Category: Homilies

The Sacrament of All Saints

We celebrate today the memory of all who, by the power of the Holy Ghost at work in their lives and in their deaths, have...

Our life in the light of thy countenance

The Collect of Saint Bruno is, at a first glance, astonishing in that it does not even mention his characteristic grace: solitude. One would expect...

15th Sunday After Pentecost

Introit If you have ever felt desolate, needy, or fragile, you will have found in today’s Introit the perfect expression, in prayer to God, of...

Deus, in adjutorium meum intende

Into the Heart of Today’s Gospel The Introit of today’s Mass brought us straight into the heart of the Gospel. What did we sing or,...

Saint Laurence, Deacon and Martyr

I preached this homily in 2007, and decided to post it again today. 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Psalm 111: 1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 John 12:24-26 Live...