Homilies

Wine runs out, wildfires run amok: Living in hope

Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 2025

Jan 19 •

Hope does not disappoint

Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord, 2025 (U.S. Catholic)

Jan 8 •

Pilgrims of hope in the Jubilee year

Homily for Epiphany, 2025

Jan 4 •

The habit of joy

Homily for Gaudete Sunday, 2024

Dec 15, 2024 •

The way of Jesus and the way of Caesar

Homily for the memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, 2024

Dec 3, 2024 •

Advent, apocalypse, and staying awake

Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, 2024

Dec 1, 2024 •

Bringing Jesus to others: The Eucharist, Tarsicius, and the Assumption

A short homily for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Aug 17, 2024 •

Homiletic & Pastoral Review: Four homilies for July

Homiletic & Pastoral Review was founded in 1900, according to Wikipedia, originally under the name The Homiletic Monthly and Catechist. The original…

Jun 28, 2024 •

Why does Jesus tell so many stories about plants? Here’s one reason.

Homily for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2024

Jun 16, 2024 •

Let the power flow: The Holy Spirit and prayer

Homily for a daily Mass the week before Pentecost

May 17, 2024 •

Is Jesus truly our cornerstone?

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) 2025 (U.S. Catholic)

Apr 16, 2024 •

Good Friday and the prayer of abandonment

A short homily for Good Friday 2024

Mar 29, 2024 •

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