Homilies

March 27, 2022

Homily: Mercy for the Prodigal

What do we do with the mercy of God? To be honest, I don’t really know.
March 13, 2022

Homily: The Ministry of Warning

Two days after Hitler became chancellor of Germany, 1 February 1933, a young theologian and college chaplain (not yet 27), named Dietrich Bonhoeffer, gave an address on the radio entitled, “The Younger Generation’s Changed View of the Concept of the Führer.”
March 6, 2022

Homily: Dealing With The Devil

As far as I know, the devil told the truth only once, centuries ago in the dark deserts of Egypt.
February 27, 2022

Homily: A Ukrainian Lent

As Churchill called it, “the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime”—new entries are being written in it.[1] Everyday all over the world, we add to it, of course; but not in Europe, not in this way, what we’ve seen this week, for a very long time.
February 20, 2022

Homily: Love, Faith and Guts

The love Jesus is talking about—let’s be clear upfront—will result in suffering and maybe even death; it will lead to unpopularity and scorn and in some instances physical harm.
February 13, 2022

Homily: Blessing or Woe

“There are two Ways: a Way of Life and a Way of Death, and the difference between these two Ways is great.”[1]