We pay God a compliment when we ask for much because it shows we believe He can give much...Unless we ask for certain things, they almost certainly won't happen!

"Eucharist" means thanksgiving. Mass isn't about us, so we go not primarily for what we "get out of it," but because it's the least (and in some ways, the most) we can do to give thanks to Him.

Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Our faith can naturally diminish to how we feel or to our level of everyday experience. Beyond begging God for an increase of the gift of faith, "Hear. Pray. Tell." is a formula for growing in this fundamental virtue!

Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

St. Francis, like every saint, embodies the healing and revival that God wants to bring into the world. It begins with childlike surrender and joy to what the Father is doing in, for, and through us!

Homily for the Feast of St. Francis, October 4, 2025

We can't grow and be comfortable at the same time; Jesus wants to use our suffering to reveal what He wants to heal and draw us closer to Himself.

Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

The more we have, the more we think we need. The more we give away, the more we realize how we actually need less!

Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Our suffering allows us to enter into Jesus' on the cross. When we offer everything back to Him on the altar at Mass, we receive the peace of His Presence in the midst of our suffering.

Homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 2025

If we follow the examples of newly canonized Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus in the Eucharist, we will always have "enough"!

Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

God gives us opportunity to grow in humility through our humiliations, but there are three other ways to cultivate this receptivity to the Holy Spirit: Contrition, Gratitude, and SURRENDER!

Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

What does it mean to enter the "narrow gate"? Surrender is the key.

Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C