Is 50: 5-9 / PS 116: 1-6, 8-9 / Jm 21:14-18 / Mk 8:27-35 “Who do you say that I am?” It’s a question that all of us either have had to answer or will certainly have to answer in our lives. That most fundamental question stared me straight in the face at… Continue reading 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Category: Homily
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Jos 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B/PS 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21/Eph 5: 2A, 25-32/Jn6:60-90 Do you believe the Bible to be true? Do you take Jesus at His word? Jesus tells us that we must eat His body and Drink His blood to have eternal life and so to be Christians, to be followers of Christ,… Continue reading 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
EX 16:2-4, 12-15 / PS 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54 / EPH 4:17, 20-24 / JN 6:24-35 I love food, but I learned the hard way sometime back that food is about more than simple enjoyment. In 8th grade, while playing goalie in a soccer game, I dove for a ball as the attacker was… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
Ez 2:2-5 / PS 123:1-2, 2, 3-4 / 2 Cor 12: 7-10 / Mk 6:1-6 Yesterday we celebrated the 239th birthday of our great nation. As I celebrated with family and friends I could not help but be thankful that we live in a country founded on the principles of life, liberty and… Continue reading 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
JB 38:1,8-11 / PS 107: 23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31 / 2 Cor 5: 14-17 / MK 4:35-41 A Happy Father’s day to all of our dads. Like most people, when I was younger, I believed my dad was superman. I thought he was the world’s strongest man, he was smarter than anyone else… Continue reading 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Wedding Homily for my brother and sister in law
Perhaps the most abused word in the English language is the word love. Today we claim that we love God, you love your spouse, you love your children, but we also claim to love our dog, we love chocolate and how many of us say we love Laura’s dress? In fact I bet Philip loves… Continue reading Wedding Homily for my brother and sister in law
Corpus Christi Year B
Corpus Christi Year B Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Ex 24:3-8 / PS 116: 12-13, 15-16, 17-18 / Heb 9:11-15 / Mk14:12-16, 22-26 When we approach the altar to receive Holy Communion, what will we see? What will we be thinking? What will we be holding in our hearts? How we answer this… Continue reading Corpus Christi Year B
6th Sunday of Easter Year B / Mother’s Day
I come from a large family and even though my 5 brothers and 5 sisters are scattered throughout the country for school and work, we always try to make it a point to get together as often as possible. A little while back some of us were together and we noticed that it… Continue reading 6th Sunday of Easter Year B / Mother’s Day
5th Sunday of Easter Year B
Acts 9: 21- 36 / Ps 22: 26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 / 1 Jn 3:18-24 / Jn 15:1-8 The last conversation I had with my grandmother before she passed away was a simple one. My grandmother, who had very severe dementia, kept asking my brother and I “what do you want to be… Continue reading 5th Sunday of Easter Year B
4th Sunday of Easter / Good Shepherd Sunday Year B
Acts 4: 8 -12 / PS 118: 1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 / 1 Jn 3:1-2 / Jn 10: 11-18 If I asked you to pause for a moment and think about who God is, what image would pop into your mind? Perhaps some of us would have an image of God… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Easter / Good Shepherd Sunday Year B
Through The Cross To Light 