Category Archive for ‘Homilies’

Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, in the words of Isaiah (55: 6-9) and Matthew (20: 1-16a), we hear that God’s ways are not our ways, and that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts. 

Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, the common theme of the Scripture passages is that of “forgiveness.” Not only do the passages talk about how God forgives us, but they also show that we

Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we hear some wise advice from St. Paul.  In his Letter to the Romans, Paul says, “Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another;

Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we hear some very sobering words of Jesus reminding us that our lives on this Earth are limited, so we should always focus on our eternal destiny.
Specifically, we

Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we encounter in the Gospel of Matthew, words that are foundational for our Catholic Faith, for it is with these words that Jesus began the Catholic Church’s teaching

Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we encounter in the Gospel of Matthew, words that are foundational for our Catholic Faith, for it is with these words that Jesus began the Catholic Church’s teaching

Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
In all of the Scripture passages we have for today, there is one theme that stands out more than any other, that is, that all are welcome to follow the Lord. 

Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we hear the interesting story of the disciples in a boat at sea.  It was at nighttime, and a storm was raging.  Their boat was being tossed about

Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we hear various ways that Jesus was trying to teach the crowds about the concept of the “kingdom of heaven.”
This homily focuses on one of today’s parables, that

Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we hear a beautiful poetic passage from Isaiah (55: 10-11) about how God sends down rain and snow to the earth, but that it does not return to