Living 2,000 years after Jesus, knowing the whole story about His passion, death, and resurrection, it can be easy for us to wonder how so many people rejected Jesus. While all of us would like to think that if we were in their shoes we would follow Christ, I can’t help… Continue reading 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Category: Homily
4th of July
All of us are familiar with of how our country was founded, yet, I think we often forget that the founding of our country was a struggle that came at the price of great personal sacrifice for the founding fathers. The founding fathers were certainly aware of those risks when they introduced a… Continue reading 4th of July
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
On Wednesday, we will celebrate our nation’s 242nd birthday. Living in a country founded on the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness it can be very easy for us to take our freedoms for granted. The freedoms we enjoy are truly a great blessing from God, yet we can… Continue reading 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
QAS Farewell Homily
Over the past couple of weeks as I have packed up and prepared to move I have found myself frequently thinking back over these past 3 years and the many lessons I learned in that time. There is no doubt, I am the person and the priest I am today because of these past… Continue reading QAS Farewell Homily
Fathers Day 2018 Homily
I’m not much of a music listener, but it seems every year there are a few songs which seem to catch my attention and stick with me for years to come. One of those songs is country artist Rodney Atkin’s 2006 hit song Watching You. Rodney wrote this song, which portrays two different… Continue reading Fathers Day 2018 Homily
Corpus Christi 2018
I thought we’d start today’s homily with a little pop quiz. Which of the following expresses our belief in the Eucharist? Option A: The Eucharist is a remembrance of Jesus’ death for us. B. The Eucharist is truly the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. C. The Eucharist is a mere symbol… Continue reading Corpus Christi 2018
Mass of Thanksgiving on the Occassion of Deacon Kurt’s Deaconate Ordination
Yesterday morning, Msgr. Breier and I gathered with a packed cathedral for the ordination of 25 new deacons including our own Deacon Kurt Loeffler. The Mass begins as usual. After the Gospel, the candidates are called forward by name and the Archbishop asks them if they are willing to accept the office of deacon… Continue reading Mass of Thanksgiving on the Occassion of Deacon Kurt’s Deaconate Ordination
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Welcome to heretic Sunday. Today’s feast of the Holy Trinity is the one Sunday I dread preaching because the Trinity is so complex that in order to speak about Him without becoming a heretic you need to use minute philosophical distinctions, complex Greek and Latin words for which there are no English translations… Continue reading The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
8th Grade Graduation
In addition to celebrating your graduation, today I’m also celebrating my 3-year anniversary as a priest. Sadly, much of my ordination remains a blur from which I remember very little. Beyond recalling fighting with every ounce of my being to keep from fainting during the Archbishop’s homily, my most vivid memory is walking… Continue reading 8th Grade Graduation
Pentecost 2018
One of the largest oil fields in the United States is located in the Permian Basin of west Texas. Since its discovery in 1926, 2 billion barrels of oil have been pumped from it and it is estimated that there is still another 1 billion barrels of oil remaining to be pumped. The… Continue reading Pentecost 2018
Through The Cross To Light 