Sermons by Fr. John Esper


Homily, Christmas 2022

Homily, Christmas 2022

Speaker: | December 24, 2022

From The Pastor Babies are wonderful. They inspire joy and happiness in their innocence and complete helplessness. When a baby is born, everything changes. Mother and Dad are filled with love and fear of the...


Homily, December 18, 2022

Homily, December 18, 2022

Speaker: | December 17, 2022

From The Pastor Marking time is important. Days, weeks, months, and years flow endlessly forward. The passage of time bears its influence and things inevitably change. The marking of time with various kinds of celebrations...


Homily, December 4, 2022

Homily, December 4, 2022

Speaker: | December 03, 2022

From The Pastor The movements and rhythms of the Christian life are grounded in the ongoing work of conversion. Conversion is an awakening of the mind, heart, body, soul, and spirit of a person committed...


Homily, November 27, 2022

Homily, November 27, 2022

Speaker: | November 26, 2022

From the Pastor Advent-Christmas is a season of many faces. Like most seasons, the obvious and the immediate get the most attention. Advent-Christmas is a season of grace and purpose that calls for attentive awareness...


Homily, November 20, 2022

Homily, November 20, 2022

Speaker: | November 19, 2022

From The Pastor The mystery of Divine Love and its essence is beyond our understanding. It can only be realized by faith through a maturing trust in the experience of being loved, forgiven, and fully...


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Homily, November 13, 2022

Homily, November 13, 2022

Speaker: | November 12, 2022

From The Pastor The goal of the Christian life is union with God. Union with God begins now through our relationship with Christ who is the revelation of Divine truth in the fruit of our...


Homily, November 6, 2022

Homily, November 6, 2022

Speaker: | November 03, 2022

From The Pastor The month of November has for centuries honored the dead. Even prior to the biblical age of Abraham, Moses, and the early beginnings of Jewish culture, human civilizations have honored the dead...


Homily, October 30, 2022

Speaker: | October 31, 2022

From The Pastor By every measure, our Parish Mission was highly successful. I am happy to report eighty to one hundred people were present each night to hear Father Craig Marion share his thoughtful insights....