Father’s Homilies
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Homily for Christmas 2022
During these last several weeks of Advent we have anticipated, with excitement, the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We know the stories from Scripture about the angels […]
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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Over the last several weeks of Advent we have been trying to find a pathway or direction that will lead us out of the old and into something new. Many […]
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Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent
Last week on the First Sunday of Advent we were challenged by the thought that we have a choice in living the way it always used to be compared to […]
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Homily for the First Sunday of Advent
To go from Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s Day brings us full circle when trying to figure out how we want to approach this time of year again. There’s […]
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Homily for the Thirty-Fourth Sunday OT
One of the hardest questions we all have asked ourselves has to do with the existence of evil. “If God is so all loving and good, why is it that […]
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Homily for the Thirty-Third Sunday OT
“Are we there yet?” I am sure that most parents and most children have heard the phrase “Are we there yet?” It is an amusing question young children ask as […]
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Homily for the Thirty-Second Sunday OT
One of the rules we had in our house growing up, was that you had to eat all the food on your plate before you could be excused. For those […]
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Homily for the Thirty-First Sunday OT
The Key to His Heart I read once that when Zacchaeus heard that Jesus was going to enter the town of Jericho However, if you miss more than this diagnosis, […]
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Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday OT
The Gospel of Luke and the “great reversal.” Over the last several months, as we have listened to the Gospel of Luke, we have talked about Luke’s love for what […]
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Homily for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday OT
If you have ever been to Mt. Angel or another monastery for a retreat or a visit you have probably heard “the bells” ring at certain hours of the day. […]