August 6, 2023

Homily: Grace is Destiny

An old saying, an ancient saying: “Character is destiny”—sometimes it’s rendered “Character is fate”—it was, allegedly, the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, who first said it. But it’s been said, since his time, for millennia by many. Because, of course, there’s a lot of truth to it.
October 15, 2023

Homily: The Communion of Distress

“Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.”[1]
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.
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 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 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.