Latest Homilies
The True Vine
April 28, 2018
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 very...
What is the Nudge You Need?
April 14, 2018
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 a...
Breath
April 7, 2018
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,...
Death does not have the final word
March 31, 2018
Homily for Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018)
Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 (AM); Luke 24:13-35
On Wednesday, our nation and the world will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski