Rather than reacting with judgement toward liturgical developments like the Offertory prayers, we are called to humbly receive the living tradition of the Church, embracing Christ's way of humility and love instead of rigidly relying on our own preferences.

Preached on July 13th, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon

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While it may seem Jesus came merely to solve temporary physical problems like hunger and sickness, His true mission was to offer His very presence, transforming our hearts so that we might pour ourselves out to satisfy the deeper spiritual hunger of the world.

Isaiah 55:1-3 | Romans 8:35, 37-39 | Matthew 14:13-21

Preached on the 1st of August, 2022, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah

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True Christian charity demands that we reject both apathetic indifference and judgmental condemnation; instead, like Christ and the prophets, we must intimately meet people in their brokenness, understand their pain, and lovingly challenge them to embrace true healing and freedom from sin.

Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24 | Matthew 14:1-12

Preached on the 30th of July, 2022, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah

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True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive.

Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11

Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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While Christ uses the dramatic image of a fiery furnace to describe hell, He is pointing to the profound spiritual reality that damnation is not an arbitrary punishment imposed by a petty God, but rather our own tragic free choice to isolate ourselves from His love; therefore, we are called to reject legalism and self-absorption in favor of a transformative, self-giving relationship with Him.

Jeremiah 18:1-6 | Matthew 13:47-53

Preached on the 28th of July, 2022, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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True glory is not the empty pursuit of worldly fame, but the weighty, life-transforming affirmation of God our Father, which frees us from our deepest emotional wounds and makes us fully alive.

Acts 20:17-27 | John 17:1-11

Preached on the 18th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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By embracing both the transcendent and human dimensions of Christ—avoiding the extremes of either over-spiritualizing the Eucharist or treating it with casual flippancy—we open ourselves to the terrifying but beautiful reality that the God of the universe desires to intimately enter and transform our lives.

Preached on July 15th, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon

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Contrary to our cultural preference for massive, visible achievements, the Kingdom of Heaven is small and hidden because it is Jesus Christ Himself dwelling within us; thus, we must first allow Him to quietly transform our hearts before attempting to transform the world, lest we end up merely building our own kingdom in His name.

Jeremiah 13:1-11 | Matthew 13:31-35

Preached on the 28th of July, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church in Beaverton, Oregon

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Just as our natural desire to hunt for fleeting worldly treasures or digital distractions ultimately leaves us unsatisfied, the Gospel challenges us to willingly detach from everything that stands in the way of our true fulfillment—the eternal joy and peace found only in the presence of God.

Kings 3:5, 7-12 | Romans 8:28-30 | Matthew 13:44-52

Preached on July 30th, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Although the early Church emphasized spiritual realities, the offertory procession reminds us of the importance of the material by inviting us to symbolically offer our whole selves alongside the bread and wine to be transformed into the body of Christ.

Preached on July 14th, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon.

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