Homily for Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Forgiveness is always one of the most challenging things for us to offer to those who have hurt us. But the words of Jesus in our Gospel today show us just how important forgiveness is for us who claim to be Christians. If we do…
Homily for Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time This Gospel should really challenge us because it calls us to go against what our human instincts tell us. Typically when someone hurts us in some way or hurts someone we love, we tend to want to get revenge. We want to hurt them in…
Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus this morning, it should be a reminder for us about how we are called to love as disciples and followers of Jesus. Jesus’ heart was a human heart and, because of that, He…
Homily for Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time In the Gospel that we’ve just heard, Jesus tells us that we are called to be salt and light in the world. In other words, we are called to make the world a better place; we are called to bring others to a deeper experience…
Homily for Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time In our Gospel this morning, we hear a part of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus is instructing his followers in what it means to be a true Christian disciple. Living the Beatitudes is the way for us to live discipleship to the fullest.…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Boniface I think many of us, looking at the state of affairs in our country and in many other places around the world, have seen, especially over the last several months, just how far removed we are from Christian values. All we have to do is look at the…
Homily for Friday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time Over the last few days, we have been reading through the Book of Tobit for our first readings. They have been telling the tale of a family who has been on the receiving end of so much suffering and hardship. But more than that, they…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr Do you and I have a desire to learn? Do we have a desire to allow the message of the Gospel to touch our hearts, leading us to a deeper encounter with the Lord? Are we willing to allow that encounter with Jesus to change our lives?…
Homily for Friday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time This morning, I’m going to do something a little different with my homily, something I don’t do often enough…I’m going to preach on the Responsorial Psalm because it’s a message that I think all of us need to be reminded of from time to time.…
Homily for Friday of the 7th Week of Easter In the Gospel that we’ve just heard, Jesus is appearing to seven of his disciples after the Resurrection on the Sea of Tiberius. In the midst of that appearance, Jesus has this intimate encounter with Peter. There is a great significance to this moment. Notice that…
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