December 23, 2023

Homily: The Last Lesson of Advent is to Focus

Advent, as we live it out today, does I think suffer from mixed messaging.
December 13, 2023

Homily: The Work of La Morenita Remains

It’s beautiful how he put it.
November 26, 2023

Homily: Christ the King is Close

The thing is, you see, is that heaven is closer than we think. Hell too—as unnerving as that may sound.
November 10, 2023

Homily: Why Giving to Your Parish Matters

A few weeks back I was standing down there at the bottom of the center aisle, basket in hand, as the kids brought their offerings.
November 5, 2023

Homily: Bad Luck Priests and the Call to Holiness

An ancient superstition: in some corners of the Christian world, it was considered a bad omen to meet a priest.
November 2, 2023

Homily: The Altar and Closeness to the Dead

We tell ourselves we’re rational, that we don’t buy into any of that stuff—the visions, the dreams, the mysteries of the departed, our loved dead.