Homily Archive

My topic today will be “gifts from God” and some of those gifts are with us in our church today.  We have the lilies with their glowing...

Since today’s gospel was longer than usual, my homily will be shorter than usual.  We just heard the story of the Passion that took place...

In today’s world you have to have a Password for almost everything: to open your computer, to retrieve voicemail messages and email...

Serving Others with Heartfelt Compassion Those words come to mind when I think about Father Greg’s ministry to people in the four...

When we look closely at Sacred Scripture, we see that clouds are very important for the history of salvation.  God has a habit of living...

Our lives today are filled with passwords.  You have to have a password to get into your computer, a password to get money from the ATM...

Way back in the year 1849, a ship was sailing in the South Pacific when it suddenly sprang a leak, took on water and sank.  Only one...

The call to discipleship.  That is my topic for today.  The call to discipleship.  In today’s Gospel, James and John and Peter and Andrew...

My key word for today is Search.  I want to talk about three groups of people who are conducting searches. First the Magi.  Then two...

Today I will talk about broken hearts.  Not a pleasant topic.  But the experience of a broken heart is a part of everyone’s life.  Parker...

I wish to begin by calling to mind the essential elements of the Christmas story:  The setting was Bethlehem with a stable and a manger...

The main character is today’s Gospel is John the Baptist.  In fact, the Third Sunday of Advent is always about John the Baptist.  Our...

We come to this church today to thank the Lord for the many gifts that we have received. We are thankful for our families because they...

Frederick Douglass was born in Maryland in 1817 and his parents were slaves. When he was a child, he was sold to a family in Baltimore. ...

In today’s Gospel Jesus talks about love and He gives us the two love commandments: “Love the Lord thy God and love thy neighbor.” And...

My topic today is hypocrisy. In today’s Gospel Jesus points at the Pharisees and says, “You are hypocrites!” They are cruel and vicious...

Today’s Gospel is about a wedding banquet and that opens the door for me to talk about marriage. I believe that we don’t say enough about...

Our Faith Formation programs in our parishes have begun. Yes, they are underway for the new year. These programs have a solid...

Today’s gospel contains a parable and I will talk about it and other parables as well. Parables are great teaching devices. They give...

Since we are celebrating the Feast of the Holy Cross and this is Holy Cross Church I will talk about the cross today. What if a tour...