23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Many of us, I think it’s safe to say, feel like we have some degree of a spiritual speech impediment: when confronted about Jesus or some aspect of our Catholic faith, we suddenly become tongue-tied – we don’t always know the “Why?” behind many of the actions we traditionally do.    But there ARE answers and we CAN know them: by listening, by hearing, by regularly ‘plugging in’ to Jesus.  So how do you stay plugged into God throughout the week?

My Homily from this weekend.

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Laws and rules protect the values our nation upholds, and they allow us the freedom to live by these values.  Laws and rules in sports allow for the freedom to play the game.  The laws and rules of God teach us how to be human so that we can have the freedom to live fully human – which means fully happy – lives.  They are not meant to be blindly followed, but to consciously bring us into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Then they’re not even rules anymore, they’re simply the best way to live!

My Homily from this weekend.