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3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached January 26, 2020 The past two Sundays we have focused on the theme of baptism and the supernatural life of grace that God gives us through baptism. Today, we have heard Jesus call Peter,...
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2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached January 19, 2020; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Last Sunday we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord and this Sunday, the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Gospel continues on the same...
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The Baptism of the Lord
Preached January 12, 2020; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon In our contemporary society we have become very accustomed to think in terms of ‘rights’. Justice ceases to be something that I owe to...
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Epiphany
Where is the newborn King of the Jews … we have come to worship him. The Magi come from the east to worship the Infant Jesus, recognizing in him not just a man, not...
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Holy Mother of God
I suppose many of you are familiar with the song “Mary, did you know?” To tell the truth, I have never really liked it because apart from anything else, Mary really did know, more...
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Holy Family
Preached December 29, 2019; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Today, on the Feast of the Holy Family, the Gospel shows us that the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph had enemies. The...
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Christmas Mass 2019
Today we come to the manger where Jesus Christ is born. We come now to what is truly important. I assure you that when the shepherds beheld the Holy Infant, lying in the manger, they...
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4th Sunday of Advent
St. John the Baptist, as the one who goes before Jesus Christ and prepares the way, is a prominent figure in the season of Advent. He announces the coming of Jesus not just by his...
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3rd Sunday of Advent
Today the Church celebrates the joyful Sunday of Advent, but we might well wonder where we can find true joy in the midst of such dark times, when the world seems to be falling apart...
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2nd Sunday of Advent
Let me begin with a brief review of what I said last Sunday about the peace of Eden, which consisted of a hierarchy of four distinct orders.