A homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time When Jesus says to his disciples, and to each on of us: "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile." He isn't inviting us to some nostalgic summer holiday on the coast, at the lake house or in the mountain cottage, but he … Continue reading The “Rest” of Our Lives

A Homily for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time In sending out his disciples, Jesus gives a very practical instruction: "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave." This phrase is so practical and so straightforward we might be tempted to overlook it. But I suggest to you today that this instruction from … Continue reading Stay! (Until You Leave)

A Homily for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time They expected too little of him and too little from him is what they got in return. As one spiritual writer puts it: "We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are." So, the question this morning is a deceptively simple one: … Continue reading They Expected Too Little

A Homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time "And the creatures of the world are wholesome." First, I would like to draw your attention to the beauty and the truth of that simple phrase which we just heard in our first reading from the Book of Wisdom. We can too easily forget, especially in … Continue reading Whole/Some

A Homily for Pentecost 2024 "It's the same difference." That phrase often greeted me whenever I attempted to correct my mother. She might say something like: "That's a nice red car." And I would respond, "That car's maroon!" Then she would reply, almost automatically, "Same difference!" Which meant she knew her statement wasn't completely true … Continue reading Same-Difference

A Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter "Prejudice cannot survive proximity." What I really like about that slogan is that if we each take a moment and think about it we will realize the truth it expresses from our own lived experience. We can each recall times, I'm sure, when out of fear we … Continue reading Of Proximity & Prejudice

A Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter 2024 I am perhaps not the savviest person when it comes to the workings and the technical lingo of social media. I do though have some awareness of one concept I have often overheard and that is "getting ghosted." So, I looked up the definition of "getting … Continue reading Don’t Ghost Your Life!

A Homily for Easter Sunday 2024 We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are. Let me say that again: We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are. This Easter morning we are invited to take part in a foot race alongside Peter and the Beloved … Continue reading What Do You Know by Heart? (Part 3)

A Homily for Holy Thursday 2024 What is this? I mean... what is THIS? We are told in our reading from the Book of Exodus: This day shall be a memorial feast for you. And St. Paul recounts for us the words of Jesus at the Last Supper: This is my body. This is my … Continue reading What Do You Know by Heart? (Part 2)

A Homily for Palm Sunday 2024 What exactly is it that she did that we are called to do in remembrance of her? In Mark's Passion Narrative, which we hear this Palm Sunday, the evangelist includes a vignette about a woman, unnamed and certainly unexpected, and definitely unwelcomed, who arrives at Simon the Leper's house … Continue reading What Do You Know by Heart? (Part 1)