12/27/20 Holy Families

Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Parents are not powerless.
It can be so easy for parents to feel powerless when it comes to passing on the faith to their families. But there are four powerful tools every parent can employ to help their families become holy families.

Mass Readings from December 27, 2020:
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalm 128:1-5
Colossians 3:12-21
Luke 2:22-40

12/25/20 Taken

Homily from the Mass of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).

Why is He there?
When you and I look at the image of the baby Jesus in the manger, how would we answer the question: why is He there?

Mass Readings from December 25, 2020:
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98:1-6
Hebrews 1:1-6
John 1:1-18

12/20/20 Silent Waiting

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Silence magnifies and waiting purifies.
Waiting is not meant to be wasted. The chance to wait in silence is often given by God to serve a purpose...above all to change our faith into something new.

Mass Readings from December 20, 2020:
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16
Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38

12/13/20 "I Am Not"

Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent.

No one can take from you what doesn’t belong to you.
We all have the temptation to pretend to be someone or something other than we are. To pass ourselves off as someone else…to be an imposter. We do this most often when we know the truth but live in fear of the truth. John the Baptist shows us what it looks like to know the truth and live in the freedom of the truth.

Mass Readings from December 13, 2020:

Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11
Luke 1:46-50, 53-54
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28

12/06/20 Legacy

Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.

We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending.
Saint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden role in every moment of The Story…and we will know the truth and consequences of our roles in The Story. We will know our legacy.

Mass Readings from December 6, 2020:

Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
Psalm 85:9-12, 13-14
2 Peter 3:8-14
Mark 1:1-8