Annunciation

• “The Tradition of Annunciation” – Joseph

  • “Tradition of Annunciation” (homily)

  • “Tradition of Annunciation” (homily-audio)

  • “Tradition of Annunciation” – Mary

  • “All that is Gold…” (homily)

  • “Annunciations Everywhere!” (homily)

Apocalypse (Book of Revelation)

• “The Book of Revelation and the Holy Catholic Church” – Rev 21:1-5

Ascension

• “Work that Must be Done” (The Ascension)

• Ascension – “When Will Jesus Return?”

• “Get to Work!!” (homily)

Amos (prophet)

• “Amos, an Unforgetting God and a Year of Mercy” (scripture reflection)

• Does God Ever Forget? (homily)

Anunciation

• “The Tradition of Annunciation”

Baptism of Jesus

• “Removing the Dragon-ness of Fallen Humanity”

• “Baptism into Christ” (homily)

Beatitudes

• “A Good Swift Kick in the Pants” (homily)

Birth of Jesus

• “One King to Rule Them All” (homily)

• “Emmanuel:  God is With Us” (homily)

Birth of John the Baptist

• “What’s In A Name?” 

• The Nativity of John the Baptist – “What’s in a Name” (homily-audio)

Blind Man (cure)

• “The Perils of Christian Testimony” – John 9:1-41 (The Man Born Blind)

• “Blindness and Clear Vision” – Mark 10:46-52 (Blind Bartimaeus)

“Call no man on earth your Father…”

• “Call No Man ‘Father’ – Really? (homily)

Canaanite Woman (cure)

• “Muggles and Gentiles” – The Canaanite Woman – Matthew 15:20-28

• “History and the Canaanite Woman” (homily-audio)

• “Was Jesus Racist?” (homily)

(great) Catch of Fish

• Finding Jesus in a Catch of Fish

• Called to Catch (Scripture Reflection)

• Should Christianity be Forced? (homily)

• The Resurrection & Our 1st Freedom (homily)

Corinthians, Paul’s Letter to

• “Our Divided, Divided Church” (1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17)

• “Love:  The Great Legitimizer” (1 Corinthians 13)

“Cut it off…”

• “Jesus Said:  ‘Cut it Off!'” (homily)

David (king)

• The Effect of Mercy & the Folly of Refusing It (homily)

Deaf Man (cure)

• Ephphatha – From the Gospel of Mark to the Rite of Baptism (homily/audio)

Ecclesiastes

• “Vanity of Vanities!!, the Rich Fool & A Christmas Carol” (homily-audio)

End Time

• “This Generation Shall Not Pass…” – Did the Bible Get it Wrong? (Mark 13:24-32)

• The End of the World!! – A Catholic Perspective (homily)

Eschatological Discourse

• “This Generation Shall Not Pass…” – Did the Bible Get it Wrong? (Mark 13:24-32)

Fraternal Correction

• “Fraternal Correction:  A Call to Judge?– Matthew 18:15-20

  • “Fraternal Correction” (homily)

Good Samaritan, the (see also Parables)

• The Good Samaritan – Does Such a Thing Exist (homily-audio)

Good Shepherd

• “Christian ‘Mythology’ of The Good Shepherd” – John 10:27-30

• “A Carpenter, Not a Shepherd” (homily)

Gospel of John

• “The Passion at Cana” (John 2:1-11)

• “Confession at the Well” (Woman at the Well – homily)

• John, Chapter 6 – “I am the Bread of Life” (homilies)

  1. Loaves and Fishes

  2. Taking it to the Next Level

  3. Don’t Back Down….INTENSIFY!! – Responding to Objections to the Faith

  4. The Perils of Being Right

  5. “A Time for Choosing” (scripture reflection)

  6. “Why I Am Leaving the Catholic Church”

• “Holy Spirit:  The Invisible, Uncontrollable Power” – John 7:37-39

• “Christian ‘Mythology’ of The Good Shepherd” – John 10:27-30

• Lazarus, Harry Potter, the Resurrection and the Life (homily)

• “The Time Has Come!” – John 12:20-33

  • “The Time Has Come!” (homily)

• “Thomas, Again, Rears His Doubtful Head” – John 14:-12 (“I am the way…”)

• “The One Without Sin” (John 8:1-11)

• “A Day of Glory” (Good Friday – Passion of John)

• St. Thomas and Doubting One’s Faith (homily)

