A Homily for the Second Week in Ordinary Time, Year A John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” –John 1:29– In our Gospel today, Saint John the Baptist identifies Jesus as “the
Read more
A Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year C How many jokes do you know that begin with someone walking into a bar? Here is one, for example: A termite walks into a bar and asks, “Is the bar tender here?” Just as there are a lot
Read more
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception And coming to her, he [i.e. the angel] said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” –Luke 1:28– Ladies and gentlemen, last night, I drank tomato juice from this very glass. How would you feel if I were
Read more
A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year B Imagine you’ve been in bed for a few days due to the flu. You are on your way to recovery, but you still feel lousy. Your room reeks of sickness and needs to be aired out. The waste can
Read more
A Homily for those Preparing for Confession Come now, let us set things right, says the LORD: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they may become white as wool. —Isaiah 1:18— You’ve heard the common expression: as
Read more
A Homily for those Preparing for Confession If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. –1 John 1:9– On my bookshelf, there rests a little volume entitled God Never Panics by Nate Carter. Here is
Read more
A Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent Year A Here is one of my favorite stories. It is entitled, “Grandma’s Pet Duck,” and its author is Pastor Steven Cole. I give it to you with a few embellishments: When little Johnny was visiting his grandparents, he was
Read more
If then any man is in Christ, he is a new creature. –2 Corinthians 5:17– I picked up the bud vase from Mary’s kitchen table and inspected the beautiful artificial roses it contained. “Can you guess what those roses are made of?” Mary asked. “Silk?” “No.”
Read more
A Homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C I am continually amazed at how the effects of sin are so very far reaching. The results of sin, regardless of whether the original sin has been forgiven, endure from one generation to another. Sin, like a rock
Read more
It is not the healthy who need a physician, but they who are sick. But go, and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I have come to call sinners, not the just. –Matthew 9:12-13– In this insightful observation, Jesus clearly indicates that the art
Read more