02/27/11 "You Have a Papa."

Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

"You don't need to worry about tomorrow. Why? Because you have a Papa. You don't need to worry about what are we going to wear, what are we going to eat? You don't have to worry about those things. Why? Because you have a Papa in Heaven, and He tells you two things: He tells you your identity, He tells you who you are, and the second thing is, He tells you that you can trust Him. "

Mass Readings from February 27, 2011:
Isaiah 49:14-15
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Matthew 6:24-34

02/20/11 Game Plan

Homily from the Seventh Week In Ordinary Time.

"This is what Jesus is saying. You are going to have people who are going to be mean to you and not loving you back, they are going to force you to carry their burdens for a mile. You can do that wisely. But you are going to need some strength to carry that the extra mile. ...Are you strong enough to bear that burden for as long as it takes? Are you the kind of a son or kind of daughter who can bear that burden for your mom or dad as long as it takes? Will you be the kind of husband or kind of wife who will bear that burden for your spouse as long as it takes? Will you be that kind of friend who will love someone who does not love you back as long as it takes to win them back for Jesus?"

Mass Readings from February 20, 2011:
Leviticus 19:1-2, 7-18
1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Matthew 5:38-48

02/13/11 What Is Love?

Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

"But here he (King David) is, chosen. Why? Because he is a man after God's own Heart. Not perfect, but he loves what God loves. So the question is this: what do I love? The question is this: how is my heart? If God looks at the heart, then what does my heart look like? What am I hungry for, what do I long for? Do I love the things that God loves or are there things that I love that are in my life that God would say, "I don't love that"?

Mass Readings from February 13, 2011:
Sirach 15:15-20
1 Corinthians 2:6-10
Matthew 5:17-37

02/06/11 Faith & Reason

Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

"Here is the reality: if we are going to be modern day Pauls, if we are going to be modern day 'salt' and 'light', what we need to do is be like Paul. Paul came into Corinth and he realized, 'When it comes to preaching to Jews, I need to bring them philosophy. When it comes to preaching to Greeks, I need to bring them faith.' What we need to do as Catholic Christians is bring both: faith and reason."

Mass Readings from February 06, 2011:
Isaiah 58:7-10
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Matthew 5:13-16