Latest Homilies
I’m Spartacus
April 1, 2017
Homily for April 2, 2017 (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45
Near the end of the classic 1960 film Spartacus, a Roman general confronts a group of slaves who...
God doesn’t see as we see
March 25, 2017
Homily for March 26, 2017 (4th Sunday of Lent)
1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
Psychologists and social scientists call it confirmation bias: the tendency that we have to interpret new...
Where is God Sending You?
March 19, 2017
Homily for March 19, 2017 (3rd Sunday of Lent)
Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42
Linda Lutton, a Peabody Award-winning journalist, was working on a radio documentary series on the intersection of poverty...
A Vision of Faith
March 11, 2017
Homily for March 12, 2017 (2nd Sunday of Lent)
Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9
Wayne Gretzky, considered one of the best hockey players of all time, was once asked what distinguished the good players...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski