Homily Archive

I wish to begin with the story of St. Anthony of the desert. (He is not very well known. This is not the St. Anthony who helps you...

Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, there was a prophet who had a most difficult task. His name was Hosea and he was expected to...

“How I hate being a slave!” That’s what Onesimus said to his fellow slaves one night. “How I hate being a slave.” Later that night he...

I see the word “covenant” in today’s Second Reading and “covenant” will be my topic for today. Covenant is a word that is rarely used in...

My topic today is “the gospel path.” But first some background before we walk with Jesus on the gospel path. Today’s first reading comes...

My topic today will be extravagant love and I will look at three persons who demonstrated extravagant love. The first person is Elsa...

Today’s homily is about the gift of faith and I begin with Sarah and Abraham because they were featured in our second reading. The author...

Wisdom is my topic for today. Wisdom is my theme. Once upon a time there was a crow that was dying of thirst. She found a pitcher that...

Way back in 1967, when I was a sophomore in college, I spent my summer vacation with my family on the farm. The crops were in bad shape...

Today I want to take a look at three saints and consider the ways in which they can help us to grow in faith. And those three saints...

My topic today is compassion because Jesus says in today’s Gospel that the Good Samaritan was moved with compassion when he saw the...

The voice of nature. That is my topic for today: The voice of nature. Why? Because Jesus had such a high regard for the lessons that...

Dwight Wilson and his wife Sarah and their sons Ethan and Thomas live in Tiffin, Ohio. Ethan is the second son, and he is a perfectionist...

My topic today is love stories and I want to tell four love stories. Back in 1975, Charlotte Von Sledvin was 19 years old and the member...

My key word for today is dynamite. When my brother and I were seven and nine years old, we would frequently visit our grandparents and...

The key word for today’s Mass is JOURNEY……… By journey I don’t mean physical travel. By journey I’m thinking more of a person’s...

I will begin with a short story. Joe and George were farmers, and they were traveling to Pipestone for a farm show. They stopped in...

My key word for today will be challenge. About twenty-five years ago I heard a talk given by Sister Jose Hobday a Franciscan sister from...

I would like to take a close look at three of the more curious details in today’s Gospel. First of all, we have a symbolic number: 153. ...

During my homily today I will answer three questions. Question Number One: What did Jesus do after he rose from the dead? That is my...