Category: Weekday Homilies

Homily. 4-3-23, Monday of the 6th Week in Lent: Viva Cristo Rey! Long live Christ the King! It was the battle cry of the Cristeros movement that revolted against the anti-Catholic Mexican government a hundred years ago. Many were tortured and killed as martyrs for the faith. Most notably was Blessed Miguel Pro, known as… Continue reading Viva Cristo Rey

Homily, 3-6-23; Monday of the 2nd Week in Lent: Last summer, three of my young grandchildren spent the weekend with us. They helped with many chores in the garden and then we went down to the local market to return bottles and cans that had collected in the garage. As a reward, we stopped at… Continue reading Packed Together, Shaken Down, and Overflowing

Homily, 2-27-23; Monday of the 1st Week in Lent: Last week Jenni and I stopped by our daughter’s home for a visit. As I was giving with my three-year old granddaughter a horseback ride, she informed me that I needed to say neigh, because that’s what horses do. Eventually, our discussion got around to other… Continue reading How to Love Our Neighbor

Homily, 3-20-23; Monday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time: I found today’s gospel passage to be slightly confusing. It seems simple on the surface, but raises a lot of questions. Jesus has just come down from the mountain after His transfiguration and we hear: “Immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd was utterly amazed.”… Continue reading Help my Unbelief

Homily, 2-13-23; Monday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time: So mom is in the kitchen working all afternoon to put together a healthy meal for the family. And at dinner time, one of the kids complains,

Homily, 2-6-23; Monday of the 5th Week of Ordinary Time: Jesus and the disciples had a lot of experiences traveling by boat. In Saturday

Homily, 1-30-23; Monday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time: In today

Homily, 1-23-23; Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children: Our United States Government is a represented democracy. In a democracy, the will of the majority rules unless there are provisions for the protection for the rights of the minority. Fortunately, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights provide checks and balances to… Continue reading Christ is Our Mediator

Homily, 1-16-23; Monday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time: My parents used to have a place in Florida where they would go to stay during the winter months after they retired. A couple of times we went down in the spring to visit them, and one of those times our visit fell during the… Continue reading A Time for Fasting

Homily, 12-26-22; Memorial of St. Stephen: All through life we experience ups and downs, highs and lows. Yesterday, we celebrated the birth of Jesus with great joy. And then today