Homilies from January, 2023

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

Isaiah 8:23-9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, our country’s population was over 333 million people at the end of 2022. The Small Arms Survey, a nongovernmental...

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 Hans Christian Andersen, the famed 19th century Danish author of fairy tales, urged his readers: “Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.” The...

Epiphany of the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Several years ago, when I served as pastor of a large parish, we were looking for ways to be better stewards of our environment and budget. One of the ways that seemed...