A Homily for the 15th Week of Ordinary time 2025 If I was to say to you: splagchnizomai you might be tempted to respond: Gesundheit! And if you did you wouldn't be too far off! "Splagchnizomai" is the biblical Greek word for "Gut-Wrenched." And, as you probably know, "Gesundheit" is a German word meaning: "Health" … Continue reading Self-Preservation (& the Death of Empathy)
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Words Made Flesh
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 2025 I am discovering that a lifetime of practicing Lectio Divina leads to Lectio Divina taking on a life in time. It becomes increasingly clear that the Word is Living, the Word is Unchained, and therefore: Words Matter. Words are always … Continue reading Words Made Flesh
“Delight in the Human Race”
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity "Hail space for the Uncontained God!" That line, coming from the Eastern Orthodox Liturgy for the Annunciation, has become a long time favorite of mine. In it the greeting of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary is reframed and Mary redefined as the seemingly limited space … Continue reading “Delight in the Human Race”
St. Matthias: Witness to the Resurrection!
A Personal Reflection on the Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle About 30 years ago I rather unexpectedly fell in love with St. Matthias! I was up to preach the homily at my religious community's annual, post-academic year retreat on the feast of the apostle. I vaguely remember now preaching on the kinship I felt with … Continue reading St. Matthias: Witness to the Resurrection!
“Welcome & Listen”
A Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter 2025 In the Acts of the Apostles today, Paul and Barnabas announce: "We now turn to the Gentiles (or the Nations)!" And how do the Gentiles or the Nations respond? Well, they respond just as any person or group who has felt excluded, forgotten, unseen, unheard, or … Continue reading “Welcome & Listen”
In Mercy, Hope!
A Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday & In Memory of Pope Francis Pope Francis once remarked: "Let the church always be a place of mercy and hope." If you recall, back in 2013, the pontificate of Pope Francis began with the Year of Mercy. This past week it ended with his death right in the … Continue reading In Mercy, Hope!
“Enough! the Resurrection”
A Homily for Easter Sunday 2025 The fundamental message of Easter is this: You have to run into the dark if you wish to run into the light. You have to confront your own limitations if you want to come to know the Limitless; face your own brokenness to discover healing; pass through death to … Continue reading “Enough! the Resurrection”
And Their Voices Prevailed
A Homily for Palm Sunday 2025 In the midst of the shouting match that ensues between Pilate and the Crowd, in Luke's account of the Passion, Pilate, driven by fear and political expediency, seeks to release Jesus. The Crowd, engorged with rage and convinced that the destruction of this one human being and all he … Continue reading And Their Voices Prevailed
On This Mountain
A Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent "I look to the mountains from where shall come my hope!" Now, if you are familiar with the first line of Psalm 121, you know it actually reads: "I look to the mountains from where shall come my help." But I want to talk about HOPE this … Continue reading On This Mountain
Lenten Detox
A Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent 2025 "It is easier to throw stones than to search one's own soul." That quote, I think, gets at a fundamental human conundrum with which, I would imagine, we are all familiar. I believe it gets at our own human experiences of alienation and shame that might … Continue reading Lenten Detox
Chiaroscuro Spirituality 