Teaching & Preaching: Deacon Matt's homilies & podcasts

The first greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. Shouldn't loving God be enough? Why must we also love our neighbor? A homily on the two greatest commandments preached at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, on Nov. 4, 2018.

A homily on marriage & right relationship between the sexes, preached at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC.

The final segment of a presentation given to the Education Vicariate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, Sept 20, 2018. Here I give some practical advice, largely taken from personal experience, on making our homes into "domestic churches."

Presented to the Education Vicariate of the Diocese of Charlotte on Sept 20, 2018. In Part One, I offer my personal reflection on the term "domestic church," then look at the biblical and patristic roots of this term.

Homily preached at the 11:00am Mass at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, dealing with aspects of the moral law.

Homily on the Feast of St. Lawrence, preached at St. Mary, Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, on Aug. 10, 2018.

Do not work for food that perishes: On being preoccupied with Jesus. Preached at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, on August 5, 2018.

A Catechesis on Death: Preached at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, on July 1, 2018.

Of Parables and Paternity; a homily for Father's Day preached at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, on June 17, 2018.

Homily given at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic parish in Charlotte, NC, on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), reflecting on the nuptial meaning of the Eucharist.

Homily given at the final Campus Mass of the academic year at Western Carolina University's Catholic Student Center & Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel. Lectionary Readings: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/050618.cfm

Homily given at the First Holy Communion Mass at St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church in Sylva, NC. Lectionary Readings: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/050618.cfm

My first homily as an ordained deacon, preached at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Sylva, NC, on April 15, 2018. Lectionary Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/041518.cfm