I’m a proud graduate of the University of St. Mary of the Lake – Mundelein Seminary, which is the major seminary sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago in far-north suburban Mundelein, Illinois. Founded by Cardinal
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Mercy’s Starting Place | Divine Mercy Sunday 2022
Hey everyone, happy Divine Mercy Sunday! My homily from the weekend is below, and the readings are here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042422.cfm
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What Does This Mean? | Easter 2022
Happy Easter everyone! Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, having loved his own until the bitter end; he is the firstborn of the dead! Alleluia! The event is one thing; discovering what it could actually
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I Am Doing Something New | 5th Sunday of Lent 2022
Here are the readings from this week: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040322-YearC.cfm I also used this passage from JPII’s Redemptoris Missio: The ministry of Jesus is described in the context of his journeys within his homeland. Before Easter, the scope
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Those in Christ are a New Creation | 4th Sunday of Lent 2022
Just read 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:20 16 [k]Therefore, we are not discouraged;[l] rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an
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Mexico Pilgrimage Homilies
From March 18-26, 2022 I was on pilgrimage with the seniors I teach at Chesterton Academy in Lisle. I preached more than twice, but here are recordings of two of my homilies. Sunday, March 20th
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Give Us New Hearts | Ash Wednesday 2022
Ash Wednesday Homily 2 March 2022 Ss. Peter and Paul & Chesterton Academy — “You are only as sick as your secrets. Jesus, on the cross, with arms outstretched and offering himself for you in
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Be Too Good to be True | 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Homily for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 21 February 2022 Ss. Peter and Paul, Naperville — Over the last few Sundays, the Church has been bringing us through Luke’s account of the Sermon on
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St. Paul’s Missing Verses and the Resurrection | 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
(Photo: Taken last week in the cemetery at Mundelein Seminary) Although the grounds at Mundelein Seminary are visited by thousands of people every year, not many people know that there is a cemetery there, tucked