Made Known

Can You Drink the Cup?

Homily Oct 20, 2024 - 29th Sunday OT Yr B

Jesus asks James & John if they are willing to drink the cup.  He continues to invite His followers, then and now, to embrace the self-emptying of the Cross.  Though we are tempted to run, we have confidence of God's mercy and help because we know that Jesus was similarly tempted. 

Prudence & Wisdom

Homily from October 6th, 2024 - 28th Sunday OT Yr B

Virtue formation helps us not just to choose the good in an individual circumstance, but to truly be good.  Prudence & Wisdom are key virtues highlighted in the reading from Wisdom today. 

Indissoluble

Homily from Oct 6, 2024 (27th Sunday OT Yr B)

Jesus calls his followers back to "the beginning" of God's plan.  In so doing he honors the indissoluble bond of marriage and promises the grace needed to live the vocation of marriage.

Predicting the Passion

Homily from Sept 22, 2024 (25th Sunday OT B)

Faith, Works, and the Cross

Homily Sept 15th, 2024; 24th Sunday OT Yr B

A few personal examples where I slid away from a right understanding of the relationship between faith and works.  The best way is expressed simply in Jesus' invitation for us to take up our Cross and follow Him.

Jesus Meets the Deaf-Mute : The Senses of Scriptures

Homily Sept 8, 2024, 23rd Sun OT Yr B

How the Scriptures are opened up to us through exploring the various layers of meaning.

Both And

Sunday Homily

XXII Sunday OT Yr B

It's great to be Catholic and have the advantage of the "both and."

Scripture and Tradition

Faith and Works

Hard Sayings... But To Whom Shall We Go?

Sunday Homily - XXI Sunday OT Yr B

Focused on Ephesians 5 and the mutual subordination of spouses

When What You Love Most Is Mocked...

July 28, 2024

Homily - 17th Sunday Yr B

The Church enters into a few week meditation on John 6 - The Multiplication of the Loaves and the Bread of Life Discourse. 

Meanwhile, at the opening ceremony of the Olympics the Last Supper is parodied.  For those who love the "True Food and True Drink" that is the Eucharist, how do we respond?  By deepening our love for Jesus in the Eucharist.

Moved with Pity, He Began to Teach Them

16th Sunday OT

July 21, 2024

When Jesus encounters the vast crowd, his compassion moves Him to teach them.  Being a good shepherd, his teachings guide, feed, and defend us.