Evangelical Disciple

Homily from the 2nd Sunday in Advent. The Lord wants to make us new, each one of us, as his plan of salvation unfolds. He wants to heal us and make everything better than we can imagine. But we have to bear fruit in our lives, fruit that reveals repentance.

Jesus makes use of the 'days of Noah' as He speaks about His second coming... for a reason! listen to find out more..

Homily from the first Sunday in Advent. Advent points us to the Second Coming of Jesus. We need to prepare.

Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The Kingdom of Heaven shares complete unity, centered on Jesus the King. The Church is meant to be an image of Heaven. We must become united.

Homily from the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Lord speaks through Malachi about those who will remain faithful to him. There is healing in faithfulness.

Homily from the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. This parish is rocked by some tough news about a deceased priest, who was a beloved pastor. How do we handle this new information? Prayer. Acknowledge Relate Receive Respond

Homily from the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Luke 19:1-10. Zacchaeus opens himself to Jesus and has a life-changing encounter with him.

Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. Do Catholics worship saints? It depends on how you define your terms.

Homily from the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus lifts up humility as a model for holiness. Humility coupled with righteous action makes for a saint, like St. Paul.

Homily from the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. St. Paul talks about Scripture being useful for training in righteousness. Do we consider that we are training for something and that God wants us to be great?

Homily from the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. St. Paul, near his death, has one thing on his mind: Jesus Christ. His life was flipped upside down in the most excellent way - how could he think of anything else?

Homily from the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Though our Lord Jesus Christ was rich, he became poor; so that by his poverty, you might become rich.

You cannot serve both God and mammon. Who you gonna serve? As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Homily from the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We were made to be consumed by God. When we allow other things to consume us, we're serving mammon, which leads us to despise God.

Sermon for the All Team Mass - University of Mary Marauders - 2019. BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON ROCK. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

Homily from the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. When we resist God's will for our lives, it limits our ability to see God for who he is, a good Father. Jesus issues an invitation to stop resisting so we can see how important we are in God's eyes.

Homily from the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus must be the Lord of your life and mine. Not everything is bad. Most things are good, but we allow them to rule our lives out of place. Detachment is more than an interior disposition.

Homily from the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The author of Hebrews speaks about the great gift of being able to approach the mountain of the Lord. For us as Catholic-Christians, we approach this mountain every time we come to Mass.

Homily from the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus says that not all will be able to enter through the narrow gate. How, then, does someone enter into Heaven? Strive.

Homily from the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The prophet is able to see as God sees and understand as God understands. This naturally causes division, since the average person does not see and understand this way. Jesus is God. He also brings division. We need to decide how we will respond to his Gospel and to his prophets.