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• Let the Word of Christ Dwell in you Richly

  Download File | Duration: 8:25 | Recorded on: November 12th, 2023

  Listen to the Word. Ponder it. Live it.

• Preparation for Eternity

  Download File | Duration: 8:17 | Recorded on: November 12th, 2023

  God's Wisdom seeks us out, reminding us that every moment is preparation for eternity.

• On Humility

  Download File | Duration: 7:12 | Recorded on: November 5th, 2023

  We all need to practice the virtue of humility.

  Homily for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. (1962 Missal)

• Our Baptismal Priesthood

  Download File | Duration: 6:12 | Recorded on: November 5th, 2023

  We are all called to bring glory to the name of God.

  Homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A. (Ordinary Form)

• To you I have entrusted my cause

  Download File | Duration: 5:03 | Recorded on: June 26th, 2023

  Let tomorrow worry about itself.

• Universal Call

  Download File | Duration: 6:06 | Recorded on: June 20th, 2023

  We all are called to holiness and to mission, because we are members of the priesthood of the baptized.

• God provides the sacrifice

  Download File | Duration: 9:04 | Recorded on: June 11th, 2023

  In the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, God provides the sacrifice by transforming ordinary bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

• "If you love me, keep my commandments"

  Download File | Duration: 11:06 | Recorded on: May 14th, 2023

  If we love God, he promises that he will love us and reveal himself to us. So how do we love God?

• We belong to Christ and him alone

  Download File | Duration: 5:17 | Recorded on: January 24th, 2023

  We belong to Christ, not to anyone or anything else. If we follow him, we will assist him in building his kingdom on this earth.

• What just happened? (Mass during Christmas Day)

  Download File | Duration: 7:17 | Recorded on: December 25th, 2022

  After the frantic activity of Christmas Eve and birth of Christ, we take a breath and reflect.

  Mass During the Day Readings: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18

• Beholding the Light in Silence (Christmas Midnight Mass)

  Download File | Duration: 9:21 | Recorded on: December 25th, 2022

  Tonight we gather in silence, in stillness, and our hearts behold the light that has entered the world.

  Midnight Mass Readings: Isaiah 9:1-6; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14

• Christmas Proclamation

  Download File | Duration: 2:02 | Recorded on: December 25th, 2022

  The formal proclamation of Christmas from the Roman Martyrology, chanted.

  Text: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/christmas/christmas-proclamation

• Filling our Hearts with Hope (Christmas Vigil Mass)

  Download File | Duration: 10:24 | Recorded on: December 25th, 2022

  We await our Savior, knowing that he will fill our hearts with hope.

  Vigil Mass Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 89; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25

• The Cost of Discipleship? Everything

  Download File | Duration: 7:14 | Recorded on: September 4th, 2022

  God wants everything. Every person we love, every thing we have, must come after him, because He is the one who gives eternal life.

• Go through them

  Download File | Duration: 6:09 | Recorded on: July 24th, 2022

  When I worked at the Lord's Diner, my boss would sometimes say "we go through the greedy to get to the poor." It sure seems like God does something similar, going through the wicked to save the just.

• He wanted to justify himself

  Download File | Duration: 6:43 | Recorded on: July 10th, 2022

  The scholar of the law knew the words of the law, but he didn't want to live it. Instead, he wanted to justify himself and his half-hearted approach to following God.

• America needs the faithful witness of Christianity

  Download File | Duration: 4:10 | Recorded on: July 4th, 2022

  The United States needs the witness of faithful, fearless Christians to live the ideal of our founders: a land of freedom and liberty, where every human being can flourish and find true happiness.

• The Life-Changing Call

  Download File | Duration: 8:22 | Recorded on: June 26th, 2022

  Elijah's call to Elisha was a call to a radically new life. Jesus Christ's call to us is no less radical.

• Sing Praise to the Body of Christ!

  Download File | Duration: 7:18 | Recorded on: June 18th, 2022

  Words are not sufficient to comprehend the mystery of the Body of Christ.

• The Body of Christ Ascends

  Download File | Duration: 10:11 | Recorded on: May 29th, 2022

  Better late than never!

  The Ascension matters--a lot. Without the Ascension, there is no Body of Christ bridging the gap between Heaven and Earth.

• You can have everything

  Download File | Duration: 9:29 | Recorded on: January 9th, 2022

  But what will actually make you happy?

  Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, January 9, 2022

• The Epiphany Encounter

  Download File | Duration: 6:42 | Recorded on: January 1st, 2022

  How have you encountered Christ in your life?

• Holy Mary, Mother of God

  Download File | Duration: 8:00 | Recorded on: December 31st, 2021

  We Catholics love Mary. But when we talk about Mary, it's often because we're trying to figure something out about her son, Jesus.

• Advent Reflections 2021 — Christmas Day

  Download File | Duration: 2:01 | Recorded on: December 25th, 2021

  The Word became flesh and dwelt among us!

• Advent Reflections 2021 — Vigil of Christmas

  Download File | Duration: 0:33 | Recorded on: December 24th, 2021

  The Lord will provide for his children!

• Advent Reflections 2021 — O Emmanuel

  Download File | Duration: 0:54 | Recorded on: December 23rd, 2021

  Jesus is not some helpless baby, he's God: Are we ready?

• Advent Reflections 2021 — O Rex Gentium

  Download File | Duration: 1:24 | Recorded on: December 22nd, 2021

  Let your soul magnify the Lord!

• Advent Reflections 2021 — O Oriens

  Download File | Duration: 1:27 | Recorded on: December 21st, 2021

  God became man to search for you!

• Advent Reflections 2021 — O Clavis David

  Download File | Duration: 2:00 | Recorded on: December 20th, 2021

  When God asks what you want, tell him! And have faith!

  (Sorry for the late post again!)

• Advent Reflections 2021 – O Radix Iesse

  Download File | Duration: 2:16 | Recorded on: December 19th, 2021

  What an incredible greeting from Elizabeth!

• Advent Reflections 2021 – O Adonai

  Download File | Duration: 1:01 | Recorded on: December 18th, 2021

  Do not be afraid!

• Advent Reflections 2021 – O Sapientia

  Download File | Duration: 1:05 | Recorded on: December 17th, 2021

  God does not take half measures, but works slowly through all time.

  (Sorry about the late post!)

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Third Thursday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 2:01 | Recorded on: December 16th, 2021

  Don't sway in the wind!

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Third Wednesday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 2:15 | Recorded on: December 15th, 2021

  God creates everything, and re-creates us after we fall into sin.

• Advent Reflections 2021 – John of the Cross / Third Tuesday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:46 | Recorded on: December 14th, 2021

  Nothing must stop us from following God. Zip, zero, nada.

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Saint Lucy / Third Monday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:01 | Recorded on: December 13th, 2021

  "A star shall advance from Jacob, and a staff shall rise from Israel."

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Third Sunday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:13 | Recorded on: December 12th, 2021

  Rejoice, the Lord is near! He comes with the Holy Spirit and fire!

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Second Saturday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:25 | Recorded on: December 11th, 2021

  Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Second Friday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 0:59 | Recorded on: December 10th, 2021

  What are your reasons?

• Advent Reflections 2021 – Second Thursday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:01 | Recorded on: December 9th, 2021

  God has elevated us to be his children. Let us not squander this gift.

• Advent Reflections 2021 – The Immaculate Conception

  Download File | Duration: 2:47 | Recorded on: December 8th, 2021

  Mary was born without original sin. God gave her this great gift because of her faithfulness.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - Second Tuesday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:54 | Recorded on: December 7th, 2021

  Angels cheer when the lost sheep come home.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - Second Monday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:39 | Recorded on: December 6th, 2021

  Our God will come to save us!

• Advent Reflections 2021 - Second Sunday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 2:08 | Recorded on: December 5th, 2021

  When God became man in Jesus Christ, it paved the way for us to put on the splendor the Glory of God.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - First Saturday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:44 | Recorded on: December 4th, 2021

  God will supply our every need, and he will use us to do it.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - St. Francis Xavier & the First Friday

  Download File | Duration: 2:43 | Recorded on: December 2nd, 2021

  The Good News that God will recreate the world cannot be stopped!

• Advent Reflections 2021 - First Thursday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:31 | Recorded on: December 1st, 2021

  If we follow Jesus Christ and walk in his ways, we will never have a reason to fer God's justice.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - First Wednesday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 1:43 | Recorded on: November 30th, 2021

  God's covenant love is providential, abundant, and mind-blowingly generous.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - St. Andrew & the First Tuesday

  Download File | Duration: 1:50 | Recorded on: November 30th, 2021

  St. Andrew shows us how bringing the Good News of salvation to the world allows us to light the way to eternal peace with God.

