Holy Spirit Sets a True Course Feast of Christ the King November 23, 2014 Matt 25:31-36 Mid-term elections are behind us…finally! As our nation watches a tragically unproduct...
LIGHT OF FAITH 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 16, 2014 MT 25:14-30 I’m slowly replacing the incandescent light bulbs in my house with LED bulbs. I am doing it “s...
Domestic Church Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome November 9, 2014 JN 6:37-40 Last Sunday, I celebrated All Soul’s Day Mass with a small, rural community in a neighboring ...
Concern for the Family All Souls November 2, 2014 JN 6:37-40 The story goes that before Creation day, God called a meeting of all of the angels in heaven. Once assembled, God annou...
Vocation Preparation 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 20-2014 MT 22:34-40 Three of my closer friends have kids who are getting married next year. Actually, I know all six sets ...
Gotcha! 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 19, 2014 Matt 22:1-14 In 1961, American author Joseph Heller wrote a war novel entitled “Catch 22.” Because of its populari...
Invitations 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 12, 2014 MT 22:1-14 Invitations are a little like snowflakes, no two exactly alike. They come in a variety of ways, shapes, and for...
We Have Hope October 5, 2014 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 21:33-43 The world is shocked, horrified, revolted and incensed by the violent murders of members of the press corps...
The Big Talker and the Grumbler September 28, 2014 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 21:28-32 Scripture scholars and theologians, in order to dig deeper into the mystery of the Inc...
Have We Outgrown Our Image of God? September 21, 2014 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt. 20:1-16 Mid-life, I was given this piece of advice: Don’t let life fit you small! You...
Marking Ourselves September 14, 2014 The Exaltation of the Cross JN 3:13-17 These days, young people appear to be spending a lot of money to suffer a fair amount of pain in order t...
The Keys to the Kingdom September 7, 2014 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 18:15-20 Two weeks ago on the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, we read Matthew 16:13-20, and we heard Je...
Your Table is Ready August 31, 2014 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 16:21-27 The tragic circumstances surrounding the recent passing of comedian Robin Williams gives new meaning to...
It’s In The Name August 24, 2014 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 16:13-20 I have a lot of good friends in the Filipino community here in Saginaw. But, I admit, I had trouble ...
In Your Presence August 17, 2014 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 15, 21-28 I want to talk about crumbs, leftovers, those little particles that tend to be brushed aside…or e...
The Voice August 10, 2014 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 14:22-33 A friend once told me that a good story is worth telling over and over and over. I suppose that is why we have th...
Look Around August 3, 2014 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 14:13-21 Last week I was traveling on a rural highway, relatively free of traffic, enjoying that beautiful, golden glow...
The Extraordinary in the Ordinary July 27, 2014 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 13:44-52 This 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, offers us the last in a series of parables which Jesus u...
The Company We Keep July 20, 2014 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 13:24-30 My Dad, early on in my life all through high school and well into my university years, found numerous occ...
The Sower of the Seed July 13, 2014 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 13:1-23 The very first “Sunday Homily” I preached was in St Patrick’s church in Palms, Michigan. It was the summ...
Fr. Kelly’s Introduction July 6, 2014 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time MT 11:25-30 If you are reading this, chances are fairly good that you know me personally, or at least are a...
The Authority of Integrity Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe Feast of Ss. Peter & Paul Matthew 16:13-19 When I was a young minister I once tried telling a gentleman who was...
Nourished By Christ To Be Being Christ Thoughts on the Gospels The Body & Blood of Christ –by Joe John 6:51-58 “The grace of Mass lasts as long as it takes to get from th...
Trinity: God At Work And Love Thoughts on the Gospels Feast of the Holy Trinity –by Joe John 3:16-18 “We live alone; we die alone.” Those were the words of a man dying in ICU...
Overcoming Fear, Living Faith Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe Pentecost Sunday John 20: 19-23 Fear of drowning keeps us from learning to swim. Fear of losing love keeps us from lov...
Spirit Of Life: Spirit Of God Thoughts on the Gospels Feast of the Ascension -by Joe Matthew 28:16-20 I sometimes wonder, when we celebrate a baptism, what the people involved thin...
So Many Faiths,Yet One Before God Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe 2nd Sunday of Lent Matthew 17:1-9 No one ever asked me why Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus during the Transfi...
Begin With Jesus’ Assumption Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe 1st Sunday of Lent Matthew 4:1-11 When I was growing up, my siblings and I had a simple understanding of ri...
Faith Demands A Choice Thoughts on the Gospels -Joe 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 6:24-34 Decide where your heart is; decide what you believe and commit to it. That challenge...
A God For Grown-ups Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe 7th Sunday of Advent Matthew 5:38-48 Love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you that you may be children of your heave...
Not A New Law; A Deeper Investment Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:17-37 The gospels present differing pictures of Jesus’ attitude towards Jew...
Faith: The Love To Keep Trying Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:13-16 For many of us, today, the idea that Catholics should see ourselves as “t...
For Better Or Worse, We Matter Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Luke 2:22-40 “The most important thing that I want to teach my kids is th...
The Gospel Is An Action Thoughts on the Gospel –by Joe Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 4:12-23 “I don’t care what church my roommates attend or if they go to church at ...
See As Jesus Saw: Love As Jesus Loved Thoughts on the Gospel -by Joe Second Sunday in Ordinary Time John 1:29-34 Almost all the Christians I know try hard to live the way they thin...
The Inseparable God Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe Baptism of the Lord Matthew 3:13-17 When a person reaches out to a lonely person in friendship, God’s Spirit is at work in...
The Gift Of Giving Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe Feast of the Epiphany Matthew 2:1-12 Oh, I really don’t need a thing. Please don’t get me anything. I’m just glad that you ...
Love Your Enemy: Listen To Your Enemy Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe Feast of the Holy Family Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Herod the Great ruled Judea under Rome’s auspices when Jesus w...
To Be Christian Is To Forgive Thoughts on the Gospels -by Joe 4th Sunday of Advent Matthew 1:18-24 According to Jewish Law, Joseph could have had Mary stoned for becoming pregnant ...
Searching For The Church Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe 3rd Sunday of Advent (A) Matthew 11:2-11 Recently, while discussing the Church, some friends and I realized that ther...
God Under Our Nose Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe 2nd Sunday of Advent (A) Matthew 3:1-12 Since Christianity’s third century people committed to our faith often spent part o...
A Chance To Work With God Thoughts on the Gospels –by Joe 1st Sunday of Advent (A) Matthew 24:37-44 I still remember being scared by this gospel when I was a child. It was th...
