The Keys to the Kingdom

A Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, August 23, 2026 Isaiah 22:19-23; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 Audio Recording   There is something about having a key that gives us a sense of security. A key opens a door and...

The Table is Bigger Than We Think

A Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, August 16, 2026 Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 There is something wonderfully comforting about having a place at the table. A table says something simple: “You...

Love in Deed and Truth

A Homily for the Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Friday, August 14, 2026 Prince of Peace Catholic Church – 8:00 Mass 1 John 3:14-18; Psalm 116:10-11, 12-13, 16ac-17; John 15:12-16 Audio Recording   There’s a difference between saying that we...

The Lesson of an Estate Sale

A Homily for Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Friday, August 7, 2026 Prince of Peace Catholic Church – 8:00 Mass Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Deuteronomy 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Matthew 16:24-28 Audio Recording   My wife, Christine, loves estate...

Beyond the Bread to the Bread of Life

A Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July 26, 2026 Saturday 4:00 and Sunday 10:00 Masses at Prince of Peace Catholic Church Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Matthew 14:13-21 Audio Recording   Have you ever given a...

God’s Patient Hands

A Homily for the 17th Thursday in Ordinary Time Thursday, July 30, 2026 Prince of Peace Catholic Church – 8:00 Mass Jeremiah 18:1-6; Psalm 146:1B-2, 3-4, 5-6ab; Matthew 13:47-53 Audio Recording   After telling this remarkable series of parables about the Kingdom...

Our Job Is to Prepare the Soil

A Homily for the 16th Friday in Ordinary Time Friday, July 24, 2026 Prince of Peace Catholic Church – 8:00 Mass Jeremiah 3:14-17; Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; Matthew 13:18-23 Audio Recording   I suspect most of us have planted something at one time or another....

God Sees the Harvest

A Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July 19, 2026 Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43 Audio Recording   Sometimes the hardest question of faith is not, “Does God exist?” It is, “If God is good, why...