Homilies

May 1, 2022

Homily: Mine Not Thine

To the House of Commons, Winston Churchill once said, “Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental atmosphere of the Gallup Poll.”
April 24, 2022

Homily: What Mercy Looks Like

There was a monk, a desert father, named Ammonas. He may have been a bishop. Whatever he was, there’s a story about him I’ve always liked. It’s the story of a monk he once had to deal with, a monk who had a bad reputation; no one liked him, and he probably wasn’t a good monk […]
April 16, 2022

Homily: The Derangement of Easter

Once long ago there was a woman named Sabina.
April 15, 2022

Homily: Remember the Cross, Remember Me

Hadrian, the second century Roman emperor, basically wanted to erase Judaism, Jews too in the long run. The emperor, you see, was a champion of Hellenistic civilization; he thought it best everyone follow his lead, culturally and legally—no matter the culture, no matter the laws of those cultures, no matter the religion.
April 14, 2022

Homily: Pure Revolutionaries

I enjoy reading letters.
April 10, 2022

Homily: Love Doesn’t Have Other Things To Do

The disciples and followers of Jesus were filled with joy: “Hosanna in the highest!” they shouted as they entered Jerusalem for the Passover.[1]