Archbishop Weisenburger’s Sunday Homily Reflections

Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well reminds us that true discipleship often calls us away from our comfort zones. In this homily reflection for March 8, 2026, the Third Sunday of Lent, Archbishop Weisenburger suggests that if we are to be faithful to the Gospel, we must go out to the Samarias of our world and accompany those on the margins with compassion and courage.

Abraham went up the mountain in fear and came down a man of deeper faith. The Apostles went up in uncertainty and came down strengthened for their journey to Jerusalem. In this homily reflection for March 1, 2026, the Second Sunday in Lent, Archbishop Weisenburger says that God is calling us to climb our own mountains, too, so we can return strengthened for the journey ahead.

Crude words, judgement of others, and malicious negativity have no place in the life of a disciple. In this homily reflection for February 22, 2026, the First Sunday in Lent, Archbishop Weisenburger invites us to consider fasting from language that harms our relationship with God and our neighbors. In doing so, we allow Christ to shape our hearts more closely to His own.

In this homily reflection for February 15, 2026, the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Archbishop Weisenburger continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus challenges us to move beyond external acts of religion to examine our interior motivations. True faith, we learn, wells up from a heart redeemed by God's love.

Salt flavors and preserves, while light illuminates the path ahead. In this homily reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, February 8, 2026, Archbishop Weisenburger explores Jesus' call for us to be the "salt of the earth" and "light of the world," so that others might taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Just as Moses once went up the mountain to receive the Law, Jesus ascends the mountain and gives us something greater: the Beatitudes. In this homily reflection for Sunday, February 2, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Archbishop Weisenburger says we're on "sacred ground" whenever we discuss the Beatitudes, touching the heart of Jesus' teaching, where the values of the world are turned upside down.

In the Gospel reading for Sunday, January 25, 2026 (the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time), Jesus and his followers lay the groundwork for true discipleship. Reflecting on this passage, Archbishop Weisenburger shares his prayer that God grants each of us the courage to walk this path by standing firm in faith, placing our gifts at the service of others, accepting sacrifice, and trusting the Lord wherever He leads.

The world often looks to big reforms and popular movements to fix what is broken, but these "fixes" often lead to deeper problems. In this homily reflection, Archbishop Weisenburger points to an answer found in Scripture: Salvation is found not in society’s lions, but in the Lamb.

Why would Jesus, who is without sin, seek baptism? In this homily reflection for January 11, 2026, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Archbishop Weisenburger reminds us that our Savior stands fully with us, even in our brokenness. In entering the waters of the Jordan, Jesus opens the heavens and invites us into the new creation unfolding in Him.

On January 4, 2026 we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Magi journeyed through uncertainty to worship the newborn King. In this homily reflection, Archbishop Weisenburger encourages us to follow the example of these Three Wise Men, remaining faithful on our own paths and open to the little epiphanies, or the moments when God reveals Himself in our lives.