Homily from the Solemnity of Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

Your part of the story (Act IV) remains unwritten.

Jesus has bridged the unbridgable gap between God and humanity. We can believe that and remain unchanged. But if we are willing to respond, we can write the final act of the story. We can place ourselves under the Lordship of Christ and live an entirely new life.

Matthew 25:31-46

Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

It could have been otherwise.

We have been created good by the good God. But we have been captured by sin, death, and slavery. In Jesus, God has rescued us and transferred us into His Kingdom…His family.

Matthew 25:14-30

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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

There's good news and there's bad news.

We have heard the first part (Act One) of the Good News. But before we can move forward, we need to be aware of and understand why things are so broken. Before anything else, we need the bad news.

Matthew 25:1-13

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Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Am I basing my life on the gospel of the world or the Gospel of God?

We are surrounded by stories. Stories that try to make sense of the world. But not every story is true. In fact, there are many stories that are false. We are called to base our lives on the true story… The story of the Gospel of God.

Matthew 23:1-12

Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.

One day, this day could be your feast day.

The Feast of All Saints is offered to us as a day to praise God for all of the unnamed and unknown saints who have run the race well and have entered into the glorious and unadulterated Presence of the true and living God.

Matthew 5:1-12

Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

You are called to be love.

When a person is lost, they need to know where they are. We know: you are here. But we also need to know where we are going and how to get there. We know that as well: we are called to be saints and the way is love.

Matthew 22:34-40

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Between the Promise and the Promised Land.

When a person is lost, it can feel like every step is taking them further and further away from where they need to be. But with Christ, we trust in the promise that we are not lost, but led...and that every step is taking us closer to where and who we need to be.

Matthew 22:15-21

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

This is life.

We need to understand that life is not waiting for us to start. This is life. This is your life. You are here. But we do have to ask the questions: should I be here? And is what God wants for me enough for me?

Matthew 22:1-14

Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What if? Or What is?

Not knowing where we are, where we are going, or how to get there can be incredibly daunting. It can bring us to a place of worry and anxiety. We can be tempted to avoid the uncertainty and discomfort of the journey. By focusing on God's presence and blessings, we can have the courage to move.

Matthew 21:33-43

Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The freedom to love when you no longer feel like it.

The precondition for love is freedom. Both the freedom to say no and the freedom to say yes, regardless of passing moods or circumstances. Tough love is willing to choose the good because God asked us to and because we said we would.

Matthew 21:28-32