From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, August 30, 2026 the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A.

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, August 23, 2026 the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

My three points:

1. Philosohpy: Objective vs. Subjective Reality
2. Examining the Gospel Objectively
3. Examining the Gospel Subjectively

The livestream of this Mass can be found here, the homily starts at 27:33.

From the Noon Mass on Sunday, August 16, 2026, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

Order of the Homily:

• I give an update on Fr. Tom Sutherland (who passed away the following day)
• Introduction
• Body:
  1. Stings
  2. Challenges
  3. Gives Hope
• Conclusion

I preached a version of this homily at the 4pm Mass the day before, the livestream of which can be found here (homily starting at 35.15).

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, August 9, 2026, the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

My three points:

1. The Transfiguration
2. Eyes on Jesus
   • With his eyes on Jesus, St. Peter walks on the water. Once he takes his eyes off Jesus, he begins to sink.
3. Prayer
   • We normally hear God in the "tiny whispering sound"

The livestream for the Mass can be found here (homily starts at 25:00).

From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, August 1, 2026, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

My three points:

1. We are Rich
2. Truly / Humbly listening to God is Hard!
3. IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, July 19, 2026 the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

My three points:

1. Heaven and Hell
2. Mercy: Letting God Love You
   • I referenced C.S. Lewis' The Weight of Glory to make the distinction between excusing and forgiving (particularly pp. 178-179, 181).
3. Fruitfulness

From the noon Mass Sunday, July 12, 2026, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

My three points:

1. Fruitfulness
2. "Gross is the heart"?
3. The Soils

Conclusion: I ask the congregation: What can we do to make our souls "rich" soil?

I preached a versino of this homily at the 4pm Mass on Saturday. The livestream can be found here, the homily starts at 33.02.

We had a special 6pm Mass for our parish feast day.

My three points:

1. Church Tour of St. Peter Markings
2. Serving for Pope Benedict, human weakness
3. The Gates of Hell shall not prevail

The livestream of this Mass can be found here (homily starts at 36.37).

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, June 28, 2026, the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

My three points:

1. 51%?
2. 100%
3. Death in Christ

The livestream for the Mass can be found here (homily starting at 35.27).

From the noon Mass on Sunday, June 21, 2026, the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

In this homily, I briefly go over the Kerygma, and then make the point that a major part of our response (the fourth and final part of the Kerygma) is testifying to Jesus.

The Kerygma:

1. Created
2. Captured
3. Rescued
4. Response