The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge.

Fear is a gift. It is meant to keep us alive. But it can also keep us from living. There are two sources of fear are our biology and the stories we tell ourselves. We may not be able to change our biology, but we can change the stories we tell.

Mass Readings from February 6, 2022:

Isaiah 6:1-8

Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

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The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge.

Fear is a gift. It is meant to keep us alive. But it can also keep us from living. There are two sources of fear are our biology and the stories we tell ourselves. We may not be able to change our biology, but we can change the stories we tell.

Mass Readings from February 6, 2022:

Isaiah 6:1-8

Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

]]> 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

]]> 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

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41120 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5804053938621364372 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil. We profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow. 20:09 no <p>Homily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil.</p> <p>We profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow.</p> <p>Christianity is an historical religion that is not based on feelings, philosophies, or myths. It is based on a fact: the fact of the resurrection of Jesus. The one thing that changes everything.</p> Homily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil.

We profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow.

Christianity is an historical religion that is not based on feelings, philosophies, or myths. It is based on a fact: the fact of the resurrection of Jesus. The one thing that changes everything.

]]> Homily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil.

We profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow.

Christianity is an historical religion that is not based on feelings, philosophies, or myths. It is based on a fact: the fact of the resurrection of Jesus. The one thing that changes everything.

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12218 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5292902334278726513 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of preparation. You will never be ready unless you get ready. 22:02 no <p>Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.</p> <p>You will never be ready unless you get ready.</p> <p>Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.</p><dl><dt> Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:</dt><dt> Jeremiah 33:14-16</dt><dt> Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14</dt><dt>1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2</dt> <p>Luke 21:25-28, 34-36</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/advent-2018-be-ready-get-ready.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p></dl>

Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

You will never be ready unless you get ready.

Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.

Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14

1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

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Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

You will never be ready unless you get ready.

Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.

Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14

1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

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