Confession – Apology Analogy

“Failure Is Not Final”

May 18, 2019 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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

Spotless Vessel

January 29, 2019 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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

Come to the Light

April 30, 2018 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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 by your bed is overflowing with dirty Kleenex. You haven’t brushed

Snow White and the Seven Deadly Sins

January 19, 2018 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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

Bird Bath

April 20, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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

I Know What You Did

April 5, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

A Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent Year A Here is one of my favorite stories. It is entitled, “God and the Duck.” Its author is unknown, and I give it to you with a few embellishments: When little Johnny was visiting his grandparents, he was given

Roses in the Rough

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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.”

Ripples

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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

Soul Physician

January 20, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

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