Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Given at St. Joe's in Gnesen, MN.
"Realize that you are made for that, you are made to be a gift. That doesn't have to be romantic. In fact, that's often the last way it is. Often times the first kind of love you are made for is that you are made to be a gift to the people around you. Think about that: is that how we orient our lives? Is that how most of us set our lives up? Is it to be a gift to others, or is it to just get some more? Is it to be a gift, to pour ourselves out for others, or is the way we set our lives up is to become more comfortable? One of the great challenges, one of the great tasks of life, is how can I set myself up, how can I set my life up so that I'm in a position to be a gift to the people around me?"
Mass Readings from May 26, 2013:
Proverbs 8:22-31
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
Monday, May 27, 2013
05/26/13 An Eternal Exchange of Love
Monday, May 13, 2013
05/12/13 A Cross in the Dirt
Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.
"Do you know what that word 'witness' actually is in Greek? The word 'witness' in Greek is 'mártys', which actually in English is the word 'martyr'. Jesus said to His Apostles, 'It's a springtime, the first springtime. And in this springtime you will be My martyrs. You will be My witnesses.' ...In the new springtime, what the Church needs is for us to be witnesses. Because it's springtime, it's time to plant some seeds. And the blood of the martyrs is the seeds of the Church."
Mass Readings from May 12, 2013:
Acts 1:1-11
Ephesians 1:17-23
Luke 24:46-53
Monday, May 6, 2013
05/05/13 "Take My Yoke Upon You"
Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
"This is incredible. There has been no religion, no philosophy in the history of humanity that ever, ever even considered it a possibility that you could be friends with God. And here's Jesus, and He essentially says, 'The cry of My heart, the desire of My heart, is to be friends with you.' Imagine this, God Himself wants to be friends with you! ...To live a life of friendship with Jesus, to live a life of peace, does not mean inaction, and it doesn't just mean, 'I'm going to wait until I have no stress.' What it is is actually this passionate flame of love: 'I love the same thing that Jesus loves.'"
Mass Readings from May 5, 2013:
Acts 15:1-2,22-29
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
John 14:23-29
