Vanity of vanities, what a way to start readings for a wedding Mass. These are certainly not the readings we are used to hearing at a wedding Mass, but since this Mass takes place on a Saturday evening, and this Mass counts for your Sunday obligation, we are instructed to use the readings for the… Continue reading Wedding Homily for my sister and brother in law
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Good Friday 2022
We call today Good Friday, but hearing the story of how Jesus is treated, of watching Him suffer on the cross, a death so brutal that Roman citizens could not be crucified, it almost seems ostentatious that we would even dare call today good. Yet today is good, because as Isaiah tells us in our… Continue reading Good Friday 2022
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Do you believe that God loves you? Perhaps that’s an odd question to ask a group of people gather for Sunday Mass. But perhaps you have experienced this; it is so easy to experience the love of those closest to you. For example, I have no doubt that my parents love, I have no doubt… Continue reading 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Trinity Sunday 2021
By far the hardest course I’ve ever taken was the course on the Trinity. I remember laughing at the fact that I was going to take an entire course on what the Catechism says in the central mystery of our faith. How am I supposed to understand what the Church says we cannot understand? This… Continue reading Trinity Sunday 2021
4th Sunday of Lent Year B
If you ever make it to the Holy Land, I encourage you to go to the Holy Sepulcher early in the morning. The place where Jesus died and rose becomes a zoo after 9 am and while it is a great tourist attraction, if you go after 9, you are not really going to have… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Lent Year B
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
If you have been with us for the past three weeks you know that Jesus has been laying out for us the path to being a Christian. Over these past four weeks, including this Sunday, He is showing us what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Four weeks ago, He asked us… Continue reading 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A / Father’s Day
The more I learn about the human body, the more impressed I am by how it is able to operate without us even thinking about it. 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… Continue reading 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A / Father’s Day
6th Sunday of Easter Year A
Earlier this year I was invited to speak at a university as a part of a panel of different religions. After we briefly introduced our faith traditions, the floor was opened for questions. It didn’t take long for someone to ask me, “if the Christian faith is all about having a personal relationship… Continue reading 6th Sunday of Easter Year A
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
The last time I was in Jerusalem, a few years ago, I did one of those things that as I look back on it now, I’m grateful I did it, but I can see how potentially stupid and dangerous it was. I had gotten to know this Armenian Christian, Lavonne, on a previous trip.… Continue reading 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
6th Sunday of Easter Year C
Love is one of those funny words. It’s found in the lyrics of almost every song, in almost every great work of literature, and every popular novel. Love is one of those words that is found in every culture, in every language, and every age of history. Yet I dare say for as much… Continue reading 6th Sunday of Easter Year C
Through The Cross To Light 