Homilies from September, 2025

The Invisible Man at Our Doorstep | El hombre invisible en nuestra puerta

Homily for September 28, 2025 (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:11-15; Luke 16:19-31 “I am an invisible man.” That five-word declaration is the beginning of Ralph...

Instruments of Peace

Homily for September 21, 2025 (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13 There aren’t too many resolutions at the United Nations that are endorsed unanimously.  In 1981,...

Exalting the Cross, Embracing New Life | Exaltando la cruz, abrazando una nueva vida

Homily for September 14, 2025 (Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) Numbers 21:4b-9; Psalm 78; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 For some, the theme of today’s celebration will seem odd, even troubling. ...

Discipleship in an Age of Disruption | El discipulado en una era de cambios

Homily for September 7, 2025 (23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33 The late E.O. Wilson (d. 2021), a native of Alabama, was a pioneer in the field of Sociobiology. He...