Homilies

  One of the most privileged parts of priesthood is giving the last rites and being present as someone takes their final breaths. In those moments, all the unimportant stuff falls away. No one...

  Any preacher who dares to get up and speak on Mother’s Day faces at least three dangers. First, the danger of sounding like an “expert” on motherhood. You’ve heard the story of the priest who...

  One of the great parts of my first assignment at the Cathedral Basilica was giving tours to friends and family. My favorite was taking someone who had never been there before and watching their...

 Below is an outline of my homily, to hear the full thing, listen to the 10:30 Mass here.Good shepherd Sunday: Jesus is the Good Shepherd not only when he was here on earth but after when he...

There’s something deeply human and easily relatable about the Road to Emmaus story. Two disciples are walking away from Jerusalem; away from everything they had hoped for just days before. They’re...