Homily for the First Sunday of Lent, Year B Introduction All of us, like Jesus, have been invited to go out into the desert for 40 days to be tempted. What would your biggest struggle be? What would you not be able to live without for 40 days? What would you be willing to leave…
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Homily for Ash Wednesday Prayer. Fasting. Almsgiving. Our Gospel for today really speaks about these aspects of Lent in a truly beautiful way. In fact, this Gospel kind of gives us the roadmap for making a successful Lent. Prayer. As Christians, it is a necessity for us to pray and have a personal relationship with…
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord In our Gospel reading for today, we have the full account of the Presentation of the Lord from the Gospel of Luke. It includes the Canticle of Simeon, Simeon’s prayer of thanksgiving to God for allowing him to see the Messiah. Remember, it had been…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas Today, we celebrate the Feast of one of my patron saints, St. Thomas Aquinas, who was arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest, mind the Church has ever known. Throughout his life as a priest, the Angelic Doctor, as he is known, wrote about various…
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Introduction - Over the last couple of weeks now, we have been reflecting on this idea of sanctification. Our series began with the celebration of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It was a day that we recalled Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist in…
Homily for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn Some 33 years ago, a 35-year-old mother of three with her fourth child on the way arrived at her doctor’s office for one of her prenatal visits. The pregnancy was going smoothly and she was looking forward to hearing an update on…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr If there was ever a saint that we could get some inspiration from, I think St. Agnes would be at the very top of my list. Her story is one of great faith in Jesus, but also a story of a young girl who knew…
Homily for Monday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time One week from today, I will celebrate my 6-month anniversary as a priest, which is kind of hard to believe. Some days I feel like I’m still learning new things about the priesthood while others make me feel like I’ve been a priest for 10…
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