• Advent Reflections 2021 - First Monday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 2:15 | Recorded on: November 29th, 2021

  If only we had the faith of the centurion!

• Advent Reflections 2021 - First Sunday of Advent

  Download File | Duration: 2:35 | Recorded on: November 28th, 2021

  God always fulfills his promises. On Christmas, we remember how he fulfilled his promise of a Savior. During Advent, we contemplate what that means for us and what promises God has yet to fulfill.

• Suffering Reveals Reality

  Download File | Duration: 11:17 | Recorded on: October 17th, 2021

  The eternal priesthood of Jesus Christ allows us to give meaning to our suffering, and reveals us to ourselves in the process.

  Homily for October 17, 2021

• Marriage matters

  Download File | Duration: 19:59 | Recorded on: October 3rd, 2021

  Marriage reflects the love God has for his people, and the family is where God begins the work of salvation. To say it is important is an understatement.

  Homily for October 3, 2021

• Obnoxious, childlike prophets

  Download File | Duration: 9:52 | Recorded on: September 19th, 2021

  The prophets were obnoxious to the people around them. Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of the just man, was ultimately obnoxious. As disciples of Christ, we must learn to become obnoxious to evil through our childlike humility and complete vulnerability to Jesus Christ.

  Homily for Sunday, September 19, 2021. Recorded at the 9am Mass.

• Works Reveal Our Faith

  Download File | Duration: 10:44 | Recorded on: September 12th, 2021

  Our works reveal our faith; so, let's work to follow Christ, no matter the cost.

  Homily for September 12, 2021.

• Prepare to be fed

  Download File | Duration: 7:45 | Recorded on: August 1st, 2021

  We need to be ready to receive God when he comes to us in the Eucharist.

  Homily for August 1, 2021

• Superabundance

  Download File | Duration: 6:30 | Recorded on: July 25th, 2021

  God doesn't just give us what we want, he fulfills our needs and then some.

  Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B.

• rebuke through wonder

  Download File | Duration: 9:46 | Recorded on: June 20th, 2021

  God always works to lead us back to himself, because he loves us too much to be separated from us.

  Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B.

• we're the birds

  Download File | Duration: 11:04 | Recorded on: June 13th, 2021

  God has planted the trees and caused them to grow. It's not all on us.

  Homily for June 13, 2021.

• The Eucharist is God

  Download File | Duration: 7:41 | Recorded on: June 6th, 2021

  The Eucharist is God. That's amazing!

  Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 2021.

• The Trinity is with us always

  Download File | Duration: 7:47 | Recorded on: May 29th, 2021

  In the Gospel, Christ tells us that he will be with us always, until the end of the age. God stays with us as himself, the Triune God.

  Homily for Trinity Sunday, 2021.

• Do I know anything?

  Download File | Duration: 10:20 | Recorded on: April 17th, 2021

  Knowing something or someone changes us. If it doesn't, we haven't learned anything.

  Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, 2021.

  (posted April 22, 2021)

• John 3:16 and Fear of the Lord

  Download File | Duration: 11:08 | Recorded on: March 13th, 2021

  God so loved the world that he sent his only Son to save it. Our response was... not great.

  Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B.

  (posted 3/18/2021)

• We Must Encounter Christ First

  Download File | Duration: 5:45 | Recorded on: March 6th, 2021

  If we haven't encountered Christ, nothing else matters.

  Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, 2021

• Give Everything, Gain Eternal Life

  Download File | Duration: 7:51 | Recorded on: February 27th, 2021

  When we surrender every attachment we have to God, he gives us even more in return.

  Homily for the Second Week of Lent, 2021

• Go into the desert

  Download File | Duration: 6:21 | Recorded on: February 21st, 2021

  We are called to follow Christ into the desert, because only there can we rid ourselves of the things that lie between Him and us.

  Homily for the First Sunday of Lent, 2021

• Our Secret Lenten Campaign

  Download File | Duration: 6:31 | Recorded on: February 17th, 2021

  In Lent we pray, fast, and give alms so that we can destroy our self-centeredness and become worthy to join our Heavenly Father at the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.

  Homily for Ash Wednesday, 2021.

