Latest Homilies
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 15, 2020
Sirach 15:15-20; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37
When I was a freshman in high school, I had a difficult first semester. I received a “D” in one course and an “Incomplete” in another. I...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 8, 2020
Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16
This past Wednesday, we had a public meeting to receive the decisions of Cardinal Cupich for the future of our parish and others in the Renew My Church process....
Presentation of the Lord
February 1, 2020
Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40
This past week, the world mourned the passing of Kobe Bryant. He died last Sunday with his daughter and seven others, in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles. He was one of the...
Word of God Sunday
January 25, 2020
Isaiah 8:23-9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23
You’ve probably never heard of The Christian Traveling Men of the United States of America. But you’re probably familiar with their work. They...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski