Homily: Psalm 95
Today our Psalm reading at mass is the most important Psalm. You might say “Where does it say that Psalm 95 is more important that the other 149. It actually doesn’t, but each day, when those committed to a religious...
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Homily: Our Way of Thinking Reveals Our Way of Believing
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect. (Romans 1:2 NAB) Recently, you may have heard...
Faith and Reason
A house cannot be built without opposites. You need a left and a right and front and a back. You need a left column and a right column, a floor and a ceiling. If you are lacking any of these...
Homily: The World Teaches Many Paths; God Says There Is Only One: Doing His Will.
We are living in a unique time where people are saying we no longer have to have any relationship to Jesus. They are talking about finding your particular spiritual path in life. They tell us that there are many paths,...
Homily: "Sometimes doing the will of God is a nightmare, but God is with you through it all."
If you have ever been discouraged and disheartened, you have something in common with Elijah in our first reading. In fact, you have something in common with many of the prophets, most especially, Elijah and Moses, both of whom came...
Homily: Staying Faithful in the Midst of Our Sufferings―We Conquer Evil through Christ.
I remember being in boot camp in Orlando Florida. You have to remember that when I joined the Navy I was not a practicing Catholic. I had essentially rejected my Catholic faith and so God was not a part of...