Sermons by Fr. John Esper


Homily, October 5, 2025

Homily, October 5, 2025

Speaker: | October 04, 2025

From The Pastor The readings today focus on faith as a gift from God. As a gift, faith needs mature and ongoing attention to remain strong that it may persevere in times of trial. The...


Homily, September 28, 2025

Homily, September 28, 2025

Speaker: | September 29, 2025

From The Pastor Death is the great equalizer. Throughout life different experiences arise that serve as opportunities to rethink our priorities and the manner of our way of life. Sometimes it simply comes with the...


Homily, September 21, 2025

Homily, September 21, 2025

Speaker: | September 19, 2025

From the Pastor Greed and the disordinate love of money are not a new problem. Since the earliest times of organized civilization, societies have struggled with those who idolize the love of money. Today’s first...


Homily, September 14, 2025

Homily, September 14, 2025

Speaker: | September 11, 2025

From The Pastor The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is celebrated on September 14th. This year it happens to fall on a Sunday taking the place of what would otherwise be the Twenty-Fourth...


Homily, September 7,2025

Homily, September 7,2025

Speaker: | September 04, 2025

From The Pastor An often-unnamed quality of Jesus is his wholeheartedness. Jesus is not double minded. In the Letter of St. James, it is noted that the prayer of the double-minded person is often unheard,...


Homily, August 31, 2025

Homily, August 31, 2025

Speaker: | August 29, 2025

From The Pastor What makes God humble? What allows Jesus to be so freely self-giving in the love and service of others? Why is humility an essential Christian virtue? The theme of our readings today...


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Homily, August 24, 2024

Homily, August 24, 2024

Speaker: | August 21, 2025

From The Pastor It is frequently said that to find the right answer one must ask the right question. It seems clear that as Jesus was teaching and preaching about the Kingdom of God, the...


Homily, August 17, 2025

Homily, August 17, 2025

Speaker: | August 15, 2025

From The Pastor While on vacation, rather than reprint an article from a previous year, I thought I would review with you several items of interest in our parish life. I mentioned a few weeks...


Homily, August 10, 2025

Homily, August 10, 2025

Speaker: | August 08, 2025

From The Pastor In today’s world, faith has countless faces. Faith is a basic stance in life that builds a foundation of meaning, trust, and purposeful human development. Faith has a strong emotional and psychological...


Homily, August 3, 2025

Homily, August 3, 2025

Speaker: | July 31, 2025

From The Pastor What gives you a deep sense of purpose and meaning in your life? What is most important to you? What is it the gives you the greatest joy, happiness, or satisfaction that...