Homily, February 9, 2025
From The Pastor Every vocation is personal, unique, and particular to each individual. The examples in today’s readings are quite different, but also reflect a consistent movement of resistance, unworthiness, and finally acceptance. The calls...
Homily, February 2, 2025
From The Pastor Today celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. What is this feast and why is it important? Forty days after Christmas, this feast continues to reveal and...
Homily, January 26, 2025
From The Pastor Some years ago, Pope Francis named the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, ‘Word of God Sunday.’ Why did the Pope do that? What was the purpose of his intention? Faith needs to...
Homily, January, 19, 2025
From The Pastor Imagine Jesus at the wedding in Cana of Galilee. What is he thinking? How does he feel about being there? He is in the early months after his Baptism by John the...
Homily, Baptism of the Lord
From The Pastor ‘Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am well pleased.’ Have you ever considered that God is pleased with you? That God delights in your way,...
Homily, Epiphany 2025
From The Pastor For some reason, I was struck by the fact that the Epiphany of the Lord celebrated today is a Solemnity. A Solemnity is a liturgical celebration of the highest importance in proclaiming...
Homily, Holy Family
From The Pastor Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. In every sense of the word, as we travel through the octave of Christmas, we are in a holy week. An octave is an eight-day period...
Homily, Christmas 2025
From The Pastor On many levels, Christmas defines expectation, hope, and joy. Who doesn’t remember the childhood excitement of Santa coming, the expectation of hoped for presents, and the joy of the Christmas spirit. Children...
Homily, December 15, 2024
From The Pastor Christmas is the gift of God come to earth, celebrated in the birth of Christ that carries through a season of festivity reminding humanity of our essential unity. For all the war,...
Homily, December 8, 2024
From The Pastor Christmas is a mystery that deserves a time of meaningful preparation. Advent is the period of preparation. The challenge is to look past the immediate activity of a holiday and consider the...