The Parable of the Prodigal Son is Christ's quintessential expression of God's Merciful Love.  Here we see how deep God's love is for us, and yet there is no love without suffering.  This homily explores how suffering plays its role in this breathtaking parable.  (preached on March 31, 2019 at St. Francis of Assisi in Derwood, MD)

Matthew's Sermon on the Mount or Luke's Sermon on the Plain present Jesus' upside down view of reality.  Only those who surrender the illusion of control can see the world from God's perspective.   And that surrender means TRUST.  (Preached at St. Augustine's 8 am mass on February 17th)

Every political party has a platform, a declaration of its positions and commitments.   Jesus too has come to promise His followers a platform of certain commitments...ways of being in this broken world.  We are called to be anointed, healed and freed. (Preached at St. Augustine's 4:30 pm mass on January 27th).

Many have described 2018 as an Annus horribilis--a horrible year.  To be sure, politics, culture and even the Catholic Church has been particularly plagued by division, denial and doubts.  In fact, Division, denial and doubt represent three enemies of the Spirit of God; three troublesome clouds of darkness that threaten the LIGHT of CHRIST.  But Christ's Light is still brighter, and HIS truth will conquer all division, denial and doubt.  (Preached at St. Augustine on January 6, 2019 at 12:30 pm mass)

Christmas celebrates the joyous and consoling Truth that God is truly with us--even in the messiest places.  Holy Family Sunday reminds us that sometime the messiest place can also be the holiest place.  (Preached at St. Augustine on December 30, 2018 at 10 am mass)

Merry Christmas! But is it really, really MERRY?  So often there lurks a Grinch in our hearts trying to steal away the JOY of God's Good News.  But there is a way to always have a MERRY CHRISTMAS--even when we might feel a tad grinchy:  Imitate Mother Mary--Let it BE.  (Preached at St. Augustine's on Dec. 23, 2018 at 10 am mass)

The 3rd Sunday of Advent always calls the Church to REJOICE--indeed, always.  And yet how do we rejoice when we are living in a world full of forces hell-bent on making us more like Scrooge before his conversion. Surrender your past and let go. Surrender your future because ours is a happy ending. Surrender your present to actions of love.  (Preached on December 16, 2018 at St. Augustine's 12:30 pm mass)

HAPPY LITURGICAL NEW YEAR 2019!!!  Here we go again beginning another YEAR of GRACE with the call of ADVENT: Christ is coming soon; so live with hope and WAKE UP!  (Preached at St. Augustine Church 10 am mass on December 2, 2018)

Have YOU suffered from Amnesia or Identity Theft?  In fact, every Christian, at times, suffers from these afflictions.  It strikes us when we forget WHOSE we are and WHY we even follow Jesus and go to Church.  This homily explores the problem and the ANSWER: BBLP!  (Preached at Shrine of Sacred Heart on November 18 at 10 am mass)

In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus praises the extreme generosity of a widow, who gave all she had to the Lord.  Unfortunately, we often hold something back, hedge our bets, resist the CALL to give our ALL.  (preached at Christ the King, Nov. 11, 2018)