December 3, 2022

Homily: Don’t Repent Backwards

There’s an essay by C. S. Lewis that I have, ever since I first read it as a teenager, always remembered at some of the more frustrating moments of my life, moments especially of interpersonal aggravation.
December 13, 2022

Homily: New Juan Diegos

La Morenita opened her motherly arms and whispered, “Do not be afraid.” She said this to Juan Diego. She says this to you.
December 18, 2022

Homily: Taking Mary Home

December 24, 2022

Homily: Becoming Bethlehem

“[N]one of the saints ever wearied of it,” St. Bernard said.[1]
January 15, 2023

Homily: What the Dove Teaches

Sometimes we misjudge things.
February 5, 2023

Homily: What Does It Mean to Be Visibly Christian?

Part of my conversion to Catholicism, not uncommonly, involved getting my head around the institution of the papacy—that ancient ministry marked by centuries of history, theology, and politics.