St. Joseph doesn’t speak a word that is recorded in Sacred Scripture. Yet, in today’s gospel St. Matthew gives us plenty of insight into …

Adult Conversation 12-18-2019 from St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas Jesus, Mary, and Joseph… those names go together so nicely. But what …

Today is the day we finally get to light that rose candle on our Advent wreaths. But have you ever wondered why the rose …

Adult Conversation 12-11-2019 from St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas Music is such a special part of Christmas. Many of us can …

Practice makes perfect, or so we sometimes hear. Today the Church offers us another “p” word on the path to perfection… “preparation.” The entire …

Christmas is one holiday that the rest of society likes to celebrate with us as Christians. Well, at least kind of. The secular celebration …

This is the last Sunday of the year… but next week is the first. It’s the end, but also the beginning. The last Sunday …

This week’s homily was given to the archdiocesan permanent diaconate aspirants and their families during their weekend of formation. Marriage and the end of …

When there is a job to be done, sometimes we ask for volunteers. “We need an usher… can anybody help?” What usually happens is …

Today’s gospel parable seems like a classic case of the the “good guy” vs. “the bad guy.” Jesus definitely seems to set it up …