Homilies from June, 2017

Following Jesus is serious business

Homily for June 25, 2017 (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A) Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 69; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 This past week the Church celebrated the memory of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More (June 22), both...

Church isn’t a drive thru

Homily for June 18, 2017 (Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ) Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Psalm 147 (v.v.); 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 Here’s something that may give “eat on the run” a...

At the Core is Love

Homily for June 11, 2017 (Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity) Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; Daniel 3:52-56; 2 Corinthians 12:11-13; John 3:16-18 Sometimes the door that serves as an exit also serves as an entrance.  Consider the...

Holy Flash Mob

Homily for June 4, 2017 (Pentecost Sunday) Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 Have you ever been part of a flash mob or seen one over the past few years? Merriam-Webster describes a flash mob...