How to Make the Most of Your Life **

January 15, 2023

We only have one life, and we face many challenges.  What is the decisive act that you can make today that leads to full happiness?

Signs of God’s Hidden Action

January 8, 2023

The Magi were sensitive to signs of God that others missed. By becoming attentive to those signs, we can discover the Holy Spirit’s mysterious action.

Behold Your Mother **

January 1, 2023

Is Catholic devotion to Mary not biblical? Is she an obstacle to direct contact with Jesus? Many of our Protestant brothers and sisters, and even many Catholics, have these concerns. How can the Gospels themselves help us understand her role in our lives?

The Passion of St. Joseph

December 18, 2022

The simple words of the Gospel hide the extreme suffering of St. Joseph when his betrothed is with child. What was that trial like? What can it teach couples, and all of us?

Waiting on the Lord

December 11, 2022

It is hard. We don’t like to wait. But why is it so effective?

The Fire of Justice

December 4, 2022

There is so much injustice in our world. We long for Justice. Jesus brings both Justice and Mercy.

Noah and Our Times

November 27, 2022

What does our Lord want to teach us today through the History of Noah?  What mysteries does it indicate?

Where Is His Kingship Today?

November 20, 2022

What happened to it?  In our world, evil often seems king, causing so much suffering.  But the Cross of Jesus sheds a light of hope on what we are living.

St. Paul’s Mysterious Prophecy

November 13, 2022

The Liturgy at this time of the year turns us to prophecy, to what is coming, to the Last Things. What is the mysterious message St. Paul gives to the Thessalonians?

Called to Divine Union

November 6, 2022

Hidden in Jesus’ words today is the mystery of what God is calling you to: the infinite joy, the fulfillment of your deepest desires in union with Him for eternity.

Life Changing Encounter

October 30, 2022

Meeting Jesus changes Zacchaeus’ life. St. John Paul II sees in it a model of how God’s Mercy comes to seek us. And how the Sacrament of Reconciliation can transform us.

3 Steps to Be Justified

October 23, 2022

Jesus gives us a simple, practical model that we can follow. It makes an eternal difference in our lives. One lie to reject. Two truths to acknowledge.

Battle and Prayer

October 16, 2022

The Israelites, on their journey to the Promised Land, have to fight against Amalek.  What is the Lord teaching us about the struggles we have to face?

The Power of Obeying God

October 9, 2022

Naaman is facing a terrible problem that he can’t overcome.  He learns how much his life can change by simple acts of obedience to God.  NOTE: This homily is bilingual, given first in Spanish and then English.

The Siege of Vienna

October 2, 2022

The prophet Habakkuk cries out in desperation “How long, O Lord?” like the people of Vienna under siege in 1683.  What does it mean to wait on the Lord?

What Is Beyond?

September 25, 2022

Man has always wondered what is beyond this life.  Anything?  Only Jesus can give us this vision of the eternal, beyond the limits of what we can see on earth. 

Is the Missionary Spirit Over?

September 18, 2022

To many it seems like it no longer has a place in our modern world. On the contrary, St. John Paul II, in his document on Missions, calls for a bold renewal of proclaiming Jesus today.