, November 1, 2020 22.11.2020 7:41 ↓

On sainthood as a process.