Jesus

July 23, 2022

Homily: Peace, Joy, and Defeating the Noonday Demon

Kathleen Norris, the spiritual writer, said it was a “force we ignore at our peril.”[1] She was talking about the spiritual affliction, the wicked thought, the sin called acedia—sometimes called sloth. Which happens to the best of us, many of us (which was Norris’ point).
August 7, 2022

Homily: Grown-Up Christianity

Let’s review what we’ve heard these past few weeks. Let’s review what Jesus said.
September 4, 2022

Homily: Cowardice or Courage?

It’s a bit jaundiced but probably true, what Mark Twain said.
September 11, 2022

Homily: Real Hope has a Past

The genius and grace of our faith is that we’re allowed to begin again; we’re invited to start over—over and over again. No matter what; no matter how bad it gets.
September 18, 2022

Homily: Monsters More Real Than We Think

You really should read Dante, his Divine Comedy.
October 2, 2022

Homily: A Word to the Worn Down

I’ve told this story before about St. Philip Neri—from before he was a saint, from even before he was a priest.