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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026 (Year A)
(My final weekend homily given at OLP before my new assignment) We should not fear being Christian. Our lives should daily reflect the fact that we are Christians. Indeed, Jesus gives us that sober reminder: “Everyone who acknowledges me before others, I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever…
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Pentecost Sunday (2026)
(Given at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Sunday Masses) Pentecost stands as the “birthday” of the Catholic Church, not as her origin, but as her manifestation to the world. As the Catechism states, the Church is born primarily of Christ’s total self-giving for our salvation, anticipated in the Eucharist…
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Ascension Sunday 2026 (Youth)
(Given at the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) I love surprise parties. My birthday is this Thursday, by the way, so . . . Just joking. Anyway, I’ve always liked surprises. Planning them is the best. I may not always know how things are going to play out,…
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Ascension Sunday (2026)
(Given at the 4:30 pm Saturday Mass) Jesus ascends into heaven. He goes to prepare a place for us, as we hear in John’s Gospel. He is the way and has made open the way to heaven that was impassable before. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned and cursed the…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A (2026)
(Given at the 4:30 pm Saturday Mass and the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass) When it comes to us, Jesus is all in. He tells the disciples, if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself. He promises that he…
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A (2026)
(Given at the 4:30 pm Saturday anticipated Mass and the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) Generally, when the Bible says someone’s journeying away from Jerusalem, it’s not a good thing. And the two disciples from our gospel passage are doing just that. They are heading to Emmaus, seven…
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Divine Mercy Sunday
(Given at the 8:30 am Sunday Mass at OLP) Today is all about the mercy of God. Divine Mercy. This devotion stems from the visions of St. Faustina back in the 20th century. She was a simple Polish nun and received visions of Jesus as well as private revelations about…
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Easter Sunday (2026)
(Given at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Sunday Masses at OLP) Jesus is risen. Indeed, the resurrection of Jesus is Christianity’s historical proclamation. As St. Paul states, if Christ didn’t rise from the dead, then our faith is in vain. Our lives as Christians would be absolutely pointless. But…
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Holy Thursday (2026)
(Given at the Holy Thursday 6:30 pm Mass at OLP) In the Old Covenant, it was forbidden to consume animal blood. One main reason was the idea that the lifeforce of the animal was contained in its blood. To consume the blood of a cow meant one was communing in the cow or having communion with it. This would thus debase a…
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Palm Sunday Year A (2026)
(Given at the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) Today marks the beginning of Holy Week. The most holy week of the year where we enter into Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection. We do this every time we come to Mass, but most intensely this week and at the end of the week with the…