Homilies

4th Sunday of Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 03/30/2025

4th Sunday of Lent, Year CJoshua 5:9a, 10-12Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 (9a)2 Corinthians 5:17-21Luke 15:1-3, 11-32March 30, 2025 “I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth.” These are the words of the…

Read More

In Need of Mercy – 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 03/23/2025

3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C – ReflectionExodus 3:1-8a,13-15Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 607, 8, 11 (8a)1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12Luke 13:1-9March 23, 2025 Last week we heard the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration.  In my homily, I spoke of ways in which we…

Read More

2nd Sunday of Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 03/16/2025

2nd Sunday of Lent, Year CGenesis 15:5-12, 17-18Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 (1a)Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 9:28b-36March 16, 2025 The Bible is the story of Salvation History.  It is the story of hope for it is the story of God’s love for…

Read More

1st Sunday of Lent, Year C (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 03/09/2025

1st Sunday of Lent, Year C – ReflectionDeuteronomy 26:4-10Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 (see 15b)Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13March 9, 2025 When famine came, Jacob moved his family to Egypt where Joseph had built up large stores of grain.  There, his family…

Read More

Ash Wednesday – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 03/05/2025

Ash WednesdayJoel 2:12-18Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 114 and 17 (3a)2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18March 5, 2025 What brings you to church today? One might come because you think you are supposed to come.  You should come today but attendance today…

Read More

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 03/02/2025

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CSirach 27:4-7Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 (see 2a)1 Corinthians 15:54-58Luke 6:39-45March 2, 2025 Lent starts in a few days.  Have you given much thought to what you will do for Lent? Our readings today are…

Read More

If You Want to Change the World, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 02/23/2025

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C – Reflection1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 (8a)1 Corinthians 15:45-49Luke 6:27-38February 23, 2025 Saul was envious of David.  Saul was king but David received more praise.  In his…

Read More

God Says No to the Death Penalty

By Fr. Jeff | 02/17/2025

In the last few days at daily Mass we heard the story of Creation from the Book of Genesis,  followed by the story of the first sin, original sin, by Adam and Eve.  We heard of the punishment prescribed by…

Read More

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 02/16/2025

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CJeremiah 17:5-8Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 (40:5a)1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20Luke 6:17, 20-26February 16, 2025 When you face a problem who do you go to for help? Do you expect the government to fix everything…

Read More

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Encountering Our Lord (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 02/09/2025

Isaiah’s service as our Lord’s prophet started with an encounter with the Lord (as told in today’s first reading).  He “saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne.”  How would encountering the Lord in this way affect you?…

Read More

The Presentation of the Lord – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 02/02/2025

The Presentation of the LordMalachi 3:1-4Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 (8)Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40February 2, 2025 Today is 40 days since Christmas.  After 40 days a Jewish mother who had given birth would undergo purification rituals.  At this time, Mary and…

Read More

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – The Word of God (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 01/26/2025

“Today is holy to the LORD your God” (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, first reading).  What made that day holy?  That day something happened that hadn’t happened in a long time.  “Ezra the priest brought the law before…

Read More

What Baptism Does for Us

By Fr. Jeff | 01/12/2025

Today we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord.  On Christmas day Jesus was born a man.  In Baptism, He born spiritually as “heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him.” John the Baptist baptized many but the baptism…

Read More

The Epiphany of the Lord – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 01/05/2025

The Epiphany of the LordIsaiah 60:1-6Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 (11)Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6Matthew 2:1-12January 5, 2025 It has been a rough week in the news; a car attack in New Orleans killing at least a dozen based on hate; a…

Read More

Mary, Mother of God – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 01/01/2025

Mary, Mother of GodNumbers 6:22-27Psalm 67:2-3,5, 6, 8 (2a)Galatians 4:4-7Luke 2:16-21January 1, 2025 Today is important for various reasons. For the secular world, today is New Year’s Day.  The arrival of the new year brings hope for better things to…

Read More

Feast of the Holy Family – What Does It Mean to be a Family?

By Fr. Jeff | 12/29/2024

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.  We tend to think of the Holy Family as having the perfect life.  Mary conceived without sin by the Holy Spirit and Jesus was the Son…

Read More

Christmas Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 12/25/2024

Christmas Mass During the NightIsaiah 9:1-6Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 (Luke 2:11)Titus 2:11-14Luke 2:1-14December 25, 2024 One of my favorite Christmas hymns begins “O Come All Ye Faithful.”  Here we are.  We come together in faith to celebrate.  To celebrate…

Read More

4th Sunday of Advent, Year C (2024) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/22/2024

4th Sunday of Advent, Year CMicah 5:1-4aPsalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 (4)Hebrews 10:5-10Luke 1:39-45December 22, 2024 Those who have heard me preach know that my typed homily is seldom exactly the same as I wrote it. Once is a while there…

Read More

Third Sunday of Advent, Year C

By Fr. Jeff | 12/15/2024

If we hear a message from a prophet of the Lord, we look for a message of hope.  However, the messages received from prophets don’t always seem hopeful.  They foretell of defeat.  I’ve spoken of this recently when our first…

Read More

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/09/2024

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryGenesis 3:9-15, 20Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 (1)Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12Luke 1:26-38December 9, 2024 God had placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.  Everything was wonderful.  The garden was a gift from God…

Read More

2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C (2024) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/08/2024

2nd Sunday of Advent, Year CBaruch 5:1-9Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (3)Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11Luke 3:1-6December 8, 2024 How do you feel about the world today? There is war in the Middle East.  There is war in Ukraine and Russia. There…

Read More

1st Sunday of Advent, Year C (2024) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/01/2024

1st Sunday of Advent, Year CJeremiah 33:14-16Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 (1b)1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2Luke 21:25-28, 34-36December 1, 2024 In 24 days we will celebrate something wonderful, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.  There is hope for Jesus comes to…

Read More

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year B (2024) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/24/2024

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseDaniel 7:13-14Psalm 93:1, 1-2, 5 (1a)Revelation 1:5-8John 18:33b-37November 24, 2024 Today we celebrate this last Sunday of the present church year with the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.…

Read More

The End is Near – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

By Fr. Jeff | 11/17/2024

Daniel is giving a vision of the end times.  Jesus speaks of what “those days after the tribulation” will be like (readings for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B). Daniel writes of “a time unsurpassed in distress.”  Jesus speaks…

Read More

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (2024) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/10/2024

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B1 Kings 17:10-16Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 (1b)Hebrews 9:24-28Mark 12:38-44November 10, 2024 Jesus continues to use opportunities that arise naturally to teach.  Today He tells the crowds to “Beware of the scribes.”  The scribes should…

Read More

Archives