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Advent Resources
God is Offering You a Grace this Advent - Don’t miss out on it!
Advent - Preparing our hearts for the the Second Coming of Jesus
stories about Advent
First Sunday of Advent
Related Homilies: God is Offering You a Grace this Advent - Don’t miss out on it!
Advent - Preparing our hearts for the the Second Coming of Jesus
Second Sunday of Advent
Separating the Wheat from the
Chaff in our lives will bring us Harmony within ourselves, with others and with
God
2007
Related Homilies: God is Offering You a Grace this Advent - Don’t miss out on it!
Advent - Preparing our hearts for the the Second Coming of Jesus
First Reading The Joyful Expectation of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent
Happy the Man or Woman in Prison who does not Lose Faith in Jesus
Related Homilies: God is Offering You a Grace this Advent - Don’t miss out on it!
Advent - Preparing our hearts for the the Second Coming of Jesus
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Joseph, Man of Faith, and Patron of the Church
Stories: Joseph’s Struggle (a dialogue)
Christmas Season and Baptism of Our Lord
See homilies in Years A, B and C
Second Sunday
Can you see Jesus in the Crowd?
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away our sins
Behold the Lamb of God who takes
away the sin of the world 2008
On Jesus taking away the sins of the world see
homilies on the Sacrament of
Reconciliation
March for Life Life Homilies
Third Sunday
Only Jesus is the Solution to the World’s Problems
Leave the Boat and build up God’s Kingdom
Related Homilies: If Jesus could use the Twelve apostles with their weaknesses he can use us
Answering God’s Call - Vocations in the Bible
stories Fr John Corapi’s Vocation
stories Cardinal Lustiger’s conversion to Catholicism
March for Life Life Homilies
Fourth Sunday
Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness - the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes were lived perfectly
by Jesus 2008
Related Homilies: Jesus’ description
of happiness
Blessed are you who are poor...Our cross draws us closer to God 2007
stories about about reversals
stories: difficulty of teaching the Beatitudes
stories: dialogue on the Beatitudes
Fifth Sunday
Sixth Sunday
Related Homilies: If your hand should cause you to sin cut it off! - Avoiding occasions of sin
What God has joined together man must not divide
The Church’s Teaching on Marriage
Seventh Sunday
Related Homilies: on love of neighbor: Seeing Jesus in others
Eighth Sunday
Related Homilies: on first reading: God will never forget us 2007
First Sunday of Lent
Overcoming Sin and Temptation during Lent - Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving
Dying and Rising with Jesus during Lent
Overcoming Temptation and Giving Up Sin during Lent because We Love Jesus 2008
Related Homilies: Decide to Overcome Sin
Reliving the temptations of Jesus
stories for Lent
Second Sunday of Lent
The Transfiguration: Look Beyond Present Pain to the Presence of God
Jesus’ Transfiguration: Let us remember who we really are and not be negative
Related Homilies: We live by faith not sight but treasure experiences of God’s personal love
Jesus is the Promised Messiah. Listen to Him even as He predicts his Passion and Death!
stories about divine light
Third Sunday of Lent
Drink the Living Water of Jesus and You Will Never again Thirst
Putting the Picture of Jesus back together again during Lent 2008
stories about conversion
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Let us wash spiritually in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and be filled with Jesus’ Light
Jesus touches you when you receive the sacraments 2008
Related Homilies: Jesus as healer Jesus Our Healer heals us through the Mass and Sacraments
Let us have faith in the power of Jesus to heal us and pick us up
on the Psalm Jesus is the Good Shepherd
stories about divine light
Inexplicable light in form of embryo in Guadalupe
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Come out of your tomb, be unbound and set free
Jesus invites you to see life in a new way and live with his life now 2008
Holy Week to Easter Sunday
Peace Be With You after Being Sifted Like Wheat by Satan
God is doing a new thing and Jesus’ resurrection shows this 2008
Related Homilies: Trust,
Surrender, Believe, Receive
stories about faith
Third Sunday of Easter
Attitudes Healed on the Road to Emmaus by meeting Jesus
We meet Jesus at Mass like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus 2008
Related Homilies: Homilies on the Eucharist
Fourth Sunday of Easter - Vocation Sunday
See Vocation Sunday in Years A, B and C
Related Homilies: Jesus the Good Shepherd carries us and lays down his life for us
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Sixth Sunday of Easter
If you love me you will keep my Commandments
Related Homilies: Loving God with all our heart and loving our neighbor as ourselves
By loving God and Neighbor we are filled with God’s Light and Miracles Follow
Ascension
Related Homilies: Enlightened to our Calling and Destiny
Jesus Continues to be Present in his Church after his Ascension
Waiting in Prayer for the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
First reading, witnesses to the ends of the earth: Church growing through trials
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Waiting in Prayer for the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost Sunday
see homilies for Years A, B and C
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
We are drawn into the love at the heart of the Trinity
Related Homilies: The Most Holy Trinity: Abba, Emmanuel, Helper
Belonging to the Holy Trinity since baptism
Father who sought me, Son who bought me, Spirit who taught me
Story: St. Augustine and the Mystery of the Trinity
Corpus Christi
See homilies in Years A, B and C
Tenth Sunday
Related Homilies: Mercy Sunday
stories about God’s forgiveness
Commentary: excerpt of Enjoying the Bible 1
Eleventh Sunday
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cast out devils - Priesthood
Related Homilies: on curing the sick see Jesus our Healer
Twelfth Sunday
Declaring Ourselves for Jesus in the Presence of Others
Related Homilies: Let us Take a Stand for Jesus
stories about witnessing to Jesus
Thirteenth Sunday
Related Homilies: Taking up our Cross after Jesus
Carrying Our Cross after Jesus, disciples of Jesus
When problems loom let us turn to Prayer
stories about our cross
Fourteenth Sunday
Come to Me all you who labor and are overburdened
Fifteenth Sunday
May We Produce Fruit for the Kingdom
Related Homilies: on the word of God Your Word is a Lamp for my Steps and a Light for my Path
They have the Scriptures, let them listen to them!
