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December 2011

December 03, 2011

Homily for December 4, 2011: 2nd Sunday of Advent/Rite of Welcome

[Click here for the readings] “Prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the...

November 2011

November 26, 2011

Homily for November 27, 2011: 1st Sunday of Advent

[Click here for the readings.] If I had to name the most inspiring hour of...

November 26, 2011

Homily for November 27, 2011: 1st Sunday of Advent

[Click here for the readings.] If I had to name the most inspiring hour of...

November 23, 2011

“By the goodness of God, we are so far from want”

A lot of us know the story. It was the autumn of 1621. In Plymouth,...

November 23, 2011

“By the goodness of God, we are so far from want”

A lot of us know the story. It was the autumn of 1621. In Plymouth,...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Homily for November 1, 2011: All Saints Day

If you find yourself in Los Angeles, in between going on tours to see the...

October 31, 2011

Homily for November 1, 2011: All Saints Day

If you find yourself in Los Angeles, in between going on tours to see the...

October 21, 2011

Homily for October 22, 2011: Blessed John Paul II

[Note: my parish is celebrating a special "high" mass Saturday to mark the first Feast...

October 21, 2011

Homily for October 22, 2011: Blessed John Paul II

[Note: my parish is celebrating a special "high" mass Saturday to mark the first Feast...

October 15, 2011

Homily for October 16, 2011: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

For the last several days, we’ve been hearing a lot about the demonstrations being staged...

October 15, 2011

Homily for October 16, 2011: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

For the last several days, we’ve been hearing a lot about the demonstrations being staged...

October 08, 2011

Homily for October 9, 2011: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This past Wednesday, the world lost a giant. But I don't mean Steve Jobs. In...

October 08, 2011

Homily for October 9, 2011: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This past Wednesday, the world lost a giant. But I don’t mean Steve Jobs. In...

October 01, 2011

Homily for October 2, 2011: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Since this is Respect Life Sunday, and the beginning of Respect...

October 01, 2011

Homily for October 2, 2011: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Since this is Respect Life Sunday, and the beginning of Respect...

September 2011

September 25, 2011

Preaching to children

Thursday night, I got a call from a classmate and friend, the DRE in my...

September 25, 2011

Preaching to children

Thursday night, I got a call from a classmate and friend, the DRE in my...

September 24, 2011

Homily for September 25, 2011: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Here at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, it’s customary to remember...

September 24, 2011

Homily for September 25, 2011: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Here at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, it’s customary to remember...

September 17, 2011

Homily for September 18, 2011: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings.] This Sunday, we mark Catechetical Sunday – an opportunity to...

September 17, 2011

Homily for September 18, 2011: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings.] This Sunday, we mark Catechetical Sunday – an opportunity to...

September 10, 2011

Remembering 9/11: Homily at the Funeral Mass of Fr. Mychal Judge

From Fr. Michael Duffy, OFM, delivered on 15 September 2001. A snip: You know when...

September 10, 2011

Homily for September 11, 2011: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings] Anyone who saw the 2002 Super Bowl saw something unforgettable....

September 10, 2011

Remembering 9/11: Homily at the Funeral Mass of Fr. Mychal Judge

From Fr. Michael Duffy, OFM, delivered on 15 September 2001. A snip: You know when...

September 10, 2011

Homily for September 11, 2011: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings] Anyone who saw the 2002 Super Bowl saw something unforgettable....

September 08, 2011

Homily for September 9, 2012: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Reading this miracle story in Mark’s gospel this week, the first...

September 03, 2011

Homily for September 4, 2011: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings] Not long ago, I read a short essay by a...

September 03, 2011

Homily for September 4, 2011: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings] Not long ago, I read a short essay by a...

August 2011

August 27, 2011

Homily for August 28, 2011: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

You may have heard: we’re about to get a little rain. I’ve been following the...

August 27, 2011

Homily for August 28, 2011: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

You may have heard: we’re about to get a little rain. I’ve been following the...