homilies & reflections
People sometimes ask if I have a text for my homily. The answer? Sometimes. I don't always write out a full text, and sometimes I don't write anything at all. Here are the homilies where I wrote a text or have semi-understandable notes.
Please keep in mind that homilies are always given with a particular congregation in mind: a homily to my Latin Mass community will usually be different from one to my English Mass community, and a homily to priests would be different than a homily to nuns. Even with a full text, how I deliver a homily isn't always the same as it is written. But these should give you a decent idea of what was said.
I don't always edit these, so typos and small errors may be present, and every once in a while a theological point may get glossed over. Anything here is intended to be in line with Church teaching; if something is not, it is an error on my part and I will correct it if it is brought to my attention.
2026
- You Have Been Chosen 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- Refuge from Our Grudges 21st Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- The Lord Is My Shepherd 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- By the Streams of Babylon 20th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- The Wedding Garment 19th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Fruit That Will Remain 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- The Quiet Work of Faith 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A18th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Why Do You Stand Here Idle? 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A17th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Love Makes People Do Crazy Things 16th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Forgiveness Is Not Optional 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- Bear One Another's Burdens 15th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Am I My Brother's Keeper? 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- You Duped Me, O Lord 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit 14th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Who Holds the Keys? 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- The Tenth Leper 13th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Peter Got Out of the Boat 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- Encountering the God We Know About 11th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- The Pearl of Great Price 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A9th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- What the Kingdom of Heaven Is Like 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- Live in the Spirit and Prepare for Eternity 8th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Fear Only What Can Kill the Soul 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A4th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Without Cost You Have Received 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A3rd Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Do We Recognize Christ? 3rd Sunday of Easter · Year A
- As the Father Has Sent Me, So I Send You 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) · Year A
- The Tomb Is Empty Easter Sunday
- Something Strange Is Happening Easter Vigil
- Behold the Man, Behold the King Good Friday
- The Passover Fulfilled Holy Thursday: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
- Do You Believe This? 5th Sunday of Lent · Year A
- Do We Hear the Words of God? Passion Sunday · 1962 Missal
- Laetare: Rejoicing in What God Has Already Done 4th Sunday of Lent · Year A
- Receiving the Sacraments Well: Confession and the Eucharist 3rd Sunday of Lent · Year A
- Rise, and Do Not Be Afraid 2nd Sunday of Lent · Year A
- Christ Has Already Won the Battle in the Desert First Sunday of Lent · Year A
- Three Questions Before Lent 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- Stewardship Begins with Receiving 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
- Repent: Turn Off the Voices That Aren't God 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A
2025
- The Word Became Flesh: Do We Choose Life? The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas): Mass during the Day
- Rejoice: The Lord Is Near 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) · Year A
- Mary, the Living Garden of Eden The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand 2nd Sunday of Advent · Year A2nd Sunday of Advent · 1962 Missal
- Advent with Our Blessed Mother as Our Guide First Sunday of Advent · Year AFirst Sunday of Advent · 1962 Missal
- Leaving the Cave: Following Christ Our King Christ the King · Year C
- Why Celebrate Buildings? Dedication of the Lateran BasilicaDedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior · 1962 Missal
- Christ Has Come. For Us 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year CChrist the King · 1962 Missal
- On Pilgrimage at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Taormina, Sicily Monday of the 27th Week of Ordinary Time
- Explaining the Mass: A Homily Series
- Discipline Sets us Apart 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C11th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- The Meaning of Mary's Assumption The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary · 1962 Missal
- God Tells us the Ending 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C9th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- The Vanity of Riches 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C8th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- False Prophets will be Judged 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C7th Sunday after Pentecost · 1962 Missal
- Abraham's Repentance 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
- We Celebrate and Glorify the Trinity by our Worship Holy Trinity Sunday · Year CTrinity Sunday · 1962 Missal
2024
- Rejoice! The Lord is near!
- Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you!
- What did you go out to the desert to see?
- Put on the splendor of glory from God!
- Nations are Passing, Christ is Eternal
- Putting Life into Perspective by Remembering Death
- Our Call to Join the Saints
- Following St. Michael into Battle
- Faith, Works, and Justification
- The Glories of Mary and her Assumption
2022
2021
2020
- Families Save the World
- Encounter Christ This Christmas!
- Even One Talent is Worth the Effort
- Living Like the Saints
- Why is the Mass a moment of joy?
- The Humble Pursuit of Truth
- True Food and True Drink
- Sharing the Trinitarian Life
- The Time for Pentecost was Fulfilled
- The Glorious Ascension into Heaven
- On Fear
- The Lord God, Merciful and Compassionate
- We Will Never Be the Same
- Jesus Wept
- Prayer, Fasting, and Alms-giving lead to Joy!
