I’ll begin by admitting that like many Americans I own a few firearms. I’m not a hunter, but I enjoy target shooting thanks to a summer spen...

Readings: 1 Cor 1:26-31 • Psalm 33 • Matthew 25:14-30 __________________ Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Monica, the mother of St. ...

Readings : 1 Cor 1:1-9 • Ps 145 • Mt 24:42-51 ------------------------------------------ Today we celebrate the memorials of two saints. T...

Readings: 2 Thes 2:1-3, 14-17; • Ps 96 • Mt 23:23-26 --------------------------------------- Well…good morning, fellow hypocrites! Tha...

Readings: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117; Heb 12:5-7,11-13; Lk 13:22-30 __________________________ When Isaiah proclaimed the remarkable prophecy w...

Readings : Ez 43:1- • Ps 85 • Mt 23:1-12 __________________________ Today we celebrate St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a 12 th -century mon...

  Readings: Ez 2:8-3:4 • Psalm 119 • Matthew 18:1-5,12-14 ___________________ Jesus spent a lot of time shaping His disciples’ hearts, o...

Readings : Jer 26:11-16,24; Ps 69; Mt 14:1-12 ___________________________ Today, in addition to our Saturday memorial for the Blessed Mo...

Sometimes, although I intend to preach, things change and a homily gets set aside. That's what happened on Tuesday.  I thought I'd g...

Readings : Jer 7:1-11 • Ps 84 • Mt 13:24-30 __________________________ Today we not only celebrate Our Blessed Mother’s Saturday memorial...

Readings : Mic 2:1-5; Ps 10; Mt 12:14-21 _____________________ Today we celebrate the optional memorial of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Mt. Car...