• Conversation with God

  Download File | Duration: 11:43 | Recorded on: January 17th, 2021

  Prayer is communication with God, and it is essential for Heaven.

  Homily on the 2^nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, January 17, 2021.

• The Baptism of the Spirit

  Download File | Duration: 10:37 | Recorded on: January 10th, 2021

  The Baptism of John is different than Christian baptism, but there are similarities.

  Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2021.

• We Have Work to Do

  Download File | Duration: 1:03 | Recorded on: January 7th, 2021

  The actions in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 were disgraceful. We all have a part to play in healing this country.

  Homily on January 7, 2021.

• God Reveals Himself to All

  Download File | Duration: 6:13 | Recorded on: January 2nd, 2021

  God invites all of us to come to him.

  Homily for Epiphany, 2021

• Bearing God

  Download File | Duration: 8:38 | Recorded on: January 1st, 2021

  We participate in the Incarnation by bearing God in our hearts.

  Homily for Mary, Mother of God, 2021.

• Families Save the World

  Download File | Duration: 9:08 | Recorded on: December 26th, 2020

  God saves the world through the family. If you don't believe me, read through salvation history. Everything starts with a family.

  Homily for Feast of the Holy Family, 2020.

• Encounter Christ at Christmas

  Download File | Duration: 12:10 | Recorded on: December 25th, 2020

  The Divine Word became flesh to dwell in our hearts. Let us strive to encounter his presence in our lives and spread that presence to those around us.

  Homily for Christmas, 2020, Year B.

• Look for light

  Download File | Duration: 3:46 | Recorded on: November 14th, 2020

  Look for the light in the midst of the darkness.

  Homily for the 33^rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Lamps of Faith, Oil of Good Works

  Download File | Duration: 4:48 | Recorded on: November 8th, 2020

  God gives us faith as a gift. Do we allow it to shine forth by supplying it with the oil of good works?

  Homily for the 32^nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Live the Beatitudes

  Download File | Duration: 17:14 | Recorded on: November 1st, 2020

  If we don't live the Beatitudes, we put our souls in jeopardy.

  Homily for All Saints Day, 2020.

• Be Grapes of Glory

  Download File | Duration: 8:38 | Recorded on: October 3rd, 2020

  One bad grape spoils the bunch. Pursue whatever is just, true, and excellent so that you might be a grape of glory.

  Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Workin' in the vineyard

  Download File | Duration: 7:33 | Recorded on: September 19th, 2020

  Let's be honest: we've all been upset by this parable at some point. If we zoom out a bit, it helps us see the glory of what Jesus is telling us in the parable of the workers in the vineyard.

  Homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Forgiveness is not Optional

  Download File | Duration: 6:15 | Recorded on: September 13th, 2020

  We must make the choice to forgive, but the consequences are dire if we do not make that choice. Generous forgiveness is not an option if we desire eternal life.

  Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• The World Needs Catholic Prophets

  Download File | Duration: 12:36 | Recorded on: September 6th, 2020

  Without the prophetic witness of Catholics, we don't stand a chance.

  Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• The Word Burns Like Fire

  Download File | Duration: 10:28 | Recorded on: August 30th, 2020

  God's Word cannot be imprisoned in our hearts: it will burn like fire until it is set free. Even if it means we are objects of laughter and mockery, we allow God to transform us, for he will one day come with his angels in glory.

  Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• The Church Marches on the Netherworld

  Download File | Duration: 8:54 | Recorded on: August 22nd, 2020

  We have nothing to fear, but the gates of the netherworld do.

  Homily for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Remain in God, Remain in Love.

  Download File | Duration: 2:34 | Recorded on: July 29th, 2020

  We must seek God first. Only then can everything we do be through God, with God, and in God.

  Homily for the Memorial of St. Martha on July 29th, 2020.

• Do You Understand?

  Download File | Duration: 14:45 | Recorded on: July 26th, 2020

  We have spent three Sundays with Jesus's parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. Do we understand all these things?

  Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Him Whom My Heart Loves

  Download File | Duration: 2:31 | Recorded on: July 22nd, 2020

  When we cannot find our beloved, our hearts are restless. This is the love with which God loves us, and this is the love with which God desires us to love him.

  Homily for the Feast of Mary Magdalen, July 22, 2020.

