In last Sunday’s Gospel, we were challenged to proclaim with St. Peter that Jesus is truly the Son of God, and in today’s Gospel we are invited to step back and see the ramifications of the proclamation. You see if we truly profess Jesus to be the Son of God, then our whole way… Continue reading 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Tag: Sunday Homily
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Do me a favor. Close your eyes, and imagine yourself as the woman in today’s Gospel. Here’s the situation, your daughter is at home tormented by a demon, you have tried everything to heal her and as your hope for a cure is fading you hear that Jesus is passing through your village. While… Continue reading 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Feast of the Transfiguration 2017
A few years ago, the business writer Warren Berger proposed 5 questions that every good business should frequently ask themselves.[1] His five questions were 1. Why are we here in the first place? 2. What does the world need most that we are uniquely able to provide? 3. What are we willing to… Continue reading Feast of the Transfiguration 2017
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
As a priest, I am blessed to be invited into people’s lives at some of their most difficult moments. As I meet with people from all walks of life, confronting every life situation imaginable, I find myself often receiving way more than I give. Without fail, every time someone invites me into their… Continue reading 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
I often meet people who tell me they want nothing to do with the Catholic Church because people in the Catholic Church are just as lousy as everyone else. They say that like the rest of the world, Catholics are hypocrites, thieves, liars, gossips, cheats, snobs, ect. Like the farmer’s servants in today’s… Continue reading 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
There are some Gospel passages, which at first glance leave me a little perplexed and today’s Gospel is one of those passages. I’ll be honest with you, when I first read today’s Gospel I was not only confused but a little frustrated. How can Jesus say, “come to me all you who labor and… Continue reading 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A (4th of July)
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)
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
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
Through The Cross To Light 