Reflections from St. Ann DC

Channels of Mercy – Fr. Joseph Piper Homily – Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday, September 13, 2026

How do I know that God is speaking to me in prayer, and it is not my own voice? Fr. Ivan explains in his homily.

Monsignor Watkins elaborates on the significance of titles.

Msgr. Watkins speaks on on the Lord's model of pity and the power of an openness to hear the suffering of others.

Think of your spiritual journey as constantly combatting heavy winds, and you lack the strength to fight. You must make a choice; focus on Jesus or look away to the storm around us. Peter understood the Lord was rescuing him, but he made the choice to divert his eyes to the sea of troubles around him. Taking your eyes off yourself and looking at Jesus, you can find yourself in peace and get through the storm.

Our Lord always knows what's best for us.

How do you balance prudence and boldness? How did Jesus do it?

Monsignor Watkins explains the parable of the wheat and the weeds, explaining why God allows evil to exist.

Monsignor Watkins speaks of the essence love in today's homily.

Fr. Ivan Pertine details the Importance of fatherhood and the value of fathers.