October 9, 2020

Dressed for the Party

“My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?” (Matt. 22:12) Such is the parable’s critical question, the critical question for those to whom Jesus first spoke, the critical question for us.
October 1, 2020

Why We Sometimes Reject Jesus

Jesus has come like a king into his city, like a God into his Temple. Yet he’s come like a man, a peasant, a challenger. Which is why they opposed him, why they killed him in the end.
September 25, 2020

Humility Matters

To be a disciple means, simply, first to believe and then to be obedient.
September 18, 2020

What Doesn’t Matter

The last will be first, the first last. Jesus opened the kingdom to all—to gentiles, publicans, and sinners. He opened the kingdom to all who’d simply answer in faith and penance.
September 11, 2020

The Order of Forgiveness

September 6, 2020

Homily: Dante, Facebook, and We Bitter Distracted Pilgrims

To listen to this homily click here. Touring the underworld, Dante got distracted.