Tomorrow we will celebrate our country’s 241st birthday. Despite our struggles and our political differences, I am thankful to live in a country founded on the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As I prepare to celebrate our freedom, I cannot help but recall that our freedom is not free. Like many of… Continue reading 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A (4th of July)
Category: Homily
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Our bodies have a unique ability to preserve our lives. When we place our hand on a hot stove, our brain quickly sends a signal through our body and before we can rationalize it, we pull our hand off the stove. When we perceive a danger, without thinking about it, our blood pressure,… Continue reading 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Corpus Christi 2017
I don’t know about you, but I take Jesus at His word and in today’s gospel, Jesus is very clear. He tells us that if we want eternal life we must literally eat His body and drink His blood. The people who heard this teaching knew that He was speaking literally and the… Continue reading Corpus Christi 2017
Ascension Sunday 2017
One of the greatest honors yet at the same time, one of the greatest difficulties of my ministry is walking with people towards death. No one wants to hear that their life is almost over, but there’s something very beautiful about having the opportunity to prepare. People who are approaching death certainly have… Continue reading Ascension Sunday 2017
5th Sunday of Easter / Mother’s Day 2017
What next? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what comes after our time on this earth is over? What’s next? As Christians we believe Jesus when He tells us in today’s Gospel that He has prepared a place for us. Should not then our ultimate goal in life be to arrive at… Continue reading 5th Sunday of Easter / Mother’s Day 2017
3rd Sunday of Easter
In today’s gospel, we encounter two followers of Jesus who are leaving the city of Jerusalem three days after they watched from a distance as Jesus died a criminal’s death on the cross. As they left the city dejected because they had believed Jesus, followed Him and gave up everything… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Easter
Easter 2017
Around the year 33 AD, a man called Jesus, roamed modern day Israel professing to be the Son of God. As He preached and worked unthinkable miracles like feeding 5,000 men with just 5 loaves of bread and two fishes[1], curing people of leprosy,[2] and raising people from the dead[3], many people came… Continue reading Easter 2017
Palm Sunday Year A
Today’s Gospel recalls that Jesus walked into the city of Jerusalem as people waved palms at Him and praised Him as a king. 5 days later many of those same people turned around and demanded that He be crucified as a criminal. While this story took place over 2,000 years ago halfway around the… Continue reading Palm Sunday Year A
Junior Ring Mass Homily
I dare say many of you have spent countless hours dreaming about receiving three different rings: your wedding ring, your engagement ring, and your class ring. While each of these three rings come at different occasions, in each of these occasions, the ring symbolizes the same thing, namely love and fidelity. The symbolism of a ring is beautifully summarized at a Catholic wedding. When you stand before… Continue reading Junior Ring Mass Homily
5th Sunday of Lent Year A
I’m not sure about you, but this Lent seems to be flying by and it is hard for me to believe that we are only one week away from Holy Week where we are invited to follow after Christ as He takes the last steps of His saving mission on… Continue reading 5th Sunday of Lent Year A
Through The Cross To Light 