What it means to define yourself not by what you’ve done or what you can do but who Christ is for you. This homily takes the time to zoom in on two small moments from the story of the prodigal son and asks the simple question – maybe, just maybe, its ok not to be ok when the one who holds the stars is holding us?

Yes, a homily about vegetables. But really, its about sin and the patience of the Lord in the midst of our impatience with him. Take a moment and listen about how it can be helpful to remember that, while the struggle is real, so is mercy.

There is something greater here. Into our fears and in the face of our nightmares, God offers something beautiful. As we journey deeper into lent, we continue to unpack the beauty of God’s response to our brokenness and the attacks of the devil, the true enemy of our hearts. Building off a previous homily, this week we take a look at the gift of God right in the middle of our confusion, fear, and nightmares.

A homily on temptation that sheds light on one way the devil attacks and how Christ defeats. Listen and hear how and when the enemy of our hearts attacks us, how he sows seeds of doubt, and what the Lord’s response is. If temptation has caused you to be a bit spiritually dizzy, then this homily is for you.

Sometimes to really learn something we can’t just hear about it or even see it in person – we need to experience it. This is especially true with mercy. This weeks homily looks at the difficulty of forgiveness and the experience of mercy through the lens of a beautiful story of a transformed heart.

A talk I gave at DCYC (Diocesan Catholic Youth Convention) before several hundred High School students about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a man I have a deep devotion to. I ask them to dare to be saints and to ask for a saint to be their guide in life. Listen in!

When do we fail?

The thing about life is that we fail in life not because we don’t know what to do but because we forget the bigger perspective because we don’t make enough eye contact with the Lord. Today I take a moment and ask for a bit of perspective.

What keeps us from seeing the obvious or responding like we should? Fear? Familiarity? Today’s homily takes a look at not only what keeps us from adoring the Lord and being his disciple but what Jesus does about that. In it we learn that God has anticipated our hesitation, but that does not mean we can let our fear or what is familiar keep us from what is beautiful.

He is Emmanuel meaning “God is with us” but do we really believe it? This homily invites to make that real by accepting his love which has already chosen us despite our failures.

In the giving of the gift we can often discover what it is, how it came to be, but mostly why. Taking a look at the scriptures, we dive into what the visitation reveals about what was give, how it came to be, and more importantly what it means for us.