Hear to Heaven

A homily for the feast of Saint Ignacio’s of Antioch.

A homily on the interior life.

A homily for the 25th week in ordinary time.

A homily on love that makes sacrifice plausible.

A meditation on responding to the call.

A homily for the 20th week in ordinary time.

A homily for the 18th Sunday in ordinary time.

Matthew 14:44-52

Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it".

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.

When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away.

Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.

Do you understand all these things? They answered, "Yes."

And he replied, "Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old."

A meditation for the feast of Mary Magdalene.

A homily for the 16th Sunday in ordinary time.