Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. There are certain scenes in movies which terrify you as a kid and amuse you as an adult. One of those scenes for me personally, is when Dorothy, the Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man finally meet the Wizard of Oz. That scene used …
Month: January 2021
Can you deny that He’s called you?
Homily for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. “Can you deny that He’s called you?” These words were ringing in my ears as I drove home last night. “Can you deny that He’s called you?” A religious sister by the name of Mother Mary Catherine once asked me this question. It was the …
God Has Not Abandoned Us
Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. Sometimes when you’re growing up, you pretend not to hear your mom or dad when they call your name the first time. Perhaps you’re in the basement, perhaps you’re upstairs in the bedroom, but they call you by name and you just pretend not to …
What is Wrong with the World Today?
Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, Year B. Although I haven’t had the privilege of living there, like Fr. Ken or my brother Fr. John, I have had the opportunity to visit Rome several times. And the very first time I visited was during a time of spiritual darkness, when I felt like God …
Mary, the Door of the New Year
Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. What changes on New Year’s Day? Besides the Calendar, not a whole lot. And yet there’s something magical about it. It almost feels like an enchanted door which, the moment we pass through it, allows us to leave the old year behind and to set out …
Magi-ical Discernment
Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany. There are of course far greater tragedies in the modern world, but in my opinion, one of the small but still significant tragedies of modern life is the prevalence of light pollution and our consequent inability to see the stars and other heavenly bodies. If you’ve ever seen …
Isaiah Forty-Three 