Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle A Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 My homily at the 5:00 Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, January 19, 2020 Audio Recording On this weekend following Valentine’s Day, I think it’s appropriate that we reflect on what Jesus tells us in today’s gospel reading about marriage. …
Funeral Homily for a 6 month-old child
Dearest Colton left this world at 6 months old. I have the privilege of knowing his parents and was blessed to give the homily at his funeral. Audio Recording Today we are gathered to celebrate the short life of an infant who has been called home to heaven much sooner than any of us expected. As a baptized member of …
Answering our Baptismal Call to Holiness
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle A Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 My homily at the 8:30 and 11:00 Masses at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, January 19, 2020 Audio Recording One of the great privileges of being a deacon is that I get to administer the sacrament of baptism. …
Epiphany Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts
On New Year’s Day I learned that I would be chanting the Epiphany Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts for the coming year. This is an ancient tradition in the Church, dating back to a time before calendars were readily available. Learn more on the USCCB website. I was a bit nervous about doing this, but I had experience …
Rejoice!
Third Sunday of Advent – Cycle C My homily at the 8:30 and 11:00 Masses at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, December 15, 2019 Audio Recording Today is Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday during Advent when we reflect on the joy we have – or should have – as we recognize that the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ on Christmas …
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe!
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – Cycle C 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 My homily at the 5:00 PM Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Saturday, November 23, 2019 Audio Recording Today is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, the last Sunday in our liturgical year. …
Persistence in Prayer
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C Jerimiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53 My homily at the 8:30 & 11:00 Masses at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, August 18, 2019 Audio Recording Today, Jesus is politely telling us that many of our troubles are due to the fact that we tend to be …
Running the Race to Heaven
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C Jerimiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53 My homily at the 8:30 & 11:00 Masses at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, August 18, 2019 Audio Recording In today’s second reading from the Letter to the Hebrews, the author compares following Christ to running a race, so those …
Don’t Dumb-Down the Trinity!
Trinity Sunday My homily at the 8:30 Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, June16, 2019 Audio Recording Today is Trinity Sunday when the Church asks us to reflect on the nature of God and what this means for us as Christians. The hallmark of our Christian faith is that there is One God in Three Persons, the Most Holy …
Condemn the Sin, Not the Sinner
Fifth Sunday of Lent (C) My homily at the 5:00 Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Saturday, April 6, 2019 Audio Recording I suspect we are all familiar with the phrase, “Condemn the sin, not the sinner,” or “Hate the sin, but don’t hate the sinner.” Today’s gospel provides the perfect example of how this was the principle Jesus employed …