Homilies

Mercy, hope, and Pope Francis

[Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday 2025 following Pope Francis’s death]

Apr 27 •

Reflection on the Paschal Triduum

[on the holiest days of the Catholic liturgical year]

Apr 17 •

Where time stands still: The gift of hope

Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, 2025 (Year C)

Mar 16 •

Religious and family trauma; forgiveness and its counterfeits

Homily for Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, 2025

Mar 12 •

True love of neighbor demands radical conversion

Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C), 2025

Feb 23 •

Wine runs out, wildfires run amok: Living in hope

Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2025 (Year B)

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 •

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