We need to see our world through the eyes of God rather than seeing God through the eyes of our world. Let me share with you two...

2023-09-17 Intro: I have the most wonderfully forgiving gps. If I go off course, it just says one beautiful word: recalculating. I would...

What does following Jesus mean? Or, more specifically, what does it mean to take up your cross with him? 1. It means to believe in...

I remember attending a party a few years ago with some friends working with me in the mediation department at the Financial Services...

An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. A man came up to the organist and asked if he could play. The organist...

Great is your faith. I want to begin with two examples of superstitious faith. The first is from Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret." Her basic...

Stay in the boat. In today's Gospel, Jesus walked towards the disciples on the water, and Peter, somewhat incredulous, challenged Jesus:...

So this weekend's Mass was a little different. Without compromising the integrity of the Mass itself, I offered as much teaching around...

There is a story about an elderly lady in Scotland who was so poor that the community had to support her even though her son had moved to...

Last week, I came across a beautiful line from St. Ambrose: "The sun of holiness never sets." Holiness is not something that we strive to...

Last week I spoke about my personal journey and how it informs much of my interest and strategy and passion for parish renewal. This...

A number of parishioners have expressed excitement about our recent trip to Baltimore to visit The Church of the Nativity ("our" meaning...

Did you know that the phrase “Do not be afraid” is found 365 times in the Bible? In today’s Gospel reading we again hear Jesus say 3...

2023-06-18 Occasion: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Since today is Father's Day, I'd like to begin by sharing with you a story about a...

Does God Multiply? I say Mass every week in a small chapel over at St. Alexander’s school. It’s on our parish YouTube page, anyone is...

You may have heard the story about Tom Harmon. Tom was an NFL football player for the Los Angeles Rams. He was also a military pilot...

I began my homily by referring to a story that I had shared a few months ago about twins in the mother's womb "arguing" with each other...

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy this week, I was happy to see that the New York Times didn't give it a very positive review. It was ok,...

A mother was once asked by a census taker... “How many children do you have?” She replied “Well there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...

I just wanted to share some personal thoughts and highlights about our recent trip to the holy land: First, I was very impressed with the...