Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday 2022. The summer after my second year in seminary, I had the opportunity to go on an eight-day silent retreat. It was exactly what I needed at the time, because the past two years had been extremely challenging. While the months leading up to my decision to enter seminary had …
Month: April 2022
At the Starting Line
Homily for Easter 2022, Year C. When I was in college, the first day of class was always “syllabus day.” The professor would outline what we’d be learning that semester, and then go over the various expectations and requirements for the class: the number of tests and assignments, when each of them was due, and …
Participate, Don’t Anticipate or Imitate
Homily for Holy Thursday 2022. As many of you know, today, Holy Thursday, is also known as “Maundy Thursday,” after the Latin word, “mandatum,” meaning “mandate” or “command.” Jesus gave two commands to His disciples at the Last Supper: one about celebrating the Eucharist and the second about loving one another. “Do this in remembrance …
Go, and Sin No More
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C. One of the things we try to work on in the seminary, in preparation for becoming priests, is what we call “fraternal correction.” If we notice a behavior that is unbecoming of a future priest, we try to sit down with our fellow seminarian and, in …
Isaiah Forty-Three 