Fr. Rene Pellessier's Homilies

Jesus heals people in the gospels for two reasons: 1) to show us that he is the messiah, and 2) to allow us to see the world sacramentally.

After reading the Bishop's letter, I wanted to share a crucial moment in my journey toward the priesthood, which was centered around today's gospel, and how it applies to the scandals plaguing our Church. *Spoiler Alert* I get very passionate during the homily, and almost said a very bad word! Fortunately it was during the 9pm Mass on a College Campus. 21st week of Ordinary Time - Year B - August...

How the true bread that comes down from heaven gives us hope no matter what. 20th Week OT Yr B August 19, 2018

Why do we have to eat the flesh of a man and drink his blood if we are to attain eternal life?

Why of all things did Jesus choose to use bread as the vessel for his body? 8/12/2108

Because in my weakness, I am strong. 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B July 8, 2018

Very often in life we fail to ask for the help of Jesus because we feel like there is nothing he can do for us. The antidote to this issue is in today's gospel.

11th Sunday of Ordinary Time. June 17, 2018

Why the Trinity calms our hearts. May 27, 2018

Love is not blind. It is bound.

In 1996 R. Kelly came out with the song "I believe I can fly." 2000 years ago, a man showed us how.

At the end of our lives, we will not regret the material things we failed to acquire, but the spiritual things we failed to accomplish.

In this homily Father Pellessier explores the anxieties of self-identification, and how to overcome them.

The apostles were not disappointed because their expectations were too large, but because they were too small.

It is absolutely impossible to do science without faith because reason requires the building blocks of trust and belief to function.

Today's world is wrought with psychological sadness, which many believe has been brought on by world communication, especially through social media. Fortunately, Jesus provides us an antidote for this sadness and confusion through his Resurrection.

If we want to ease the tension of being united to our bodies, then we need look no further than Jesus's entrance into Jerusalem.

Too often we try to fight out spiritual problems using a physical solution like the samaritan woman at the well, but Jesus shows us that it is not physical water we should seek, but spiritual. 3rd Sun of Lent - A

The third of a three part series on Discernment of Spirits that I preached in at St. Joseph Church in Rayne as a Lenten Mission.

The second of a three part series on Discernment of Spirits that I preached in at St. Joseph Church in Rayne as a Lenten Mission.

The first of a three part series on Discernment of Spirits preached at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne as a lenten mission.

Why is so much of the Old Testament concerned with the Jewish sacrifice of animals, and how come we no longer do it anymore? 2nd Sunday of Lent - B 2/24/2018

A homily about how we tend to eternalize our problems, which is why we are all so stressed out.

When Jesus announced that the Kingdom of God was at hand, he was not making a pious statement, he was declaring war. 2nd Sunday of Lent - B 2/19/2018

Sunday before Lent Year B