Gospel of Luke

• “A Letter to a Friend” – Luke 1:1ff
  

• The Oracles of Simeon – Luke 2:28-35

• “Yes…but Catholics” – Luke 9:51-62

• “Lord, teach us to Pray” – Luke 11:1 (homily-audio)

• Setting the Earth on Fire – Luke 12:49-53 (homily)

• “Holding On Until the End”  – Luke 21:5-19 (Trials & Tribulations)

• The Burning Word – the Road to Emmeus (homily)

• Would God Have Used E-mail? (homily)

Gospel of Matthew

• “Salt on an Open World” – Christianity adds Flavor to a Bland World (homily)

• “Intensifying the Vigilance against Sin” – Antitheses of Matthew (homily)

• “Retribution:  A Daring New Direction” – Matt 5:38-48 (“Turn the other cheek”)

• “Fear No One!” – The Missionary Discourse – Mat 9:35-10:42

• “Overlooking Externals:  Recognizing the Obvious” – Matt 11:2-11 (John in Prison)

Greatest Commandment

• “The Greatest Commandment” (Mark 12:28-34)

Habakkuk (prophet)

• Habakkuk, Prayer and Frustration with God

Isaiah, (prophet)

• “Just Behind the Veil…”- Apocalypse of Isaiah – Isaiah 25:6-10a

• “Comfort, With A Catch” – Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11

• “God’s Anointed?” – Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 (homily)

Jairus’ Daughter Raised from the Dead

• Hope vs. Hopelessness (homily – audio)

Jeremiah (prophet)

• “Jeremiah and Anger at God” (homily-audio)

Job

• “The Disquieting Wisdom of Job”

  • “Wisdom of Job” (homily – audio)

• “The Faith and Wisdom of Job and Joseph” (homily)

John the Baptist

• “Overlooking Externals:  Recognizing the Obvious” – Matt 11:2-11 (John in Prison)

  • “Are you the One?” – John’s Unexpected Question (homily)

• Preparing the Way:  Repentance and Confession (homily)

Jonah, Book of

• “Mystery of Jonah” (homily)

Leper cure

• “Thy Kingdom Come….My Will Be Done” (Mark 1:40-45)

  • “Responding with Disobedience”

• “The Other Nine Lepers” (The Ten Lepers)

• “Giving the Devil the Benefit of Law” (homily)

“Love one another…” – John 15:9-17

• Jesus’ Teaching on Love – It’s not what you think (“Love One Another”)

Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

• Are You Too Distracted to Pray? (homily-audio)

Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes

• What is Jesus’ Most Important Miracle?

Narrow Gate, the (Luke 13:22-30)

• The Tragic Truth of the Narrow Gate – Not Everyone Will Make It

Nazareth

• Throw Jesus From the Cliff!!!

Parables

• “The Veiled Language of Parables”

• The Good Samaritan – Does Such a Thing Exist? (homily-audio)

• “The Pharisee and the Tax Collector” (homily)

• “The Other Prodigal Son” – The Prodigal Son

• “The Prodigal Mother” – The Prodigal Son

• “Two Prodigal Sons” (homily-video)

• “A Christmas Carol” for Ordinary Time – The Rich Fool

  • “Vanity of Vanities!!, the Rich Fool & A Christmas Carol” (homily-audio)

• “The Stone Rejected…” – Parable of the Tenants

  • “Tenants in the Vineyard and the Las Vegas Shooting” (homily-audio)

• “The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grace” – The Unjust Judge

• “All are NOT Welcome” – The Wedding Banquet

• “Be Prepared” – The Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids

• “Left Behind and Left Out” – The Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids (homily)

• “No Turning Back” – Workers in the Vineyard (homily)

• Prodigal Family – Son, Brother, Father and… – The Prodigal Son

• A Call to Cleverness – The Corrupt Steward

• The Rich Man and Lazarus – A Tragic Cautionary Tale

• Chiefly on Prayer – The Unjust Judge

• Losing Eternal Life – How NOT to Prepare for Christ’s Coming – The Servants and the Talents (homily)

• “A Spoonful of Sugar…Makes the Seed Grow” (homily)

• “Who is Going to Hell?” – The Prodigal Son (homily)

• “Who is the Prodigal Mother?” (homily)

• Not a Faith for Dunderheads – The Corrupt Steward

• Is it a Sin to Harass God? – The Unjust Judge

• “A Mandate – Not an Off Switch” – The Unforgiving Servant (homily)

