Episodes

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
The Mountaintop
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Second Sunday Lent, Yr C
Homily of March 16, 2025
The event of the Transfiguration is filled with rich textures of meaning. Lent invites us to climb the holy mountain to experience Christ who manifests how his glory and his Passion are both part of his mission.
(I'm especially indebted to Joseph Ratzinger's treatment of the Transfiguration in Jesus of Nazareth).

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
"One Does Not Live On Bread Alone..."
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
First Sunday Lent, Yr C
Homily, March 9, 2025
Examining Jesus' temptation in the desert and how our disciplines of Lent are meant to increase our "hunger for Christ, the true and living bread" (as today's Prayer After Communion states). Jesus is the Word that comes forth from the mouth of the Father, the Word by which we live.

Monday Mar 10, 2025

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Out of the Shallows
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Homily February 9, 2025
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C
Jesus calls Simon Peter out of the shallow waters into the deep. He also calls us to leave behind ease, comfort, and self-reliance to follow Him into the deep waters of His grace.

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
A Light to the Gentiles and the Glory of Israel
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Homily February 2, 2025
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
This unique feast reveals a lot about who Jesus is, through the prophecy of Simeon.

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
The Time of Fulfillment
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Homily Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C
As we settle into the Jubilee Year, we hear messages from the Book of Nehemiah and from Jesus about times of favor and fulfillment. Will we let God unfold these gifts for us this year?

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Christian Identity - The Baptism of the Lord
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Homily January 12, 2025
Baptism of the Lord
Who are you? The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord teaches us who the Christian is, in God's eyes.

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025

Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
The Incarnation and Authentic Freedom
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family
Dec 29, 2024
Jesus shows us authentic freedom. Through the intercession of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, may we pursue that freedom in our lives.

Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Who Is This Newborn King?
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Christmas Homily 2025
The central question of our faith is simple: Who is Jesus?
Our answer can change everything.