Homily Archive

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...

My key word for today is freedom and I wish to look at three celebrations of freedom. I wish to look at the Feast of Passover, the...

Since today’s Gospel is extra long my homily will be extra short. The history of our faith reveals to us that God is the God of Surprises....

My topic today will be the Prayer of Imagination. Many of the saints have used the Prayer of Imagination to bring themselves closer to...

Some of the most inspirational stories come to us from the life of St. Francis of Assisi; and my favorite is the story of San Damiano....

Today’s homily will have two parts to it. I will present a short homily and then I will introduce Richard Schumacher and he will speak...

Spiritual awakening. That is my topic for today. Spiritual Awakening. Every year, the church calls us to look upon Lent as the season...

Today’s homily will have two parts. I will give a short homily and then we will listen to a short message from Bishop Kettler about the...

I read somewhere that in the schools in Japan every hallway and classroom and public gathering place is neat and clean. Why? Because...

Today I want to talk about three people from the Bible - 3 people who were weak and sinful. The first person is the prophet Isaiah, the...

When Hannah was 6 years old she went to the Fourth of July parade with her grandmother. At a certain point a horse and buggy went by and...

When I was serving at Saint Odilia Parish in Shoreview, Fr. Marven Tellers was one of the weekend assistants. He used to say that each...

January 2022 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You’ve been hearing about the resurgence of COVID-19 around the world due to the...

The Gospel about the wedding feast of Cana tells you that I will speak about marriage today. Homilies are supposed to be based on...

The Baptism of the Lord gives me a chance to talk about our modern-day ritual of Baptism. I want to look at each of the items that we use...

Our first reading today came from the Book of Numbers. After wandering in the Sinai Desert for more than 39 years, the followers of...

Today’s Gospel has a short phrase that we sometimes fail to notice. It says that Jesus was listening to the elders in the Temple....

John Newton was born in Great Britain in 1725. His father was the captain of a merchant ship and at the age of 21 John became the captain...