Latest Homilies
The Number 40
February 17, 2018
Homily for February 18, 2018 (1st Sunday of Lent)
Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-20; Mark 1:12-15
What’s the big deal about the number 40? The writers of the synoptic gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke) all note...
Who are the ‘lepers’ in my life?
February 10, 2018
Homily for February 11, 2018 (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Lev. 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps. 32; 1 Cor. 10:31-11:1; Mk. 1:40-45
He simply wanted to go to confession. He hadn’t seen a priest for months. He was burdened by...
Hands & Feet
February 3, 2018
Homily for February 4, 2018 (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps. 147; 1 Cor. 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk. 1:29-39
In a recent address to oblates of the Benedictine Order, Sr. Joan Chittister recounted the story of a Buddhist...
Quiet!
January 27, 2018
Homily for January 28, 2019 (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1: 21-38
Last weekend an estimated 300,000 people gathered in Grant Park here in Chicago for a Women’s...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski