Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday – The Lamb of God
Today there is a funny feeling in the church everywhere. The crib is back in storage, the Wise Men have returned to the East, the shepherds to their flocks, the angels have stopped singing.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Baptism of the Lord Jesus
We are all candidates for holiness no matter who or what we are. Who else but Jesus would have called Peter, the one who denied Him, and made him the head of the apostles.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Epiphany of the Lord
This feast of the Epiphany has always been among the favorites of many people, especially in Latin cultures like Italy and South America.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Feast of the Holy Family
Today is the Feast of the Holy Family. Fortunately, most of us value the gift of family. We treasure it, and understand its importance, for both society and Church.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday of Advent – Do Not Be Afraid
Do Not Be Afraid. One of the most frequent assurances in scripture is one you just heard from Matthew. Do not be afraid, it dots the old and new testaments.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Third Sunday of Advent
Our gospel tells us of John the Baptist in his prison. He’s puzzled, maybe a little disappointed. Like many Jews, he’s expected the Messiah to be a fiery social reformer.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday of Advent
This is a stern gospel about a stern John the Baptist. If you were making up a list for a Christmas Party, you would leave his name off.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – First Sunday of Advent
Today is the first Sunday of Advent and no one really celebrates it anymore. The season has been swallowed up by commercial Christmas. Yes, we come to church and note the purple vestments and sing the Advent Hymns.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Christ the King Solemnity
Charlie Brown is leaning against a tree talking to Lucy. She asks, “What do you think security is, Charlie Brown?”
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
One night in 1983 over 100 million TV viewers saw the movie, “The Day After.” It portrayed what a city would look like after a nuclear attack.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Three men died and went to heaven. St. Peter asked the first if he had been faithful to his wife; he admitted to two affairs during his marriage.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time – Zacchaeus
There is a song by Billy Joel; called Piano Man. It is about Joel’s early life when he used to play the piano in a bar. Every night he would sing songs for the customers and in piano man, he tells their stories.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many of us look back and feel guilty about something we said or did in the past. If only we could undo the cruel deed, we would un-say the harsh words.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This true story is from Woman’s Day Magazine. When Karen and her husband Tom found out they were going to have another baby, they wanted to prepare their three-year-old son Michael to be ready for a new sister.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cure of the Ten Lepers
In our gospel, we read of ten lepers who come to Jesus for a cure. We have little concept today of what it meant to be a leper at the time of Jesus. Worse than the disease was the leper's fate; cut off from family, forced to live a wretched life alone, begging for food.