Category: Weekday Homilies

Homily, 12-18-23: Monday of the 3rd Week in Advent: Our psalm response today was: “Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.” But what is His time? We heard in the psalm itself: “For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out, and the afflicted when he has no one… Continue reading Justice Shall Flourish in His Time

Homily, 12-11-23; Monday of the 2nd Week of Advent Every so often, someone will approach me after Mass and inform me that they were unable to attend Mass recently. They always want to know if it was a sin and if they needed to go to confession. For some reason they seem more comfortable coming… Continue reading Faith or Convenience

Homily, 12-4-23; Monday of the 1st Week of Advent: Although we associate Advent with preparation for celebrating Jesus’ first coming at Christmas, in the beginning of Advent we think about preparing for His return, His second coming. But how will things be when He returns? Many Protestants believe in the idea of millennialism, that there… Continue reading Preparing for Jesus’ Return

Homily, 11-20-23; Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time: Back in 2008, then presidential candidate, Barak Obama, criticized those who were bitter and clung to their religion. And in 2015, Hillary Clinton in addressing women’s rights issue stated: “Deep seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.” As she campaigned… Continue reading Resist the Call to Abandon our Faith

Homily, 11-6-23; Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time: Our first reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans is one we hear every other year on Monday of the 31st week of Ordinary Time. So I have been exposed to it many times in the past and, as I look back through my… Continue reading Mercy, a Gift for the Disobedient

Homily, 10-30-23: Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time: I had the opportunity to attend the Call to Holiness Conference on Saturday. One of the speakers was Fr. Chad Ripperger, who happens to be an exorcist. The title of his talk was “Combatting Evil as an Integral Part of Becoming Holy.” He said that… Continue reading Loved, but Not Always Pleasing

Homily, 10-23-23; Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time: Abraham is our model of faith. Paul quotes from the Book of Genesis where it says of him: “Abram put his faith in the LORD, who attributed it to him as an act of righteousness.” Because Abraham had great faith, he was credited with righteousness.… Continue reading Righteousness

Homily, 10-16-23; Monday of the 28th Week of Ordinary Time: A while back, I received a question in the question box that referred to today’s gospel passage. The questioner asked: “Who is the queen of the south?” I thought that it would be an easy question to answer. The obvious answer is that she is… Continue reading The Church as Queen of the South

Homily, 10-9-23; Monday of the 27th Week of Ordinary Time: Angels are God’s messengers. As I talked about in last week’s homily, they can communicate with us in many ways. Being God’s messengers is what makes them angels. St. Augustine says: “‘Angel’ is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek… Continue reading Angels — God’s Messengers

Homily, 10-2-23; Memorial of the Guardian Angels: We heard in the first reading this morning: “See, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared. Be attentive to him and heed his voice.” We all have our own guardian angel to protect… Continue reading Heed Your Angel’s Voice