April 27, 2024

Homily: What Bearing Fruit Really Means

We must be quite careful how we interpret these words of Jesus. John’s gospel is in every syllable a mystical text, and so one must take care not to read these words superficially or to misread them entirely.
May 12, 2024

Ascension Homily: Tears, Hugs, and Talk of Heaven

A mother was here earlier today. I stood with her, there in front of the altar.
May 19, 2024

Pentecost Homily: Waiting on the Holy Spirit

I’m sure I’ve told this story before, about an old priest from Cilicia in southern Anatolia. It was centuries ago.
May 25, 2024

Baccalaureate Homily: Artists and Saints

I have a thing for artists—poets, painters, people like that.