Reflections on the Sunday readings from the Catholic Lectionary for Mass. Includes homilies, sermons, and other thoughts.
How is it that the non-Jewish Magi from far away can show up at ground zero for Jewish Messiah watching and catch everyone off guard?
Reflect on the beauty of family. Learn how you can create a holy family and honor the lessons from Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about? Linus from A Charlie Brown Christmas knows. Do you?
Sometimes people speak of the Old and New Testaments as if they are different stories. The baby Jesus of Bethlehem is the same I AM of Sinai.
St. Paul is not telling us to be happy in the face of evil, but rather to rejoice. Joy and peace are possible even in the darkest times.
Today’s homily helps answer some important questions and alleviate unnecessary fear of confession.
For our Jewish ancestors, the time waiting for the Messiah was focused not on a tree, but on a stump and on a shoot that was to spout from it.
Viva Cristo Rey What does it mean to say that Christ is King? Today’s homily discusses how the faithful in Mexico help us to answer this question. During the 1920’2 …
Four! At Bishop Miege High School where I am the chaplain, the football players have the tradition at the end of the 3rd quarter of raising their hands showing four …
The Temple and the Mass Today’s 2nd reading continues from the the Letter to the Hebrews. It was written by Christians to a Jewish audience attempting to explain how Jesus …
Something Beautiful for God This is the first in a series of homilies explaining various elements of the Mass and Catholic worship in honor of the 50th anniversary of the …
Answer the Call In today’s Gospel Jesus calls a young man to follow him. It is the greatest moment in his life, and yet we are told he goes away …
From Worse to Better As you survey the state of marriage in our society today, it would be easy to get discouraged. Yet we see in our gospel today that …
Prophet Training You are a prophet! Maybe you didn’t know it, but in your baptism you were anointed “priest, prophet, and king.” Perhaps you’re wondering about just what a prophet …
Be Opened In today’s gospel, Jesus opens the ears of a deaf man. Maybe we think all of our senses are working just fine, but what about our spiritual senses? …
All That Jazz When we’re growing up, no kid seems to like rules. I remember a similar experience learning to play the trumpet. My teacher wanted me to learn a …
How Important is the Eucharist We’ve spent the last several weeks learning about the Eucharist as we read St. John’s gospel. However, there comes a time when you have to …
Behold the Lamb of God This weekend’s homily continues the theme of considering various aspects of the Eucharist as we reflect on St. John’s gospel. Today we learn about what …
Not As It Appears We normally use our senses to understand our world and to identify what things are. However, things aren’t always as they appear. In in philosophy, we …
Athletes of Christ I always enjoy watching the Olympics. There are so many sports that I would never watch if it weren’t for the Olympics. I was watching diving the …
New Life for Your Marriage This week is Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. If you are now asking yourself, “What is Natural Family Planning?” then you see the need for …
Go After observing Jesus and learning from him, today it’s time for the apostles to “go.” The word “apostle” literally means, “one who is sent” so it makes sense. However, …
The Problem with Prophets Most people tend to think of prophets as people who foretell the future. The biblical notion of a prophet is much different. A prophet is someone …
This homily was given to scouts gathered for Mass at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation in the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles St. John the Baptist did some strange …
Our God Is a Family God is love. We hear that a lot, but somehow it seems like we need more than just that line. Augustine famously described the love …
What Drives You? In today’s first reading, the Holy Spirit is described as a “strong driving wind.” We’re all familiar here in Kansas with just how powerful the wind can …
Heavenly Help for a Universal Mission When Jesus ascended to heaven, he did not abandon his apostles. Rather he becomes present in a new and even more powerful way. The …
All You Need Is Love In 1967, the theologians Lennon and McCartney pronounced their famous dogma, “All you need is love.” It sounds so simple and peaceful. Yet, as another …
What You Need To Know To the Bishop Miege High School class of 2012. Congratulations on your achievements. Having finished your finals and passed all your classes, it is clear …
Staying Connected Jesus tells us today that our mission is to go and bear fruit, much fruit. Yet, in order to achieve this mission he reminds us that we have …
We normally picture sheep as being cute and fuzzy, like Binkles my stuffed sheep. Today’s homily reveals the true story…the dark of sheep.
Called to Witness The following homily was given at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas What a contrast we see between Peter and the apostles …