Suspicion theory or Reverence theory?
Homilies and Stuff
Homily for the Third Sunday in Advent
Five strategies to deal with doubt:
It’s ok. Wrestle with the doubt.
Correct your expectations of the Messiah.
Cultivate friendships with wise and spiritual people.
Study the faith.
Remember what God has done for you.
Homily for the Second Sunday in Advent
Repent, trust in God, and produce the good works worthy of repentance.
Homily for the First Sunday in Advent
Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe
Homily for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fear the Name of the Lord.
Homily for the Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran.
Homily for the Commemoration of All Souls
Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
You will not be acceptable to God because you are a good person, but because you know you're a sinner in need of God's mercy.
Homily for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The corporal works of mercy:
To feed the hungry
To give water to the thirsty
To clothe the naked
To shelter the homeless
To visit the sick
To visit the imprisoned
To bury the dead
Homily for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
My explanation of the parable mostly comes from Kenneth Bailey, Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels.
Homily for the Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Homily for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Philemon and Onesimus
Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Humility is the key to happiness.
Homily for the Feast of the Queenship of Mary
Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Expect division.
Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Walk by faith…