Homilies

You may have heard that Mark Zuckerberg is giving away 99% of everything that he makes with Facebook. Do you know how much that is? Forty-five billion dollars to charity.…

When I was in the seminary, I made a wonderful eight-day retreat with Fr. Bob Welsh. He is a Jesuit priest who just died this past year. He said a…

As I mentioned before, today we celebrate Priesthood Sunday. I would like to take a moment to reflect on the priesthood - particularly my own calling. Whenever I’m at a…

“The Lord was pleased to crush him in infirmity.” This is the first line in the first reading. I want to meditate on that for a little bit. Does it…

Today, in the Vatican in Rome, Archbishop Romero is being canonized a saint. I did not know much about Romero until I was in the seminary and took a trip…

I would like to reflect on the pattern of coming together and also separating: God bringing us together and also separating us when he brings us together. We hear in…

There’s a meme that has become popular in some parts of pop culture, especially the science fiction era. You might have seen this in Futurama or the Simpsons or Alien…

Many of you know that I love technology, and I also love learning how we can use technology to help build up the kingdom of God. You may know about…

In this homily, I’m going to try to tie together Winnie the Pooh, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the readings for this Sunday’s Mass.  So, see if you can keep up…

Today is a very special day for me. It is actually an anniversary for me - the anniversary of my Baptism. That’s right. Thirty-nine years ago, I was baptized into…