Today was the first installment of "Mystery Science Homily." For those of you who don't know what that means, this is a spin on a TV show ... on-jury-leave Lou) basically did the same thing to my homily from last evening. I must admit, I felt flashbacks of being in seminary and ... agreeing on her B grade. If you'd like to read the homily, "OPRAH IS NOT EQUAL TO JESUS (Shocker ...

... this way submission acquires a meaning, because it does not impose anything on us from the outside, but liberates us deep within. In his Advent homily, Pope Benedict unpacks the content of the Latin word "adventus" ... then the joy of waiting makes the present more precious. Do read the whole of the homily, though, so that you can appreciate the beauty and depth of Pope Benedict's words.

... 31min) Play – Advent is a time to be stirred and Fr. Bonaventure gives a stirring homily to prepare us for the coming of the Lord. He explains how Christ’s coming, as marked by John ... the leaders of His time, including Tiberius, Herod, Pilot,and Caiaphas. So listen to this homily and find out how we must put aside our baubles and avoid something called “acedia.” Ave Maria! ...

I wasn't feeling very well this morning, so I gave a much shorter homily than usual. As best as I can remember what I said, here it is: Whenever this Gospel passage is read, I think people immediately assume that the homily will be on stewardship: time, talent, and treasure. While that is a very logical reading of this passage, I think it misses the bigger ...

... , who has a long family history of Lutheran faith (both father and paternal grandfather were Pastors). Today we heard a homily about giving.  It was a good homily. It hit me just exactly where I am and it has stuck with me all day. There was one profound sentence in response to a reading from Mark: "what about the woman who gave everything ...

... the Mass took me over. God's gift of Himself in the Eucharist. Fr. Jeff's homily was about perspective: is the day partly cloudy or partly sunny? Does the end of the world - ... of death by way of justice, he brought death to our deaths, via His mercy. I asked myself during the homily: "am I like the judge who fears neither God nor respects others?" Hopefully the mere fear of not ...

... -- a new heaven and a new earth. One thing we know for sure is that in the end, God wins. So why don't we work harder to stay on his team? Because for His followers, the Beginning of the world is coming. (15 Nov 2009) Readings | Subscribe | iTunes This brings my homilies to a close for the Church Year of 2009. Thanks so much for listening. My next published homily will be in two weeks.

... monk at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey, gave a couple of homilies while I was out of town. The monks are kind enough to pass along to me recordings of the homilies that I miss when away. I asked my friend if I could share this homily (and another one which I will post in a few days). He agreed, asking only to remain nameless for, he said, "I'm a hidden soul." Click HERE to listen.

... us how to celebrate Your holy Name in joy, movement and holy noise. Thank You, O Lord, for everyone and everything. Great are You, O Lord, and marvelous are Your deeds, and no word is sufficient to celebrate Your miracles. Lord, it is good to be here! Amen. Note: This was Fr. Schmemann’s last homily given at St. Vladimir’s Seminary before his repose in 1983. Blessed Feast to all!

From last week's homily: Dear brothers and sisters, With this evening celebration we enter the liturgical time of Advent. In the biblical reading we just heard, taken from the First Letter to the Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul invites us to prepare for the "coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (5:23), keeping ourselves irreproachable, with the grace of God. Paul uses, in fact, the ...

... it. It is thanks to hope. Many brother priests were there, and the church was full. But I must say, the homily was AMAZING. At first, I thought the preacher was being a bit abstract, talking about points of ... every priest, every PERSON, permission to be a true disciple of Christ. And the focus of the homily really wasn’t Father Lowe, but the things in which he believed. Fr. Lowe’s ...

LISTEN NOW Luke 16:19-31 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar ...

I was emailed this by a friend: The current banking crisis explained Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The donkey's died.' Paddy replied, 'Well then just give me my money back.' The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I' ...

Perhaps Jesus was tired, maybe even disturbed after his confrontation with the Pharisees, so he sat down to rest, reflect, or simply just to get away from a tense situation. As he was sitting down he watched the people putting money into the treasury of the Temple. This Sunday’s Gospel narrative teaches us a beautiful lesson about generosity. “A poor widow also came and put in two small coins ...

Giottto fresco of the death of the Knight of Celano When St. Francis went to preach at Celano after his return from overseas, a knight begged him insistently to come to dinner, Francis was reluctant, but his host almost forced him to come, in his devotion to him. Before they sat to eat, the saint offered praise and prayers to God as usual, like the truly spiritual man he was. There he learned in ...