Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

God had no backup plan after Mary.

The Assumption of Mary is the reality that Our Lady was taken up entirely into Heaven. This is, in some ways, the fulfillment of her entire life. Since she belonged totally to God, she was brought totally to God.

Luke 1:39-56

Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Without obedience, there is no faith.

Followers of Jesus want to grow in faith, but do they understand what it is to live by faith?

Luke 12:32-48

Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Remember you will die. Remember you have died.

We are called to live a new life. But we cannot live a new life until we have allowed our old life to die. We need to remember that we will die in the future. Christians also have the chance to remember that we already have died.

Luke 12:13-21

Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The battle of prayer.

Every one of us knows that we ought to pray. But not all of us know how. In addition, not all of us know that prayer can often be a challenge...it is a battle.

Luke 11:1-13

Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Do it for the love of Jesus.

We all have a lot to do. We may even be tempted to resent all that we have to do. But if we do it for the right reason, even the most difficult tasks take on new power and new purpose.

Luke 10:38-42

Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Knowing is nice. Doing makes the difference.

We can know exactly what to do, but unless we act on what we know, nothing will change.

Luke 10:25-37

Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

There are some things worth risking everything for.

Those who signed the Declaration of Independance risked everything. Every Christian who follows Jesus is risking everything in order to have the Lord.

Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

Homily from the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.

Jesus came to establish a Church.

The Church is an essential part of God's Kingdom on earth. Jesus is the King. Peter (and his successors) are the stewards of the King. This role has the authority to teach, guide, and govern.

Matthew 16:13-19

Homily from the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

Jesus did not say "Read this in memory of Me." He said "Do this in memory of Me."

The greatest gift Jesus gave us is Himself in the Eucharist. And yet, even people who love Jesus very much can miss this gift without the guidance and teaching of the Church.

Luke 9:11-17

Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.

Even when the Bible seems clear, earnest Christians can get it wrong. We need a Church to tell us when we are wrong.

The most important revelation of God is His own identity. From the beginning, Christians have needed more than the words of Sacred Scripture to guide them into all truth. We have needed the Holy Spirit leading the Church through error to know the depths of God's identity.

John 16:12-15