- He was sent to bear witness to the light
- Jesus Redeems our Baptism
- The Manifestation of Christ
- Reflect on these things
2019
- Family Life
- God Is With Us
- The Only News That Really Matters
- Desert Preaching
- You do not know the day
- Acknowledging our lowliness
- Persistence
- Habakkuk's Question
- The Tower of Eternal Life
- Humility and the Heavenly Banquet
- God's Discipline
- We Must Set the Earth on Fire!
- Faithful witnesses
- How do I seek the Lord?
- Your Mission: Convert the World
- Mary and Martha
- The abundant harvest
- The yoke of Christ
- What is the Mass?
- The limits of human comprehension
- see, I am doing something new!
- The revealing cloud
2018
- Reflecting like Mary
- The Temple Example
- Rejoice! Jesus Christ is born today!
- God works in little ways
- Rejoice! The Lord is Near!
- Hear, O Israel!
- Made for relationship
- Faith and works
- Be prepared
- The Way, With You
- Nothing but You, O Lord
- Life-giving Love and Humanae vitae
- Amos Moments
- Amazing God
- The Faith Which Conquers Death
- Fathers and the Seed of Faith
- Corpus Christi: Sharing in the Divinity of Christ
- Pentecost: Responding to the Holy Spirit
- Preach His Name to All the Nations!
2017
- Rejoice! Christ is born!
- Building a Temple for God
- My Soul in Stillness Waits...
- Holiness and Devotion
- Come, Lord Jesus!
- The Kingdom of Jesus Christ
- Responding to the Master
- The Fuel for our Lamps
- Sanctifying the World
- Children of God
- How do we love?
- Image of God
- The Wedding Garment
- Reflection for September 11, 2017: The Question
- Brief Reflection on the Fifteenth Wednesday
- Reflection for the Tenth Thursday of Ordinary Time
- Reflection for Pentecost
- Reflection for the Visitation of Mary
- Reflection for the Sixth Wednesday of Easter
- Reflection for the Fourth Friday of Easter
- Reflection for the Fourth Thursday of Easter
- Reflection for the Fourth Wednesday of Easter
- Audio Reflection given on May 9, 2017
- Reflection for the Fourth Tuesday of Easter
- Reflection for the Fourth Monday of Easter
- Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
- Reflexión pequeña para la cuartera domingo de Pascua
- Reflection for the Third Friday of Easter
- Reflection for the Third Thursday of Easter
- Reflection for the Feast of Saints Philip and James
- Reflection for the Second Saturday of Easter
- Audio Reflection on April 28, 2017
- Reflection on the Memorial of St. Louis de Montfort
- Reflection for the Second Wednesday of Easter
- Audio Reflection given on April 20, 2017
- Reflection for Easter Thursday
- Reflection for Easter Wednesday
- Reflection for Easter Tuesday
- Reflection for the Mass of the Lord's Supper (Holy Thursday)
- Audio Reflection given on April 12, 2017
- Reflection for Wednesday of Holy Week
- Audio Reflection given on April 5, 2017
- Reflection for the Fifth Wednesday of Lent
- Reflection for the Fifth Tuesday of Lent
- Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent / Year A
- Reflection for the Third Thursday of Lent
- Audio Reflection given on March 22, 2017
- Reflection for the Third Wednesday of Lent
- Reflection for the Third Tuesday of Lent
- Reflection for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Saturday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Friday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Thursday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Wednesday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Tuesday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Monday of Lent
- Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Saturday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Friday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Thursday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Wednesday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Tuesday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Monday of Lent
- Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent / Year A
- Reflection for Saturday after Ash Wednesday
- Reflection for Friday after Ash Wednesday
- Reflection for Thursday after Ash Wednesday
- Reflection for Ash Wednesday
- Reflection for the Eighth Tuesday of Ordinary Time
- Reflection for the Eighth Monday of Ordinary Time
- Reflection for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time / Year A
- Reflection for the Seventh Saturday of Ordinary Time
- Reflection for the Seventh Friday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for the Memorial of St. Polycarp
- Reflection for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
- Reflection for the Memorial of St. Peter Damian
- Reflection for the Seventh Monday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time / Year A
- Reflection for the Sixth Saturday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for the Sixth Friday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for the Sixth Thursday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for the Sixth Wednesday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for Sts. Cyril and Methodius on Valentine’s Day
- Reflection for the Sixth Monday of Ordinary Time / Year I
- Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time / Year A
- Reflection for the Fifth Saturday of Ordinary Time / Year I