Fr. Edward reflects about what happens when we re-read texts or revisit places and discover pearls again or find them if we missed them the first time.

Fr. Edward offers some helpful suggestions to pray when a person doesn’t know how to pray as they ought.

In this homily, I share the story of my failed tomato garden and the surprising spiritual lesson it taught me. Just as tomato plants need healthy soil, proper nourishment, and consistent watering to bear good fruit, our souls need the Word of God, faithful prayer, and time with the Lord. When our lives become oversaturated with distractions or spiritually dry through neglect, our faith can begin to wither. Jesus, the Master Gardener, shows us how to cultivate the soil of our hearts so that our lives may bear lasting fruit.

Summer is a wonderful time for a slower pace of life. So is Sunday. Fr Edward reflects on entering into Sabbath rest as a response to Jesus’s invitation to “come to him.”

Elisha passed by a home and knew hospitality would be extended. When we pass by places do we undertake spiritual practices. Fr. Edward explains in this homily for the thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Fr. Edward Looney offers a reflection on praying with the heart of Jesus as he has been so moved by various images of the Sacred Heart.

Fr. Charles R. Carroll made a forever impression on a young altar boy who would later become a deacon one Holy Thursday. As Fr. Carroll approached the tabernacle, he wiped a tear from his eye, witnessed by the young server. What would bring a perosn to tears before the Eucharist? Fr. Edward reflects in this homily.

Fr. Edward reflects on a quote from Venerable M. Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity for his Trinity Sunday homily.

How a goofy petition made me think of the Holy Spirit.

At 3k/4k graduation, a child released his balloon in the church. Now it’s in the rafters. Here’s what it teaches us about the Ascension!