Sunday July 16, 2023

Friday July 14, 2023

It's hard for us Americans to imagine being persecuted for our religious faith. We live in a country with relative freedom. Regrettably, the same cannot be said in other parts of the world. The number one, most persecuted religion on earth…

Thursday July 13, 2023

So often in our modern world, we like to reduce Christianity to being "nice". This version of soft religion risks nothing. It requires no conversion of life or death to my ego. It's a domesticated lion with no teeth, caged, and safe to pet…

Tuesday July 11, 2023

The phrase "Do not be afraid" occurs more any other in Sacred Scriptures. We hear it 365 times. One time for everyday of the year. The fearless trademark of the Christian rests on one simple fact revealed to us by Jesus himself.

Sunday July 9, 2023

Friday July 7, 2023

When you're hated by others, you can immediately tell by how they look at you. Imagine the glaring eyes St. Matthew would have gotten from his fellow Jews sitting in the custom post. His countrymen would have seen him as a traitor, a…

Thursday July 6, 2023

In the first reading today, Abraham ascends a mountain with his own beloved Son, Isaac. In a sheer, shocking act of obedience to God, he shows he is willing to sacrifice what he loves most. As the knife was about to strike, an angel…

Sunday July 2, 2023

***Bonus song at the end of this homily from our Latin Mass choir***

Saturday July 1, 2023

By definition our "enemies" are shunned and sidelined. They offer few things of value to us. Yet, it's precisely an "enemy" who opens the door to something magnificent in today's gospel. A Roman centurion arrives on the scene who will…

Sunday June 25, 2023