Who you are now is who you are.

Joy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source of joy. Love is the source of joy.

Mass Readings from September 11, 2022

Exodus 32:7-11

Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19

1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 15:1-32

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Who you are now is who you are.

Joy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source of joy. Love is the source of joy.

Mass Readings from September 11, 2022

Exodus 32:7-11

Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19

1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 15:1-32

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9422 7f01e184-82e0-42a3-8c5d-30fd1748cb1a Sat, 03 Sep 2022 11:45:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Loyalty is a force that conquers time. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty. 27:06 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Loyalty is a force that conquers time.</p> <p>The essence of a eulogy virtue is character. Not merely who people think you are, but who you actually are. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from September 4, 2022:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 9:13-18</dt> <dt> Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17</dt> <dt>Philemon 9-10, 12-17</dt> <p>Luke 14:25-33</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Loyalty is a force that conquers time.

The essence of a eulogy virtue is character. Not merely who people think you are, but who you actually are. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty.

Mass Readings from September 4, 2022:

Wisdom 9:13-18

Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17

Philemon 9-10, 12-17

Luke 14:25-33

]]> Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Loyalty is a force that conquers time.

The essence of a eulogy virtue is character. Not merely who people think you are, but who you actually are. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty.

Mass Readings from September 4, 2022:

Wisdom 9:13-18

Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17

Philemon 9-10, 12-17

Luke 14:25-33

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82221 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9841658535970683 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong: "Everything I like and nothing that I don't." 19:15 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Everything I like and nothing that I don't.</p> <p>The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong. But God has revealed Himself to us, which means we either choose Him…or we choose “not Him.” We don’t get to create our own personally curated version.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from August 22, 2021:</dt> <dt> Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18</dt> <dt> Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21</dt> <dt>Ephesians 5:21-32</dt> <p>John 6:60-69</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Everything I like and nothing that I don't.

The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong. But God has revealed Himself to us, which means we either choose Him…or we choose “not Him.” We don’t get to create our own personally curated version.

Mass Readings from August 22, 2021:

Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18

Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21

Ephesians 5:21-32

John 6:60-69

]]> Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Everything I like and nothing that I don't.

The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong. But God has revealed Himself to us, which means we either choose Him…or we choose “not Him.” We don’t get to create our own personally curated version.

Mass Readings from August 22, 2021:

Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18

Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21

Ephesians 5:21-32

John 6:60-69

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5221 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3643805761203165936 Mon, 03 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Practice making the promise. We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A 18:17 no <p>Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>Practice making the promise.</p> <p>We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A full life is only possible when we intentionally limit ourselves by making the decision to love this person or to root ourselves in this place. Ultimately, unless we truly decide to remain in Christ, we will never experience the life we have been made for.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from May 2, 2021:</dt> <dt> Acts 4:8-12</dt> <dt> Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29</dt> <dt>1 John 3:1-2</dt> <p>John 10:11-18</p> </dl> Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Practice making the promise.

We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A full life is only possible when we intentionally limit ourselves by making the decision to love this person or to root ourselves in this place. Ultimately, unless we truly decide to remain in Christ, we will never experience the life we have been made for.

Mass Readings from May 2, 2021:

Acts 4:8-12

Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29

1 John 3:1-2

John 10:11-18

]]> Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Practice making the promise.

We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A full life is only possible when we intentionally limit ourselves by making the decision to love this person or to root ourselves in this place. Ultimately, unless we truly decide to remain in Christ, we will never experience the life we have been made for.

Mass Readings from May 2, 2021:

Acts 4:8-12

Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29

1 John 3:1-2

John 10:11-18

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32821 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-569744855735815744 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. The fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t. 16:48 no <p>Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.</p> <p>Christianity doesn’t offer comfort. It offers something else.</p> <p>In our culture today, we are able to avoid thinking of death. But death is the inevitable reality of living. Still, the fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from March 28, 2021:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 50:4-7</dt> <dt> Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24</dt> <dt>Phillipians 2:6-11</dt> <p>Mark 14:1—15:47</p> </dl> Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.

Christianity doesn’t offer comfort. It offers something else.

In our culture today, we are able to avoid thinking of death. But death is the inevitable reality of living. Still, the fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t.

Mass Readings from March 28, 2021:

Isaiah 50:4-7

Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24

Phillipians 2:6-11

Mark 14:1—15:47

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Christianity doesn’t offer comfort. It offers something else.

In our culture today, we are able to avoid thinking of death. But death is the inevitable reality of living. Still, the fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t.

Mass Readings from March 28, 2021:

Isaiah 50:4-7

Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24

Phillipians 2:6-11

Mark 14:1—15:47

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31421 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8114040398397017099 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. A hidden heart is a homeless heart. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile. 23:35 no <p>Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.</p> <p>A hidden heart is a homeless heart.</p> <p>The people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from March 14, 2021:</dt> <dt> 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23</dt> <dt> Psalms 137:6</dt> <dt>Ephesians 2:4-10</dt> <p>John 3:14-21</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/to-the-heart-hidden-heart.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

A hidden heart is a homeless heart.

The people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.

Mass Readings from March 14, 2021:

2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23

Psalms 137:6

Ephesians 2:4-10

John 3:14-21

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

A hidden heart is a homeless heart.

The people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.

Mass Readings from March 14, 2021:

2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23

Psalms 137:6

Ephesians 2:4-10

John 3:14-21

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]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11820 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2505199590222788204 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. If we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly. 24:23 no <p>Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.</p> <p>The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 6:12-16</dt> <dt> Psalms 63:2-8</dt> <dt>1 Thessalonians 4:13-18</dt> <p>Matthew 25:1-13</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-accident-or-excellent-1.pdf%20%20">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.

The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.

Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:

Wisdom 6:12-16

Psalms 63:2-8

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.

The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.

Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:

Wisdom 6:12-16

Psalms 63:2-8

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

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]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81119 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9036715979069331388 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A disciple is a decision-maker. Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. Our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity. 21:07 no <p>Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>A disciple is a decision-maker.</p> <p>Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 18:6-9</dt> <dt> Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22</dt> <dt>Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19</dt> <p>Luke 12:32-48</p> </dl> Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

A disciple is a decision-maker.

Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.

Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:

Wisdom 18:6-9

Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22

Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

]]> Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

A disciple is a decision-maker.

Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.

Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:

Wisdom 18:6-9

Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22

Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

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