"To do what is right and just pleases God more than sacrifice," because true sacrifice to God should lead us to do what is right and just.

Sometimes we misunderstand what it means to be humble, what it means to be a saint. What does Christ demand when he demands humility? How does a saint really act in the face of injustice?

Faith is received. Faith is a gift. We are merely stewards of God's gift.

"You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe -- and shudder." (James 2:19) What separates the believer from the demon? What is real faith supposed to look like?

Christ is not afraid of death. He enters into it. He enters into the darkness.

Have we closed our ears to the word of God? Have we been struck mute in our spreading of the Gospel? Jesus offers us the remedy: "Ephphatha...be opened."

Who is the "unjust" we seek judgment from today?

Are you just going through the motions? Do you know why you stay Catholic? Do you know the reason why you do what you do?

"Do you also want to leave?" In dark times, such as these, this question sits on the hearts of many in the Church. Where are we to turn for the answer? "To whom shall we go?"

This is a homily given about the recent scandals in Washington and Pennsylvania. I encourage you not just to listen to this and do nothing, but to act in the ways that our Holy Father, Bishop Fabre, myself, and others have called us to. In the words of Fr. Mike Schmitz: "Do not leave the Church, LEAD the Church."

"Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I have mixed." - Proverbs 9:5