Latest Homilies
Are You Utterly Amazed?
April 5, 2015
Homily for April 5, 2015 (Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord)
Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4; Mark 16:1-7
I guess there’s no need for a “spoiler alert” for today’s gospel or...
What kind of Passion?
March 29, 2015
If you’ve ever been in love, you will probably not be surprised to learn that the word passion is derived from a Latin root that means, “to suffer.” From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to Kem...
We are always “missionary disciples”
March 22, 2015
Homily for March 22, 2015 (5th Sunday of Lent)
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33
Brothers and Sisters of Charity Retreat, Plano, Illinois
Given the state of popular entertainment in general and cable TV...
Revealing the mess underneath
March 15, 2015
Homily for March 15, 2015 (Fourth Sunday of Lent)
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Psalm 137; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21
Parish Mission, Five Holy Martyrs Parish, Chicago
This is how it can be in Chicago: on Friday, March...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski