Homily Blog

Our impression of an ambush has to do with something negative. Its synonyms are: waylay, ensnare, trap. An ambush is “a surprise attack...

To come to Jesus, you need courage, but whence it happens, you're never the same. The truth is that Jesus constantly invites us to break...

My teammates in my seminary days would be familiar with this phrase, “massive attack, massive defense.” This was the slogan that won our...

This year’s (2022) Thanksgiving is on November 24th and it is usually a huge event in the US. But the question can be asked, What are you...

We hear mostly about the depth of faith and how that comes into action in the readings of this weekend. Like the disciples in the gospel,...

Paul’s words in today’s reading are very compelling, “Compete well for the faith.” Paul is usually direct, using prescriptive and...

The readings of this weekend speak of the joy that flows from finding the lost. Paul was lost and recounts his personal story. His...

The German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a book with the title, Cost of Discipleship. In that book, the author stated that...

Christ says in the parable, "When someone invites you to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more...

My goal for this weekend’s homily is not to make suffering look easy but to reinforce the need for commitment to God’s will at the...

God requires a moving faith, not faith that is stagnant or dormant. A moving faith is patient and consistently waits for the Master. A...

I borrowed the title of this reflection from Cardinal Sarah’s book, “God or Nothing.” While sharing the trajectory of his journey, the...