Homily for the Memorial of St. Clare of Assisi The story of St. Clare is really a beautiful one of coming to an experience with the Lord and falling so deeply in love with Him that she is willing to allow that love to invade every aspect of her life. Clare was one of the…
Homily for Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time One of the things that I love about being a priest is getting to spend time with our children and our young people. Each Sunday after Mass, I love when all the kiddos come up to me and give me a high-five or a fist…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Dominic Over the last few days in our readings, we have been hearing about this call to discipleship and how difficult it can sometimes be to follow the Lord. We’ve been challenged by the Lord to deny ourselves, pick up our crosses, and to follow Him. We know that…
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time All of us are going to die. In the ancient tradition of the Church, there is a phrase that has sort of come back to life over the last few years. Memento mori. Remember death. It is a Latin phrase connected to the practice of remembering the…
Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord The Feast of the Transfiguration, which we celebrate today, reminds us of one of the most important moments in the life of Christ. In the Gospel that we have just heard, Jesus invites his most intimate inner circle – Peter, James, and John – to…
Homily for Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time In our first reading this morning, Nahum prophesies the fall of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, one of the most ruthless empires in the history of humanity. They would often behead many of the people in the cities they conquered and, whoever was…
Homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time During my last couple of years of college, as I was preparing for graduation and getting ready to enter the workforce, I remember having multiple conversations with my parents about setting myself up for success for retirement. My parents were trying to drive home the message of…
Homily for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne This morning, we celebrate the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, the parents of our Blessed Mother and the grandparents of Jesus. In a special way today, we want to remember in prayer all of our grandparents, living and deceased. So to all of our grandparents,…
Homily for the Feast of St. James the Apostle This morning we celebrate the feast of St. James the Apostle. One of the sons of Zebedee, they were also known as the Sons of Thunder. We don’t really know how they get that title, but we get an idea of their thunder-like qualities from the…
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Homily at St. Jude Catholic Church Prayer. It’s probably the most important thing that we do as Christians. We hear throughout Scripture to pray always, to turn to the Lord in our need, to cry out “Abba, Father.” And yet, so many of us don’t really…
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