Homily Blog

God Crosses Boundaries for Our Healing: The readings this Sunday reveal that God willingly crosses human boundaries to heal and restore....

Habakkuk’s Struggle and God’s Assurance The prophet Habakkuk cries out against the violence, oppression, and destruction he witnesses:...

Comfort That Blinds the Heart The prophet Amos condemns those who live in luxury while ignoring the suffering around them. Similarly,...

Prophetic Warning Against Corruption In the first reading, the prophet Amos exposes the hypocrisy of Israel’s religious and political...

THE PARADOX OF THE CROSS: A SYMBOL OF SUFFERING AND SALVATION Jayden’s pain was so much when I met him. A young husband and dad in his...

THE CONTRADICTION OF DISCIPLESHIP Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s insight that “discipleship is both costly and grace” sets the tone for today’s...

The Three Faces of Humility Jesus addresses this parable at the banquet with emphasis on humility and repayment—two seemingly unrelated...

The Uncomfortable Truth About Suffering Human nature instinctively avoids pain. Yet the Letter to the Hebrews confronts this aversion by...

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, President of SECAM Jeremiah: Condemned for the Truth The political context of the first reading reveals deep...

Aren’t we all guilty of being anxious and worried about many things? Are we less like Martha and more like Mary? Jesus cautions Martha in...

The Law Is Near: God’s Word Within Us Moses prepares the Israelites to enter the Promised Land, not with distant laws or abstract...

Mission Begins with God Christ’s instruction to the seventy-two, “I am sending you out like lambs among wolves” is a powerful reminder...