Reflections on the Sunday readings from the Catholic Lectionary for Mass. Includes homilies, sermons, and other thoughts.
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 …
You Are The Evidence “He saw and believed,” is says of St. John in today’s Gospel. What did he see that caused him to believe that Jesus was raised from …
Making This Day Good This day marks the most tragic event in the history of the world. God loved us so much that he came in person to show us …
The Night of That Last Supper This evening we sing an ancient hymn composed by St. Thomas Aquinas for the Mass of Corpus Christi in the 13th century. While most people will …
A Week We Call Holy How quickly on this Palm Sunday the cries of the crowd change from “Hosanna” to “Crucify Him.” It is a reminder to all of us …
Be Open To Something New In the first reading today, the prophet Jeremiah foretells that soon God will do something new. He will make a “new covenant” with his people. …
Allow For The Unexpected By the end of Jesus’ public ministry, perhaps people had gotten used to the way he worked, even in his miracles. If someone was sick, or …
The Banner of Victory Perhaps it seems strange that we as Christians would use the cross with such pride, that we carry it as a banner of victory. On the …
Chosen for the Light Our catechumens received a new title at the beginning of Lent. They are now known as the elect. The work elect means to chose and these …
Desire A human being is full of desires. These were put there by God. Yet they are not ends in themselves. God’s plan is to lead us by our desires …
Thank God for Rules Have you taken time lately to look at the owner’s manual for your car? You might be surprised to find a few new features there. God …
Peaks and Valleys Today Jesus gives his apostles a special glimpse of who he really is. Standing in the presence of the transfigured Christ with Moses and Elijah bearing witness …