Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

Some of you got up this morning in houses without power. It’s what we sometimes call a first-world problem, but even so it’s not much f...

It’s been more than thirty years since I first saw the chain letter about “the perfect pastor,” but it still makes me smile. The perfect p...

About this time last year I went to a conference in Chicago  called the Global Leadership Summit. One of the most impressive speakers was...

Sometimes a homily just writes itself. This Sunday’s first reading begins with a man bringing the first fruits of his harvest to the pr...

If Pope Francis is looking for some exercise, he should take up surfing. Because one thing’s for sure—the Holy Father is riding a wave ...

The following is taken from the homily I preached at the Mass that ended the year for the students of St. Anthony’s Elementary School, at w...

Father’s Day is a fine time to mention that my Dad taught me many things. Some of them were simple, like riding a bike. But others we...