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
Homilies and Stuff
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…
Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Do not forget the one necessary thing.
Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Homily for the Somenity of Corpus Christi
If you want to read St. Justin Martyr’s First Apology, click HERE. For the part on the Eucharist, go look at paragraphs 65-67.
Homily for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity
The Trinity tells us so much. It tells us:
Who God is (i.e., that God is love)
Who we are and what we are made for (i.e., we are created in God's image and likeness and made for love)
That we are never alone (i.e., God wants to "move in" to our soul)
If you want to hear my homily about how the Trinity does not imply a logical contradiction, click HERE.
Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost
The gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Easter
Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Easter
Homily for the Third Sunday in Easter
Four of the lessons that every disciple of Jesus must learn:
1. After we encounter Jesus, life cannot go back to normal or to business as usual.
2. We need to learn to recognize Jesus
3. We need to learn that it’s always better to do what Jesus says, even when it doesn’t make sense to us.
4. We need to learn humility.