• The Almighty Power of God

  Download File | Duration: 10:52 | Recorded on: July 19th, 2020

  God's absolute power allows him to judge us with leniency.

  Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Soul Garden

  Download File | Duration: 4:35 | Recorded on: July 11th, 2020

  Jesus is not the only one trying to plant things our soul.

  Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A

• Humility, Truth, and Morality

  Download File | Duration: 17:59 | Recorded on: July 5th, 2020

  We must have humility to seek the truth. We must use the truth to inform our actions.

  Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

• Big Questions. Answers Beyond Words.

  Download File | Duration: 17:33 | Recorded on: June 28th, 2020

  When was the last time you pondered the heavy-hitting questions that get right at the meaning of life?

  Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• God's All-Conquering Love

  Download File | Duration: 15:28 | Recorded on: June 21st, 2020

  No matter how deep our suffering and sorrows, God's love conquers all.

  Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• The Lord, God Merciful and Compassionate

  Download File | Duration: 16:26 | Recorded on: April 19th, 2020

  Mercy is more powerful than power and more fertile than fertility. How? Creation is at its core.

  Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday, 2020.

• We can't go back

  Download File | Duration: 4:39 | Recorded on: April 17th, 2020

  The apostles learn an important lesson today: we can never go back to how things were before. The Resurrection has changed the entire universe and the meaning of live itself!

  Homily for Easter Friday, 2020.

• Jesus is Risen: We'll Never be the Same!

  Download File | Duration: 12:31 | Recorded on: April 12th, 2020

  Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Alleluia!

  After the Crucifixion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus, the apostles were never the same. Let's follow their lead!

  Homily for Easter Sunday, 2020.

• Prepare for the Glory of God

  Download File | Duration: 6:05 | Recorded on: April 4th, 2020

  This is the holiest week of the year. Let's make sure that we're ready.

  Homily for Passion Sunday, Year A.

• Faith Beyond Vision

  Download File | Duration: 3:32 | Recorded on: April 2nd, 2020

  By accepting God's covenant promise, Abraham demonstrated that he had a faith that went deeper than the visible.

  Homily for the Fifth Thursday of Lent.

• On complaining

  Download File | Duration: 3:46 | Recorded on: March 31st, 2020

  The Israelites complained against God. It did not go well. A better approach is to focus on the gifts God has given us.

  Homily for the Fifth Tuesday of Lent

• Jesus wept

  Download File | Duration: 13:45 | Recorded on: March 29th, 2020

  Jesus wept at the death of Lazarus. If there were any doubt, this shows us that from the very beginning, God puts himself into solidarity with us.

  Also, here the homily from Pope Francis that I mention: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200327_omelia-epidemia.html

  Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A

• Humility before God

  Download File | Duration: 4:31 | Recorded on: March 27th, 2020

  We aren't always as smart or clever as we think we are. Sometimes, the Lord helps us recognize this.

  Homily for the Fourth Friday of Lent.

• God's Light is stronger than plague

  Download File | Duration: 7:52 | Recorded on: March 21st, 2020

  Today is Gaudete Sunday. The Church asks us to rejoice. But in the midst of suffering through a Coronavirus plague and the upending of our lives over the span of barely a week, how can we do that?

  Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A. (Guadete Sunday)

• St. Joseph's Faith

  Download File | Duration: 2:58 | Recorded on: March 19th, 2020

  St. Joseph had incredible faith in God. Today, let us ask the patron of the Universal Church to pray for us, that we might have that same faith.

  Homily for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, 2020.

• Hope and the Coronavirus

  Download File | Duration: 7:06 | Recorded on: March 15th, 2020

  We need to take reasonable precautions to protect ourselves, but we also must remember that God will always provide, so we should not let our hearts be troubled.

  Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A.

• Jesus takes us on a journey

  Download File | Duration: 14:12 | Recorded on: March 8th, 2020

  Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain and showed them something incredible. Where does he want to take us?

  Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A.

• Temples of God

  Download File | Duration: 6:44 | Recorded on: February 23rd, 2020

  Jesus' Messianic message is that we are Temples of God, and as Temples of God we must love our neighbor as ourselves.

  Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• The Brightness of God

  Download File | Duration: 8:07 | Recorded on: February 16th, 2020

  Christ wrote the Law on our hearts so that we can start living for Heaven now.

  Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

• Salt, Light, and Faith

  Download File | Duration: 5:49 | Recorded on: February 9th, 2020

  We are Salt and Light to all the Earth. Our faith allows us to be good salt and power the light of Christ in our hearts.

  Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A

• John's Testimony

  Download File | Duration: 7:17 | Recorded on: January 19th, 2020

  "He came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, so that through him all men might learn to believe. " (John 1:7)

  Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A

• Trusting in God

  Download File | Duration: 4:23 | Recorded on: January 17th, 2020

  The ancient Israelites struggled to trust God and asked for a king. Those who sought healing from Jesus trusted that he could do what he promised.

  Daily Homily for the Memorial of St. Anthony, Cycle II, on January 17, 2020.

• Jesus Redeems our Baptism

  Download File | Duration: 7:47 | Recorded on: January 12th, 2020

  By being baptized, Jesus redeemed our Baptism.

  Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, January 12, 2020.

• Family Life

  Download File | Duration: 8:39 | Recorded on: December 29th, 2019

  The example of the Holy Family.

  Homily given for the feast of the Holy Family, 2019.

• John's Journey

  Download File | Duration: 8:15 | Recorded on: December 8th, 2019

  Perhaps the journey to hear John the Baptist preach was half the point.

  Homily given for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A.

• I Must Stay at Your House

  Download File | Duration: 5:32 | Recorded on: November 3rd, 2019

  Jesus tells Zacchaeus he must stay at his house. How would we respond?

  Homily given for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C.

• Remembering the Faithful Departed

  Download File | Duration: 4:09 | Recorded on: November 2nd, 2019

  Homily given on All Souls Day, 2020.

• acknowledging our lowliness

  Download File | Duration: 8:00 | Recorded on: October 26th, 2019

  Acknowledging our lowliness and humility before God is one of the most important steps in prayer.

  Homily given for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C.

  Full homily text: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/10/acknowledging-our-lowliness/

• Persistence

  Download File | Duration: 7:49 | Recorded on: October 20th, 2019

  In the Gospel we learn that if your neighbor won't help because of your friendship, he will because of your persistence. So, if God doesn't answer your prayers, that doesn't mean you should stop praying!

  Homily given for the 29th Sunday or Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C.

• Habakkuk's Question

  Download File | Duration: 7:39 | Recorded on: October 6th, 2019

  Habakkuk's question is just as relevant toda as it was thousands of years ago.

  Homily given for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C at 5:15PM on October 6, 2019.

  Full text of homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/10/habakkuks-question/

• Remember

  Download File | Duration: 7:36 | Recorded on: September 15th, 2019

  I don’t know about you, but I am always forgetting things. Sometimes it’s not a big deal, but sometimes it is.

  Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. Given the weekend of September 15, 2019.

  Full text homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/09/remember/

• The Tower of Eternal Life

  Download File | Duration: 6:54 | Recorded on: September 8th, 2019

  Scarce do we guess the things on earth, and what is within our grasp we find with difficulty; but when things are in heaven, who can search them out?

  Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. Given September 8, 2019.

  Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/09/the-tower-of-eternal-life/

• Humility and the Heavenly Banquet

  Download File | Duration: 6:42 | Recorded on: September 1st, 2019

  In our Gospel today, Jesus gives what could be perceived as a lesson in social etiquette, but it is so much more than that.

  Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C, given at 9AM on September 1, 2019. 

  Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/08/humility-and-the-heavenly-banquet/

• God's Discipline

  Download File | Duration: 8:18 | Recorded on: August 25th, 2019

  We cannot enter the wide gate, we must do the hard thing and strive for the narrow gate. "Whom the Lord loves, he disciplines." This is not because God wants to see us suffer: when we suffer, God suffers with us.

  21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, given August 25, 2019.

  Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/08/gods-discipline/

• We Must Set the Earth on Fire!

  Download File | Duration: 10:24 | Recorded on: August 18th, 2019

  Today we hear Jesus say, “I have come to set the earth on fire!” How can we respond to this calling?

  Homily for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C, given at 9AM on August 18, 2019

  Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/08/we-must-set-the-earth-on-fire/

• Your Mission: Convert the World

  Download File | Duration: 11:32 | Recorded on: July 27th, 2019

  If God could find even 10 innocent people within Sodom and Gomorrah, he would have let them remain. But he didn't.

  17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C on July 27, 2019.

  Full homily here: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/07/your-mission-convert-the-world/

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