https://youtu.be/86AuA1LdL8I Homily for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. In 1994, on one of the coldest days on record in Wisconsin history, my younger brother Andy was born. He was born with a rare chromosomal abnormality called Mosaic Trisomy 8. People often ask what this means. The best way to explain it is …
Inconceivable!
Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. When I was in grade school, if you would have asked me what the longest word in the English language was, or the biggest number that had a name, I would have rattled them off quite easily. I was a big nerd, so I knew …
The Value of a Single Soul
https://youtu.be/ZTrYR0lO-QE Homily for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Would I be a good priest? Would I be an effective priest? Would I be able to win souls for Jesus Christ? These were some of the questions that haunted me in my early years in seminary. And I was afraid that the answer …
Foundation, Architect, and Builder
https://youtu.be/eKsNQ0WNEkc Homily for Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, Year A.
Be Weird: Go to Mass
https://youtu.be/iTMUALghTjA Homily for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Growing up I used to collect things. Most of what I collected were the usual “boy” things like baseball cards, rocks, and keychains. But I also collected something which wasn’t typical for boys my age: chemical formulas. I kept a three-page Word document with …
Be Brave and Bold
https://youtu.be/263xGHDfIuY Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. In 42 B.C., two years after he died, Julius Caesar was declared a god by the Roman Senate. It was a brilliant piece of political and religious propaganda. It allowed Julius’ adopted son and heir, Caesar Augustus, to take on a new and exalted …
Two Women and Two Virtues
https://youtu.be/sy-MoBKb24M Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Mother Teresa was once living in a small orphanage in Calcutta. One day there was nothing for the orphans to eat. So, Mother called them together and said to them, “Children, we having nothing to eat today. But if we pray to God He …
That’s Quite an Assumption
Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Assumption. Joseph and Mary were walking in the garden one day. Mary turned to Joseph and said to him: “Joseph, when I come to the end of my earthly life, I think God is going to take me body and soul into heaven.” Taken aback, Joseph paused for …
He Will Not Let Us Drown
https://youtu.be/7oP2UpvZjEY Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Imagine being in the boat with the disciples. It’s late at night. It’s dark and overcast. Occasionally the clouds break and the pale light of the moon shines through. A few lights twinkle off in the distance along the shore. But otherwise it is …
The Our Father: Privilege and Responsibility
https://youtu.be/kW6m_PhLfv8 Homily for the Presentation of the Lord's Prayer. Gospel: Mt. 6:9-13. When I’m having a hard time coming up with a homily, I sometimes share that fact with my parents. And their reactions are usually a bit different. My mom will encourage me to trust that God will provide, as He has in the …
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