Matthew 14:22-33 “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”  That's how our consent to the journey begins; we wish t...

Holy Family, C The good news of Christmas continues to unfold; the mystery of the incarnation continues to reveal itself. Today we are giv...

I remember once back in Yonkers I was caught off guard in need of a Sunday homily. A missionary priest was coming to make an appeal and was ...

A friar who was ordained to the priesthood yesterday invited me to be the preacher at his first Mass. Here's the homily I gave. (Trini...

The feast of All Saints today and the commemoration of All Souls tomorrow are perfect opportunities to recall to ourselves the catholicity o...

I find today's gospel, that of the vine and the branches from St. John's Last Supper Discourses, so beautiful and encouraging. I a...

Brothers and sisters: in your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. (Hebrews 12:4) Nevertheless,...

I got caught up in the readings on the way up to Pentecost, especially Jesus' prayer at the Last Supper as it comes to us in John. ...

(This is the little homily I gave to the remnant of the brethren this morning.) "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about...h...

(This is a partial re-post from this Sunday three years ago. But I was grateful to read it again, so I thought maybe it was worth it.) St....

This is a homily for All Souls Day that I wrote a few years ago: The observance we make today goes by many names. In English we usually call...

Merry Christmas, friends. May the dawn of the new creation draw us in and be the refreshment and renovation of our hearts and minds! I'm...

This Sunday's gospel has become one my favorites. The funeral ritual suggests the shorter form of it for the wake service, so I have pre...

Jesus assures us that by our confidence and persistence we will receive a favorable answer to our prayer. In fact, we receive the greatest g...

I know I'm being a scrub, but in my transitional space I don't have a new homily to post today. Nevertheless, I'm still happy wi...

I didn't manage a new homily this week, but I'm still pretty happy with the one I wrote three years ago. Topics include fitness for ...

Our freedom in Christ is worth our attention from time to time, both because of the errors of the flesh and the world, and because it is the...

By our contemplation of Christ crucified, we receive the Spirit that is handed over to us by his Passion. Follow this link for my homily for...

Follow this link for my homily for this weekend , in which is touched upon the good news of the institution of the Eucharist, the meaning of...

This weekend's homily contains an interpolation of the previously published rant on the same topic. Follow this link to check it out .