Second Reading, Rom 8:18 present suffering and future glory Faith in the Resurrection enables us to endure Suffering
Stories: Parable of the Sower (a dialogue)
Sixteenth Sunday
Weeds Among the Wheat - Patience with Ourselves and Others
Related Homilies: Second Reading, Rom 8:26 Spirit helping us pray Pentecost
Stories: Weeds among the Wheat, God’s Infinite Mercy (a dialogue)
Seventeenth Sunday
Finding the hidden treasure and pearl of great value
Related Homilies: Happiness
Eighteenth Sunday
The miracle in the dump at Juarez - Give to Jesus and he gives to you
Related Homilies: Jesus expands our vision; our small vision vs. Jesus’ limitless vision
The Eucharist and the Priesthood were born during the Last Supper
Faith in the Real Presence of Jesus and Eucharistic Miracles
When we eat this bread and drink this cup...
Four Presences of Jesus when we celebrate the Eucharist
Alexandrina lived only on Jesus in the Eucharist for thirteen years
On Pope John Paul II’s Letter on the Eucharist, Ecclesia de Eucharistia
The Eucharist: Jesus living in us and we in Jesus - Little Nellie of Holy God
The Eucharist and St John Bosco
stories about the Eucharist
Nineteenth Sunday
Courage! It is I! Do Not Be Afraid!
Amazing Grace that saved a Wretch like Me!
Let us Grow Through Trials as Peter did
stories about faith
Twentieth Sunday
Let us persist in prayer like the Canaanite woman and St Monica
Related Homilies: on faith When problems loom let us turn to prayer
Happy the Man or Woman in Prison who does not Lose Faith in Jesus
Why pray when God knows what we want? - The Healing of Bartimaeus
on healing Jesus Our Healer heals us through the Mass and Sacraments
Let us have faith in the power of Jesus to heal us and pick us up
stories about persistence
on breaking down barriers see excerpt of Enjoying the Bible
Twenty-First Sunday
The Church - “Flesh and Blood” vs. “Revelation of Jesus’ Father”
You are the Christ, the Son of the living God
Palestine expected a different Messiah - Let us take our values from Jesus
Related Homilies: Peter grew to consider suffering for Jesus an honor
stories about the Pope
Twenty-Second Sunday
Related Homilies: Carrying Our Cross after Jesus
Carrying the Cross after Jesus
Palestine expected a different Messiah - Let us take our values from Jesus
Peter grew to consider suffering for Jesus an honor
stories about our cross
stories about division
Twenty-Third Sunday
Related Homilies: second reading Seeing Jesus in others
second reading “If anyone wants to be first he must be servant of al”
stories about reconciliation
stories second reading related helping others
stories about seeing God in others
Twenty-Fourth Sunday
stories about forgiveness
Twenty-Fifth Sunday
Why be envious because I am generous?
Related Homilies: Equal in Dignity before God
the last being first: Curé of Ars
stories about positive thinking
Twenty-Sixth Sunday
We believe in God but live as if God does not exist!
Related Homilies: first reading Decide to overcome sin
October - Respect Life Month
Twenty-Seventh Sunday
What type of Vineyard Tenants Are We?
God Continues to Call us to Bear Fruit
Producing Fruit for the Kingdom
Related Homilies: Bearing Fruit - Our love is not to be just words or mere talk
Twenty-Eighth Sunday
Wearing the Wedding Garment for the Wedding Feast - a Good Christian Life
Related Homilies: on the Psalm Jesus is the Good Shepherd
Twenty-Ninth Sunday - also Mission Sunday
Thirtieth Sunday
Loving God with all our heart, soul and mind, and our neighbor as ourselves
Related Homilies: By loving God and Neighbor we are filled with God’s Light and Miracles Follow
If you love me you will keep my commandments
Loving others as Jesus loved us
on love of neighbor Seeing Jesus in others
Bear with one another charitably - love your children
To be first you must be servant of all
stories about helping others
stories about seeing God in others
Thirty-First Sunday
Have we not all one Father? The greatest among you must be your servant
Related Homilies: The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax-Collector
We are all equal in dignity before God
Be gentle in carrying out your business
on service: Jesus helping his disciples and the crowds
stories about humility and pride
Thirty-Second Sunday
We pass this way only once - Choose Well
Related Homilies: “Stay Awake, Praying at all Times”
A second opportunity to live, that opportunity is now
Preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus
Fr Steven
Scheier’s near death experience
Thirty-Fourth Sunday - Christ the King
Our Treasure in Heaven will be what We Give to the Poor
Related Homilies: Good Citizens of Our Country but God’s Servants First - Jesus is Our King
If anyone wants to be first he must be servant of all
on the Psalm Jesus is the Good Shepherd
On Jesus as King: Christ as a Powerless King
stories about seeing God in Others
stories about helping others
stories about service