• “Darth Vader is Catholic” – Workers in the Vineyard (homily)

• CATHOLIC ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT – The Two Sons (homily)

Penitent Woman

• “An Act of Mercy . . . To Rule Them All” (Jesus and the Penitent Woman)

• The Effect of Mercy & the Folly of Refusing It (homily)

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

• The Oracles of Simeon – Luke 2:28-35

Prodigal Son

• “The Other Prodigal Son”

• Prodigal Family – Son, Brother, Father and…

• The Prodigal “Mother”

• “Two Prodigal Sons”

• “Who is Going to Hell?” (homily)

• “Who is the Prodigal Mother?” (homily)

Prophets

• “Prophetic Focus” (homily)

• “Thus Says the Lord” – The Prophets of the Bible (homily)

Raising of Lazarus

• Lazarus, Harry Potter, the Resurrection and the Life (homily)

• Did Lazarus Die of Corona Virus (homily)

• Covid:  3 Years Later – The “Lazarus Bookends” (homily)

“Render unto Caesar…”

• “Giving What is Owed – ‘Render to Caesar…‘” (Matt 22:15-21)

• Who Should Catholics Vote For? (homily)

Resurrection of Jesus

• “THE BEST EMPIRICAL DATA”

• “Resurrection – The Great Cliffhanger” (The Empty Tomb)

• The Burning Word – the Road to Emmeus (homily)

• “Did Mary See Her Risen Son?” (homily)

• “A Whole New World” (homily)

• Easter Sunday (homily)

Rich Man and Lazarus

• A Tragic Cautionary Tale (homily-video)

Rich Young Man

• Never Assurances:  Always One More Thing (Scripture Reflection)

• I Don’t Care What Jesus Would Say! (homily)

Road to Emmeus

• The Burning Word (homily)

• The First Mass (homily)

“…Salt of the Earth…”

• “Salt on an Open World” – Christianity adds Flavor to a Bland World (homily)

Sermon on the Mount

• “Intensifying the Vigilance against Sin” – Antitheses of Matthew (homily)

• The Greatest Speech Ever (homily)

• “Woke” Catholicism (homily)

Specks and Planks

• “BIG PLANK” Catholicism (homily)

Temptation of Jesus

• “The Human Temptations of Our Divine Lord”

• “Temptation:  The Strain of Spiritual Exercise“

• “Lent and Temptation” (homily)

• Temptation?  Bring It On! (homily)

The Ten Commandments

• “Ten Commandments – Ten Exceptions“

• Ten Commandments / Ten Exceptions – Worldly Assault on God’s Divine Law (homily)

Ten Lepers, the

• Ingratitude or Obligation – The Other Nine Lepers

Thessalonians

• “When Everybody Does It Better” (1 Thesalonians 1:5-10)

  • “When Everybody Does It Better” (homily)

Transfiguration

• “Ascent into Darkness”

• “Lost in Transfiguration“

• “Preview of Coming Attractions”

• “Transfiguration and Prayer” (homily)

• Transfiguration (homily)

• Transfiguration of Abraham (homily)

Visitation

• “Sidetracked by an Aside” (scripture reflection)

• “Distracted by a Footnote” (homily)

Unjust Judge / Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8)

• Is it a Sin to Harass God? (homily)

Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)

• “The Passion at Cana“

Wedding Banquet (parable)

• “All are NOT Welcome” – (The Wedding Banquet)

“Who do people say that I AM?”

• “Who Do People Say That I AM?” (homily-audio)

Widow’s Mite (Mark 12:41-44)

• The Widow’s Mite and the Sunday Collection (homily-audio)

• Pecuniary Generosity to God (article)

• The Real Meaning Behind the Widow’s Mite (homily)

Wisdom, Book of

• The Obnoxious Just Man

Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids (parable)

• “Be Prepared” (The Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids)

• “Left Behind and Left Out” (homily)

Woman at the Well

• “Confession at the Well” (homily)

Woman Caught in Adultery

• “The One Without Sin” (John 8:1-11)

• “Who Am I To Judge?” (homily)

Woman Cured of a Hemorrhage

• Hope vs. Hopelessness

Zaccheus (the little man who climbed a tree)

• Zacchaeus and our Call to Defend the Faith (homily)

• “Is There in Faith No Defense” (homily)

• “The Tax Collector Who Stood His Ground” (homily)