Life is all about decisions. Just think about how many decisions you have to make in a day. Sure most of those decisions are small and only have a limited impact on our life, but every now and then we are faced with major life altering choices. Today’s readings present us with one… Continue reading 21st Sunday
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Growing up the son of a surgeon certainly has its perks. I never had to wait to get a doctor’s appointment, prescriptions for simple antibiotics were never a big deal, heck my dad even sewed my brother’s head back together on the living room couch after I hit him in the head with… Continue reading 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
There is a tradition in the Catholic Church that a priest’s parents give him a chalice, the cup that is used to hold the precious blood at Mass, as an ordination gift. While it is possible to find cheap chalices, if you want one truly worthy of its sacred task, it is going… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time
There is an old adage in business called the rule of 7 which says a potential customer needs to hear about a product at least 7 times before buying it. While I’m not sure I need to hear something 7 times to be convinced of its importance, it is certainly true that the… Continue reading 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I rarely listen to music, but every year a few songs catch my attention and stick with me for a while. One of those songs, is Scotty McCreery’s 2017 hit, Five More Minutes. While his song never broke the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, there was something about his… Continue reading 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
When I first started seriously thinking about being a priest, I became paralyzed by a fear that I would be lonely. Little did I know that the priesthood is perhaps the least lonely profession in the world. As a parish priest, my calendar is filled with invitations to parishioner’s homes for dinner, parties,… Continue reading 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
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
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
Ascension Sunday / Mother’s Day 2019
If you knew you were going to pass away, what would your last words to your loved ones be? Jesus finds Himself in this position in today’s gospel. He has already died and rose from the dead and for 40 days He has appeared to His followers, but now He is preparing to… Continue reading Ascension Sunday / Mother’s Day 2019
Through The Cross To Light 