Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. (Matthew 7:7)
Homily
The Baptist’s Final Sermon - Saturday, August 29, 2026
Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married. John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” Mark 6:17–19
Final Discourses - Friday, August 28, 2026
Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. Matthew 25:1–4
Momentary and Lasting Fulfillment - Thursday, August 27, 2026
“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so. Matthew 24:46–47
Jesus’ Final Public Sermon - Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth. Matthew 23:27–28
A Confrontation of Love - Tuesday, August 25, 2025
Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. Matthew 23:23–24
You Are the Son of God! - Monday, August 24, 2026
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” John 1:45–46
Overcoming the Gates of hell - Sunday, August 23, 2026
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Matthew 16:13–16
True Greatness - Saturday, August 22, 2026
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. Matthew 23:1–3
The One Law of Charity - Friday, August 21, 2026
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Matthew 22:34–36
Clothed in Grace - Thursday, August 20, 2026
But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Matthew 22:11–14
The Quality of the Heart - Wednesday, August 19, 2026
He said to one of them in reply, “‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Matthew 20:13–16
The Riches of Poverty - Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle... Matthew 19:23–25