Category: Weekday Homilies

Homily, 5-30-22; Memorial Day: Our gospel passage concludes with these words:

Homily, Monday, 5-23-22; Monday of the 6th Week of Easter: Sometimes I wonder why the organization and bureaucracy of our modern-day Church makes it so difficult for people to join the Body of Christ, the Church itself. We hear so many stories in the Acts of the Apostles of people hearing about Jesus, being touched… Continue reading What is to prevent my being baptized?

Homily, 5-16-22; Monday of the 5th Week of Easter I have spent more time in college classrooms than I care to remember. And so when General Motors sent me back to school to get an advanced degree at the age of 36, my 12 year old daughter gave me a coffee mug for Father

Homily, 5-9-22; Monday of the 4th Week of Easter Several years ago, there was great interest in an evangelization outreach program called Alpha. It was initiated by Protestants, but was modified slightly and presented at many Catholic parishes. There was even an attempt to develop a completely Catholic counterpart call Christ Life, but it wasn

Homily, 5-2-22; Memorial of St. Athanasius Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Athanasius who lived in the 4th century. He was a key player in the Council of Nicaea which took place in the year 325. The council was held to resolve a conflict caused by the followers of Arius, a priest from Alexandria.… Continue reading Consubstantial

Homily, 4-25-22; Feast of St. Mark Today, we heard Jesus say in our gospel passage:

Homily, 4-11-22; Monday of the 6th Week in Lent When I was young, and I sat at the dinner table and didn

Homily, 4-4-22; Monday of the 5th Week in Lent

Homily, 3-31-22; Thursday of the 4th Week in Lent

Homily, 3-28-22; Monday of the 4th Week in Lent