The Father's Joy

We all have hurts in our family: hurts that we have caused and hurts that we have received. Every hurt is an invitation to forgive, apologize, and reconcile. Homily for Holy Family Sunday, Year C

Like George Bailey, we keep grasping at the life we think we need, and we miss the joys right in front of us! Homily for Christmas Eve 2024

Revival has broken out over the last century, but we don't know how we are a part of this history in the making right now. Come, Holy Spirit; fill us with fresh fire from on high! Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C

Fear and discouragement stifle our joy. Come, Holy Spirit, break the power of all heaviness on our heart so that we may abide in Your joy! Homily for Gaudete Sunday, Year B

As Notre Dame is at the heart of France, so our Lady is the heart of the Church. Is She the heart of our heart, leading us to Jesus? Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Repentance always accompanies authentic revival. It starts in our own hearts before the Church as a whole. Satan has no power over what is brought to Jesus' mercy in confession. Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C

Jesus has come, will come, and is coming. His Spirit is bringing about revival here and now to prepare for His final coming. Are we open to it? Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C

Underneath anger is control. And under control is fear. We keep Jesus off the throne of our hearts and lives because we are afraid to let go of control! Homily for Christ the King, Year B

Jesus challenges not just to give what we can spare but even to pour out what we legitimately need, without calculating the cost. Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Every Christian would agree that it's important to love God, but what does that actually look like? The Mass teaches how to love concretely with our whole self: body and soul; mind, will, and emotions. Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

The Saints are with us, fighting for us, and we have access to the same power that made them spiritual giants: the love of Jesus present to us in prayer and the sacraments. Which of the saints are you aware of active in your life? Homily for All Saints Day 2024

The enemy seeks to disqualify and discourage us with lies. Jesus cuts through the lies and qualifies us by by calling us and filling in everything we lack. Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

We are never happy if we live with ourselves in the center. The more our life is about Jesus and serving others, the more we are fulfilled. Jesus, save me from my selfishness! 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Jesus says it is humanly impossible for one who is wealthy to enter the Kingdom...by the standards of His day, we are the wealthy ones! Jesus, save me from the fear of not having enough if I am generous with You Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Jesus' teaching on divorce is probably the hardest teaching for our culture to receive. Here are a few of the things we are called to, regardless of how faithful others are to us. Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

We receive the power to prophesy through baptism, but we have to learn to hear God's voice in order to share it to build up others! Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Envy is sadness at the blessings that others enjoy. It blocks gratitude and our ability to recognize Jesus' presence that brings us joy. Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

In our culture that is all about "my will be done," Jesus invites us to enter into the prayer of the Our Father: "Thy will be done." There are 3 levels of surrender to God's will, culminating in being an instrument in His hands in every moment of our life. Homily for the 24 Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Jesus is alive and His power to heal is given to us through the Holy Spirit. Let's ask with boldness and expectation for us to be healed in mind, body, and soul! 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Religious people generally like rules, and they generally judge people that don't follow them. Rules are good and following them is important, but they flow out of love and back to relationship. Jesus has a special heart for those that we reject because of not following the rules...woe to us hypocrites! Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

We live and make many decisions out of a place of fear because we don't really believe that God is with us and for us. The Eucharist breaks the power of fear and propels us into mission. Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Loneliness is a battle that we all face, especially in our age of isolation. Jesus reminds us that He is always with us and becomes one with us in the Eucharist. We are never alone! 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Jesus and Mary invite us to raise our eyes and voices to Him through praise. Praising God breaks off the power of the enemy and brings us freedom in relationship to others! Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary

Sometimes we feel like we leave Mass empty-handed because we came empty-handed to the altar of sacrifice! Part 2 of Homily Series on the Eucharist. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

We often realize how much we lack before the challenges we confront. We fail to give our undivided attention to Jesus in the Eucharist even as He is always radically present to us! Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B