Homily for the Ash Wednesday: Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. But you are dust that God loves.

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent: Today the Scriptures speak about thirst. Anyone who has been truly thirsty knows how quickly fear rises in the human heart.

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent: Today the Church does something beautiful in the middle of Lent. She tells us to rejoice.

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent: Today’s Gospel begins in a graveyard and ends with a man coming out into the light. That is our Lenten journey.

Homily for the Palm Sunday: Today the whole city shakes as Jesus enters Jerusalem with cries of hosanna, joy, and welcome.

Homily for the Mass of the Lord's Supper: My brothers and sisters, Tonight we gather to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, and we are asked to remember the great gifts that God has given us.

Homily for the Easter Vigil: Brothers and sisters, Tonight begins in the dark. That matters, because we all know what darkness feels like. A dark room. A frightened heart. A hard week.

Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Easter: We are ending the Easter Octave. But Easter is not over. The Easter Season goes on. Today we also remember Divine Mercy Sunday.

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter: This Sunday’s Gospel gives us the familiar story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter: There are voices that use people, and voices that care for people. We all know the difference. One voice pushes, flatters, and frightens.

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter: There is one image that holds all the readings today. It is the image of a house. Not a perfect house, but a real one.

Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter: Jesus says today, “I will not leave you orphaned. ” That is the promise at the centre of the Gospel.

Homily for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord: Brothers, The Ascension tells us something simple and strong: Jesus does not leave the earth behind.

Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost: The last time I was with you, this church was dark. It was the Easter Vigil. We stood in the darkness and waited. Then the Easter Candle was lit.

Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: It hasn't rained for awhile. Most of us know what the earth looks like after a long dry season.

Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Dear friends in Christ, today Jesus asks us to stand against what is wrong without becoming cruel, to show mercy without ignoring the truth, and to believe …

Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: We have just heard that Solomon met the Lord in a dream. He was young, newly crowned, and carrying a burden too heavy for his shoulders.

Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: There are times when doing the right thing feels good. And there are times when doing the right thing feels terrible.

Homily for the Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time: Many people in Zimbabwe who have opened a tap and found no water know how important water is for life. Saint Paul uses that same simple image today.

Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Early one morning, a man went to draw water from the village well. He lowered the bucket, pulled it up, and found only mud at the bottom. He tried again.