Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Humility is nothing other than acknowledging and living the truth.

Humility is not pretending to be someone other than we are. It is neither pretending to be better nor pretending to be worse than we are. But is the freedom and the joy of living the full truth about ourselves.

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Discipline isn't the point, but it is the path.

God calls us to develop the potential He has given us by leaning into the discipline He is calling us to. Who is it you want to be? What do you want to be true about you?

Luke 13:22-30

Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Villains and Heroes are made out of the same stuff.

We are not surrounded by villains and heroes, we are surrounded by ordinary people. And every one of us, by our daily choices, can become a villain or hero.

Luke 12:49-53

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