Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. (John 14:27)
Homily
Chastisements of Love - Friday, December 19, 2025
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, Luke 1:13–15
Divine Truth vs. Our Imagination - Thursday, December 18, 2025
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. Matthew 1:24
Fidelity to God’s Eternal Plan - Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.” Matthew 1:1; 17
Humbly Repent and Obey - Tuesday, December 16, 2025
“What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’ The son said in reply, ‘I will not,’ but afterwards he changed his mind and went. Matthew 21:28–31
Confronting Irrationality - Monday, December 15, 2025
When Jesus had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?” Matthew 21:25–27
Rejoicing in the Cross - Sunday, December 14, 2025
“Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. Matthew 11:4–6
Seeking to Understand - Saturday, December 13, 2025
As they were coming down from the mountain, the disciples asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” Matthew 17:9a & 10
Our Lady, the Greatest Evangelist - Friday, December 12, 2025
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.” Luke 1:30–31
Entering the Kingdom of Heaven - Thursday, December 11, 2025
“Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Matthew 11:11–12
The Burden of Sin - Wednesday, December 10, 2025
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Matthew 11:28–30
When Sheep Go Astray - Tuesday, December 9, 2025
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray M18:12–13
The Immaculate Mother of God - Monday, December 8, 2025
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. Luke 1:26–29