Homilies from April, 2018

The True Vine

Homily for April 29, 2018 (5th Sunday of Easter) Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 Last weekend, a friend from Detroit sent me an urgent text message.  A seven year-old girl, the granddaughter of a friend, was...

What is the Nudge You Need?

Homily for April 15, 2018 (3rd Sunday of Easter) Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States. Roughly one in three adults in this country is obese. There is...

Breath

Homily for April 8, 2018 (2nd Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy) Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 No one wants to have bad breath.  Here in the United States, we spend billions of dollars every year on mouthwash,...