Homily Archive

My topic today will be images of God.  But first I need to clarify what I mean by images.  We need to remember that an image is not the real thing.  An image is a representation of a person, place or thing.  Let’s say that you are driving down the highway and you see a large truck in your rear-view mirror.  If you touch the mirror you are not touching the truck.  You are only touching an image of the truck.  The Bible contains many images of God but I want to look at only thr

My topic today will be reversal stories.  The history of our salvation is filled with reversal stories.  Both the Old Testament and the New Testament contain stories in which the outcome is the reverse of what people expect.  In each case God moves in and creates a big surprise.  Let’s begin with Chapter 39 in the Book of the prophet Jeremiah.   One day Jeremiah gave a sermon in which he held up a clay pot and then smashed it against a rock.  He said, “Our city and our commun

We need parables.  That is my topic for today.  We need parables Jesus used them frequently in his public ministry.  His parents taught...

Today I will talk about throwing stones because that is the topic of today’s gospel.  It seems that throwing stones was quite popular in...

“Change of Heart.”  That will be the focus for my homily today: change of heart.   When Noah was their leader, the People of God were not...

My topic today will be covenant relationships.  In the Bible a covenant is a strong agreement between two parties.  It is based on mutual...

My topic today will be the Holy Spirit.  Back in the 1930s, Fiorello LaGuardia was the mayor of New York City.  He enjoyed walking...

I will begin with the Word of the Day.   And it is a Greek word…The word is “phan.”  P   H   A   N.  Phan means to “see through.”   This...

My topic today will be visiting.  When I was a child we did not have telephones or email or texting.  So we had to do our visiting in...

Hills and valleys.  That will be my topic for today.  Hills and Valleys.  Let’s begin with a picture of the geography of the Middle...

My key word for today is DECIDE and I begin with the most important decision of all time, the decision that Jesus made on the night of...

My key word for today is Thanksgiving and I wish to look at two celebrations of Thanksgiving.  Namely: the Jewish Passover and the...

My topic today will be identity and the struggles that people have with their identity.  The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama last...

Today’s Gospel says that Jesus was surrounded by vast crowds.  People were coming and going in great numbers and Jesus had no opportunity...

Today I want to take a look at the story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha because her feast day is today. Saint Kateri was a Native American...

My key word for today is “invite.”  Hang onto that word:  Invite. Two months ago my grandniece Lucille died at the age of 11.  Her...

My topic today will be gift giving and I wish to look at the gifts that God has given to us and the gift giving that we can do. I will...

Today’s Gospel concludes with these words: “Who is this that even the wind and the sea obey him?”  And that will be my topic for today....

Since today is Trinity Sunday I wish to bring forward three stories to honor the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  I begin with God...

The color for Pentecost is red and we see splashes of red throughout the church today.  Red represents the tongues of fire at the...