Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. If you’ve ever struggled with an addiction or know someone who struggled with one; if you’ve ever faced a sudden death or unexpected diagnosis; if you’ve ever lived through a period of great sadness or depression; then you know just how desperate you can become. …
Month: June 2021
Including Jesus in Our “We”
Homily for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. When we say the word, “we,” who do we mean by that? Who do we include in our “we”? The first group of people we include in our “we” are our family members: immediate and then extended. The next group we include are our friends …
Of Gardeners and Christians
Homily for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. One of the earliest memories that I have is of my family camping at the Royal Gorge in Colorado. I was about a year and a half old at the time. And for the longest time I thought this memory was just a nightmare until …
Reverent Worship & Reception of Holy Communion
Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity, Year B. A priest once told me in college that, at the end of the day, “You either have a Pope, or you are the Pope.” What he meant by this was you either belonged to a religion, like the Catholic religion, that had a final …
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