All the Saints
There are saints all around us. They come in all ages, genders, and occupations. They make good things happen in our world.
Homilies
Homilies
When Do the Angels Come?
It is easy to recognize God’s presence with us once a trial is over. But, it takes faith for us to see the angels who are with us even as we suffer.
Homilies
The Danger of the Cross
Without making an evil thing good, we believe that God has the power to make good come from it.
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Marks of Wounds and Glory
In his risen body Jesus bears the marks of his passion to show us that when we admit our failures and our brokenness in light of his resurrection, they can lead to life.
Homilies
Troubled by Angels
The angel appears to Mary and begins with a beautiful greeting: “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” Why then does the next line tell us that Mary was greatly disturbed?
Homilies
Three Gifts, Three Kings
The scriptures do not tell us how many wise men came to honor the Christ Child. But the Christian imagination concluded that if there were three gifts, there were three magi. This insight has deep spiritual meaning.
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The Goats Speak Back
Giving is is eternally important. Yet it is impossible to give unless someone is willing to receive.
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When God Keeps Calling
The story of Samuel asks us not to be prepared in case God calls us but to recognize signs in our life that God has already called us.
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A Dove at Jesus’ Baptism
It is said that as Jesus comes out of the water, the Spirit of God descends on him like a dove. But scholars cannot figure out what the dove is meant to signify.
Homilies
Of Whales and War
The Book of Jonah is a fable written by a Jew to tell us that we should never believe that God hates our enemies as we do.
Homilies
Burning Up
What if Peter’s mother-in-law was “burning up” not with a fever but emotionally? If she was really upset about something, it would change the nature of Jesus’ miracle.
Homilies
What Time Is It?
There are different kinds of time. Greek uses two words to distinguish them: “chronos” and “kairos.” Advent is “kairos time.”
