Latest Homilies

Christ the King

November 19, 2022
Homily for the Solemnity of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 Today’s solemnity presents us with several paradoxes: a King who is also a convicted criminal; a...

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 13, 2022
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Malachi 3:19-20a; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19 There never seems to be a shortage of bad news or troubles in our world. In recent weeks we’ve witnessed even more brutality in the war in...

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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 9, 2022
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Twenty years ago, I served as Chaplain of the St. Benedict Community Meal in Milwaukee, where we served supper to an average of 325 people each...

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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 21, 2022
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:18-21; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30 In her book Experts in Humanity, Dr. Josephine Lombardi, a professor at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, tells the story...

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