When gets complicated in my life, I like to go back to the basics. When my computer starts to act up and I don’t know how to fix it, it’s easier just to turn it off and start over again. When an appliance starts acting up, it’s easier just to unplug it and plug it… Continue reading Baptism of the Lord 2021
Category: Homily
Christmas 2020
Tonight, we gather to celebrate the birth of a child born 2,000 years ago to poor parents in a stable in the insignificant city of Bethlehem. What is it about this child born so many years ago halfway across the world that has captivated billions of hearts for over 2,000 years? No matter where we… Continue reading Christmas 2020
4th Sunday of Advent Year B
I’m convinced that many Christians have the idea of faith completely backwards. I realize that is a big and shocking statement, but bear with me for a second. Maybe this is you or maybe this is someone you know, but at least in my experience, for many faithful Christians religion is just a laborious task… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Advent Year B
Immaculate Conception 2020
If you asked 9 out of 10 Catholics what today’s feast celebrates, they would tell you that it celebrates the day that the angel Gabriel came to Mary and Jesus was conceived. Of course, 9 out of 10 Catholics would be wrong, but does that really surprise us? Today of course the math doesn’t add… Continue reading Immaculate Conception 2020
2nd Sunday of Advent Year B
I’m going to let you in on a little secret that maybe I shouldn’t because it will help you dissect my preaching in the future. When the Church sat down after the Second Vatican Council to decide which readings should be used on which days, She set a very simple precented; that the First Reading… Continue reading 2nd Sunday of Advent Year B
1st Sunday of Advent Year B
I hope you all had a blessed and relaxing Thanksgiving. I’m sure it was different than any other Thanksgiving in the past and I’ll be impressed if you tell me that you got through Thanksgiving without talking about COVID. On Thanksgiving, I found myself sitting around a kitchen counter with some friends as they were… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent Year B
Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Why Religion
If you joined us for Mass last weekend, you heard me share the alarming statistic that 9% of Catholics who attend Mass every Sunday have some doubts about the existence of God.[1] While that statistic might seem crazy, I shared how in my junior year of high school I found myself in exactly the same… Continue reading Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Why Religion
Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Does God Exist?
A little fair warning for today’s homily. Usually my messages are more spiritual, they try to get at the heart, but today and for the next two weeks, I’m going to change it up a little bit. I am going to try to get you at the level of the head. So hold on to… Continue reading Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Does God Exist?
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
As we celebrate Labor Day this weekend and officially bring the summer to a close, we find ourselves in the scriptures in part three of a four-part series in Matthew’s gospel, where Jesus teaches us how to be a Christina. If you remember two weeks ago we heard Matthew’s account of Jesus asking His disciples,… Continue reading 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
