Category Archives: homily

We can no longer afford to vacate, ignore, or diminish our responsibility to be holy men and women of God

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel of St. Mark 7: 31-37 As some of you may have already heard me say, almost every Sunday since the beginning of this liturgical year, the Gospel of St. Mark is my favorite Gospel. St. Mark’s use of direct language, the attention given to minute detail, and the intentionalContinueContinue reading “We can no longer afford to vacate, ignore, or diminish our responsibility to be holy men and women of God”

Today, as men and women of God, we must strive to live out our faith in ways that encourage and unite…

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel of St. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 In today’s 1st reading in Deuteronomy, Moses exhorts the people of God to not only hear the statues and decrees of God but to also live by them. He issues a challenge to live as God commands and affirms that the God ofContinueContinue reading “Today, as men and women of God, we must strive to live out our faith in ways that encourage and unite…”

Found in all three of today’s readings are what I like to call “Christian Chestnuts.”

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Gospel of St. John 6:60-69 Found in all three of today’s readings are what I like to call “Christian Chestnuts.” Phrases or sayings from Scripture that we, as followers of Christ, share with one another typically in times of difficulty or struggle and are intended to encourage and uplift. TheseContinueContinue reading “Found in all three of today’s readings are what I like to call “Christian Chestnuts.””

What does it meant to be sheep without a shepherd?

16th Sunday Ordinary Time Gospel of Mark 6:30-34 What does it meant to be “sheep without a shepherd?” Does it mean to be lost? Does it mean to be at risk, or in danger? At the mercy of the environment, in want, or in need? Does it mean to be without purpose or direction? IContinueContinue reading “What does it meant to be sheep without a shepherd?”

“What, then, will this child be?”

Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist “What, then, will this child be?”  Mark records the very question that every parent has asked since the dawn of time.  The question, “How will my kid turn out?” has the ability to cause feelings of wonder and hope or shock and dismay.  If it were possibleContinueContinue reading ““What, then, will this child be?””