January 28, 2024

Homily: What to Preach When you Can’t Think of What to Preach

Lacking much rhetorical invention this week, I thought I’d pull back the curtain in his homily and make it more of a “how-to,” or a homily about a homily or something like that. That is, I thought it interesting (at least for me) to share with you how I go about thinking up and writing a […]
December 23, 2023

Homily: The Last Lesson of Advent is to Focus

Advent, as we live it out today, does I think suffer from mixed messaging.
December 13, 2023

Homily: The Work of La Morenita Remains

It’s beautiful how he put it.
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.
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 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.