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The Quest: A reflection on priesthood
Don Quixote by Pablo Picasso I am going to offer another reflection based on The Man of La Mancha. Sorry, it’s been on the swimming mp3 player for a bit. Anyway, during the story, as the residents of...
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The fountain pen ritual How God can be seen in the most mundane of tasks
I not infrequently tell people of my belief that we can find analogs to the spiritual life all over everyday life if we keep our eyes open and take the time to reflect on them. I was chatting with one...
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George Orwell and Jesus Christ
There are four lights! (Bonus points if you figured out from the post’s featured image why I was using that and this picture) I’m a big fan of dystopian literature. One of the first dystopias I ever...
View ArticlePut your faith in the Lord
This homily was written for high school students for the Second Sunday of Lent in Cycle C. First Reading Genesis 15:5–12, 17–18 Response Psalm 27:1a Psalm Psalm 27:1, 7–9, 13–14 Second Reading...
View ArticleCome away to a deserted place
I delivered this homily on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Saint Pius X Parish and the Church of the Assumption in Nashville, Tennessee. This was the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The apostles must have been...
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The God of the Unexpected
The Baptism of Christ by the Circle of Francesco Albani This homily was delivered in class at Notre Dame Seminary on Friday, September 4, 2015. This one is shorter than most because we were asked to...
View ArticleA funeral homily for a tragedy
This homily requires a quick explanation. I never delivered this homily in a church, and I sincerely pray I will never have to preach one like it. This was an assignment for my homiletics class to...
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Drop that boulder: a homily for a reconciliation service
Doing good, not sinning, following Christ is simple, right? All you have to do is love God with your whole heart, soul, and mind. Oh, and love your neighbor as yourself. See? Simple! Unfortunately,...
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Lives matter. So does forgiveness.
Note: I began writing this shortly after the attack at Emmanuel Methodist Church in Charleston, SC on June 17, 2015. Some of the specifics are now a little outdated, but I think the content as a whole...
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Two thousand and fifteen
It seems worthwhile to spend a few minutes to look back on my year. 2015 was interesting and had some great news and events and some very sad occurrences. Winter and spring I attended my annual retreat...
View ArticleMr. Father: Tear down that wall!
Until I was about 7, I went to a parish that had a “cry room.” In my youth, I thought it a neat idea. This way, children could be loud during Mass. When I was old enough, I graduated from the cry room...
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Show us the Father
I preached this homily at Notre Dame Seminary on May 3, 2016. “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied” (Jn 14:8). A few chapters earlier, some Greeks said to Philip, “Sir, we wish to see...
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With Lazarus, once a poor man, may you have eternal rest
I preached this homily at St. Rita Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana on March 16, 2017. The Gospel was the well known story of The Rich Man and Lazarus. When you are called home, will your soul be light...
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