Homilies

The problem of the rich man who runs up to Jesus is not one of money. It’s about making choices.

By embracing a vulnerable child, Jesus tells us that we are expected to care for the least among us.

Work can be good, even if it is difficult.

The power of the Eucharist can shape our past, our present, and our future.

Sending is what God does to God’s daughters and sons. God makes us. God saves us. God sends us.

There is more than one ascension. We are able to identify multiple, smaller ascensions in our lives.

Loving others in general is a noble and beautiful ideal. But loving particular people can be a challenge.

Jesus is asking us to forgive others and then to hold them fast. We are to do this communally, as a Church.

Mark positions two unnamed young men in his gospel to describe the transformation that Jesus’ resurrection brings about.

Negative habits hurt us. But even though we know that light is for our good, we cling to the darkness.