PRV 21: 1-6, 10-13 / PS 119: 1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44 / LK 8: 19-21 Today’s Gospel, while short, presents us with a very powerful and challenging meditation about our families. In today’s Gospel St. Luke recounts an incident from Jesus’ life when the Blessed Virgin and some of Jesus’ relatives… Continue reading Homily for College Seminarians at Cardinal Glennon College
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Homily for the Exaltation of the Cross, 2014
Nm 21:4b – 9 / PS 78: 1BC-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 / Phil 2:6-11 / Jn 3:13-17 The cross of Christ understandably became a place and an object of veneration for early Christians. In response to the Jewish revolt of 70 AD the Roman emperor Hadrian leveled the top of Calvary, erected a… Continue reading Homily for the Exaltation of the Cross, 2014
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Ezekiel 33:7-9 / PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 / Rom 13:8-10 / Mt 18:15-20 This Sunday as we continue through Ordinary Time we continue to hear from the Gospel of Matthew, who has been teaching us how to be true disciples of Christ. Two weeks ago we were challenged to profess our faith in… Continue reading 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Jer 20, 7-9 / PS 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 / Rom 12:1-12 / Mt 16:21-27 My grandparents deeply believed in the American dream. They believed that if they worked hard they could make a better life for themselves and their family for generations to come. I remember one of my last conversations with… Continue reading 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
IS 56: 1,6-7 / PS 67,2-3, 5, 6, 8 / Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 / MT 15: 21-28 Like all of you I have been greatly disturbed seeing the images of our Christian brothers and sisters being murdered for their faith in the Middle East. While the images are chilling I find myself inspired… Continue reading 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
DN 7:9-10, 13-14 / PS 97: 1-2, 5-6, 9 / 2 PT 1:16-19 / MT 17:1-9 If you are anything like me today’s Feast of the Transfiguration and today’s Gospel can leave us confused. It can be easy to ask ourselves what is Jesus doing going up a mountain, being transformed and visiting… Continue reading Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
IS 55:1-3 / PS 145: 8-9, 15-16, 17-18 / ROM 8:35, 37-39 / MT 14:13-21 In January the Boston Globe ran a fascinating article entitle Self-help books and the promise of change.[1] The article claimed that some 549 million dollars are spent a year on self-help books in America alone and coined the… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Wis 12:13, 16-19 / PS 85:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 / Rom 8:26 – 27 / Mt 13:24-43 Are cell phones the new cigarettes? That is the question asked in an article that appeared in a popular online news website just a few weeks ago. The article goes on to argue that we are becoming… Continue reading 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 2014
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Year II 7/16/2014 Is 10: 5-7, 13B-16 / PS 94:5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 14-15 / MT 11:25-27 Today we celebrate the feast of our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Today’s Gospel reminds us that if we want to want to know God the Father, we must come to know the… Continue reading Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 2014
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2014
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A IS 55:1-10 / Ps 65: 10, 11, 12-13, 14 / Rom 8: 18 – 23 / Mt 13: 1-9 My dad loves to grow Orchids. I am grateful that he goes through all of the hard work and spends the time needed to grow these beautiful… Continue reading 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2014
Through The Cross To Light 