Oct 16, 2024 | Homily
“But in order to perceive the true answer to the ‘why’ of suffering, we must look to the revelation of divine love, the ultimate source of the meaning of everything that exists.” (Apostolic Letter of John Paul II, On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering, p.17)...
Oct 9, 2024 | Homily
“When pain is to be borne, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all.” (C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain) Twenty-Eighth Week of Ordinary Time...
Oct 3, 2024 | Homily
“Does God hear the prayers of sinners?” My best possible answer: “Yes and No.” Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time 2024
Sep 26, 2024 | Homily
“God stands before God in the attitude that is fitting for God.” (Adrienne von Speyr, Confession, p.21) Twenty-Sixth Week of Ordinary Time 2024
Sep 19, 2024 | Homily
“And when he saw them, he said unto them, ‘Go shew yourselves unto the priests.’ And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.” (Luke 17:14 KJV) Twenty-Fifth Week of Ordinary Time 2024
Sep 10, 2024 | Homily
“So long as a man is ignorant of his defects and of their real nature, all his endeavor (be it ever so laudable) to overcome those defects will end in failure. Not infrequently we meet persons who, while sincerely bent on reforming, direct all their attention to...
