Homily for the fourteenth Thursday of Ordinary Times. Around 1800, John Chapman left Massachusetts and traveled west towards Illinois, planting apple seeds along the way. He believed that even if he never saw the apple trees grow or bear fruit,
Homily for the fifteenth Thursday of Ordinary Times. Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will give you rest.” Jesus desires to be by our side, not only to accomplish the
Homily for the sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Times. A landowner sows good seeds in a field, which represents the universe. While he sleeps, an enemy sows weeds in the same field. Our task is to sow good seeds and love
Homily for the twenty-fifth Thursday of Ordinary Times.It is hard to understand Jesus if you compare him to something old, like Elijah or John the Baptist. You have to create a new category to even think about him. He thinks
Homily for the Feast Day of Saint Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels. The story of Nathaniel sitting under the fig tree suggests that he was a devoted rabbinical student dedicated to serving God. Nathaniel was known to have no duplicity
Homily for the twenty-ninth Wednesday of Ordinary Times. Jesus asks, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Jesus identifies as us and whoever we think is not us. After 2,000 years, our human psyche still struggles with the idea of
Homily for the Feast day of St. Charles Borromeo. Saints don’t have to be distant figures. The saints are accessible to us all. Anyone who is part of the Body of Christ can be in close proximity. All you need
Homily for the thirty-third Wednesday of Ordinary Times. Jesus tells his disciples a parable about an unjust king who reaps what he does not sow. In Luke’s gospel, Jesus immediately proceeds to the temple upon his arrival in Jerusalem and
Homily for the thirty-fourth Wednesday of Ordinary Time. Jesus leads his disciples into unfamilar territory. Whenever we feel entitled to an answer or explanation, is it sufficient to know that God loves us and promises to be with us?Gospel Luke
Homily for the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier. St Xavier had a zeal for bringing the gospel to new places and sharing the love of Jesus. In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus encourages us to do “the will of the Father