Here’s the homily I preached on November 11, 2017 at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway? The Only Thing You’re Entitled To Here is Good
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Jewish Law, the Reformation, and Lady Gaga: A Pretty Long Homily
Feature Image: “Moses with the Ten Commandments” – Rembrandt Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 29 October 2017 St. Mary Immaculate – Plainfield, IL Ex 20:22-26; 1 Thess 1:5C-10; Mt 22:34-40 —
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Heaven’s Party and Complicated Hearts | Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 15 October 2017 (St. Mary Immaculate, Plainfield and St. Isaac Jogues, Hinsdale) Is. 25:6-10a; Phil. 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt. 22:1-14 — I’m excited this week. Really excited,
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Evil Eyes and Envious Hearts | Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2017
Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 24 September 2017 Is 55:6-8; Phil 1:20-24, 27; Mt 20:1-16 — Si Comprehendis Deus, Non Est Deus How’s your Latin? These words from the great St.
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“Owe Nothing to Anyone” | Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 10 September 2017 Ez 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20 — I suppose both of us -all of you and me- are at a disadvantage when it’s
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God’s Silence and Persistent Faith: Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 20th Week in Ordinary Time – 20 August 2017 Is 56:1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 — Another exciting week in world news, huh? After a week of watching people trying
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Mary: Hylomorphic Model | Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary (15 August 2017)
Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 — Who in here considers themselves to be a “human personâ€? Does the phrase “hylopmorphic compound†mean anything to
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Wherein I Delete Snapchat: Homily for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 13 August 2017 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 — [30 seconds of awkward silence] Our parents told us that “silence is goldenâ€, but
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St. Lawrence and the Most Basic Lesson of All
A very happy feast of St. Lawrence to all! St. Lawrence was a Roman deacon, so it’s been great celebrating this feast day with the whole Church this year as a deacon. The account of
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“Qui Est Jesus?” – Homily for Transfiguration Sunday
Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration – 6 August 2017 Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9 — When I was travelling through Luxembourg a couple of years ago, I was able to
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