Fr. Brendan McGuire - Podcasts that Break open the Word of God

There is so much ink spilled on trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity and it is unfortunate because I think explaining it is less important than experiencing it. And how we experience the Trinity is to do what Jesus did. It is when we love one another, we experience the Trinity.  (Read more…)

Here is the my homily for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Please feel free to share it with others.

It is not us as human beings that keep the church afloat. It is the Holy Spirit that keeps it alive and flying through the centuries. We have to be humble enough to recognize there is something magnificent here and that it is the Holy Spirit that animates the church. 

Here is the my homily for Pentecost Sunday. Please feel free to share it with others.

When we are beginning something new, we are also letting go of something old. Right? We have grown and hopefully become a better version of ourselves. But now that is coming to an end, there is a newness. We are called to grow, to step out of that comfort and grow into something new.

Here is the my homily for Ascension Sunday. Please feel free to share it with others.  (Read more…)

It is so important not to name the persons by their illness but rather that they have an illness. They are more than their illness; they are to be treated as persons. 

Here is the my homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Please feel free to share it with others.

We are called to return love for hate; to include the excluded; and to always admit when we are wrong. The road to heaven is very wide and it is wide enough for everyone. May we remain on it with food for the journey for all. (Read more…)

We need nourishment from this table every week. We need to see each other and be strengthened with others that are on the same journey, the same path, of listening and attuning our hearing and then following the Lord.  (Read more…)

Here is the my homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter. I am sorry this is a little late but I am away on our Diocesan Clergy Study Week. I will return to the parish for this upcoming weekend Please feel free to share it with others.

I hope everyone had a good Mother's Day and hope to see everyone next Sunday at masses!

You are not only a sign, not only are you a symbol, you are the Sacrament of Jesus that points the way to God’s love in our world. And we promise to be the first to be kind; first to be gentle; first to be forgiving; and first to be loving.

Here is the my homily for the Third Sunday of Easter and we celebrated First Communion this weekend. This homily was directed at the children, but also for us. Please feel free to share it with others. (Read more…)

Today as we celebrate the Divine Mercy Sunday, this Sunday we celebrate the love of God that shines light in the midst of our darkness that dispels the fear and the frustration, we celebrate it by being that to others; gentle and kind; loving and forgiving so that all will find the new door to new life. (Read more…)

Here is the my homily for this past Sunday. Please feel free to share it with others.

See everyone this Sunday at masses!

Love casts out darkness. Love heals every wound. Love overcomes every kind of evil. Love is victorious. That is the message of Easter. Love has the power to change everything. That is the great ah-ha! Love changes everything! (Read more…)

Here is the my homily for Sunday. Earlier, I tested positive for COVID and was unable to celebrate the Triduum and Easter Sunday this year. I had prepared my homilies for these celebrations and share them with you in this forum. I am happy to say that I am better and I have tested negative for COVID. I am still recovering my full energy but I well on the mend. See everyone this Sunday at masses!

May we know that God’s silence can be trusted. May we trust his silence and know that he is there in the midst of our suffering. He does not abandon us. He suffers with us. He will resurrect us from our deepest and darkest moments and we can trust his silence. Maybe we can be there for someone’s else silence and be the healing presence of Christ. (Read more…)

Here is the my homily for Good Friday. Earlier this week, I tested positive for COVID and am unable to celebrate the Triduum and Easter Sunday this year. I had prepared my homilies for these celebrations and share them with you in this forum. Please feel free to share it with others.

I am self quarantining and only have very mild symptoms. I appreciate all of your prayers for my recovery.