Category: Homilies

For two and sometimes three Sunday’s every year, either in Matthew, Mark, or like today in Luke, we are given to consider this story of the Gadarene demoniac(s). This is Read more…

What a study in the contrast between heavenly and earthly success, we are given today! That which the world teaches us is of utmost desire and importance was achieved by Read more…

In today’s Gospel Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain. God is love. Everything to do with God is love as we conclude at every dismissal “for He Read more…

 Glory to Jesus Christ! Today we start the first Sunday of Luke as the “Lukan Jump” comes the first Monday after the feast of the Elevation of the Cross” for Read more…

With the Feast! We are still in the after-feast of the Elevation of the Cross, so we are blessed to hear two gospel readings today. I’m going to start with Read more…

This week we celebrate two great feast days; the Birth of the holy Theotokos and ever Virgin Mary was on Monday, and today is the Exaltation (Elevation) of the Cross! Read more…

God is love. Everything to do with God is love. Today we hear Christ distill all the commandments into two great commandments. “Love your God with all your heart, soul Read more…

In today’s gospel we hear Christ telling a well-known parable to the chief priests and Elders of the Jews. Well known to the Jewish leaders because they knew their scriptures, Read more…

Last week we heard a gospel lesson about the great danger of not practicing forgiveness, today we deal with another great danger, that of avarice/greed/love of money. Right from the Read more…

11th Sun. after Pent. Matt.18: 23-35 “Forgiveness x 777777…” With the feast! In August we end the Church year and are blessed to have three major feast days: The Transfiguration Read more…