Advent is also the time of preparing for Jesus' coming in the present moment. Are we too busy to notice and receive Him?
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A
When we are "in control," we are often angry and anxious. When Jesus is King of our hearts, there is peace!
Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King
Have we prepared materially, relationally, and spiritually for the most important moment of our life?
Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Jesus wants to "deal with" everything that is in our mind and heart: casting out lies and fear, forgiving all guilt, breaking shame, healing unforgiveness and anger, and establishing our true identity as beloved sons and daughters.
Can you hear the small voice of the Good Shepherd loving you and building up your spirit?
Sunday Homily for the Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica
It's hard to share the "Good News" if you don't know what it is and if you haven't been transformed by it!
Homily for all school Mass, Friday, November 7
Today on All Souls Day we pray for the poor souls in purgatory. They have been saved by Jesus' mercy, but the "rehabilitation" or purification of soul is still ongoing!
Homily for All Souls Day, 2025
The worst thing that can happen to us is to believe we don't need God and His Mercy. Confession is the natural first step toward healing on all levels!
Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
We pay God a compliment when we ask for much because it shows we believe He can give much...Unless we ask for certain things, they almost certainly won't happen!
"Eucharist" means thanksgiving. Mass isn't about us, so we go not primarily for what we "get out of it," but because it's the least (and in some ways, the most) we can do to give thanks to Him.
Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Our faith can naturally diminish to how we feel or to our level of everyday experience. Beyond begging God for an increase of the gift of faith, "Hear. Pray. Tell." is a formula for growing in this fundamental virtue!
Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
St. Francis, like every saint, embodies the healing and revival that God wants to bring into the world. It begins with childlike surrender and joy to what the Father is doing in, for, and through us!
Homily for the Feast of St. Francis, October 4, 2025
We can't grow and be comfortable at the same time; Jesus wants to use our suffering to reveal what He wants to heal and draw us closer to Himself.
Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
The more we have, the more we think we need. The more we give away, the more we realize how we actually need less!
Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Our suffering allows us to enter into Jesus' on the cross. When we offer everything back to Him on the altar at Mass, we receive the peace of His Presence in the midst of our suffering.
Homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 2025
If we follow the examples of newly canonized Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus in the Eucharist, we will always have "enough"!
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
God gives us opportunity to grow in humility through our humiliations, but there are three other ways to cultivate this receptivity to the Holy Spirit: Contrition, Gratitude, and SURRENDER!
Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
What does it mean to enter the "narrow gate"? Surrender is the key.
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
The Fire of the Holy Spirit that Jesus casts on the earth creates division because we are not equally receptive to it!
Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
"Life is far too important to be taken so seriously." Mary invites us to play as children, rejoicing in Her Son's victory over the grave.
Homily for the Assumption of Mary, 2025
We are hungry for God's Presence that transforms us. Do others experience His Presence through us?
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C