Homilies

September 22, 2019

Homily: Friendships Necessary for Heaven (Lk 16:1-13)

To listen to this homily click here! I used to love watching televangelists, the crazier the better really.
September 8, 2019

Homily: Not Easy, Is It? (Phlm 9-10, 12-17)

About the second reading from Philemon, just to catch you up: Onesimus was a slave in Colossae, and Philemon was his owner.
September 1, 2019

Homily: The Courage of Awkwardness (Lk 14:1, 7-14)

We should accept that it is awkward being a Christian.
August 25, 2019

Homily: The Knowledge We Can’t Fake (Lk 13:22-30)

Click here to listen to this homily! Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.
August 18, 2019

Homily: The Christianity We Want Nothing Of (Lk 12:49-53)

Click here to listen to this homily! Ten years ago I wrote a book on martyrdom, Christian martyrdom, on how Christianity can neither be understood or practiced without also understanding martyrdom, without also, at least in principle, being open to it for oneself.[1] I also suggested that if we wanted to know how to behave as […]
July 20, 2019

Homily: The Better Part in a World of Rage and Noise (Lk 10:38-42)

An old politician was beginning to lose his hearing.