Latest Homilies

Awe

May 21, 2016
Homily for May 22, 2016 (Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity) Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 How do you describe an experience of awe? There have been a number of instances in my life where my mind and...

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Two Simple Gifts

May 14, 2016
Homily for May 15, 2016 (Pentecost Sunday) Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; Romans 8:8-17; John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Archbishop Cupich has asked all churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago to offer the official prayer for the “Renew My...

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Jesus is our Divine Physician

May 8, 2016
Homily for May 8, 2016 (Ascension of the Lord) [Mothers’ Day—USA] Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Luke 24:46-53 In an episode of the TV show Criminal Minds, Agent Rossi tells Prentiss:  “Scars remind us...

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Are You a Distracted Driver?

May 1, 2016
Homily for May 1, 2016 (6th Sunday of Easter) Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29 How many times have you had a person cut you off on the highway only to see them talking away on their cell...

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