Deliberate. Decisive. Definitive.

God continues to call. God calls us to follow Him, making it clear that being a disciple is challenging...that it costs something. Therefore, we need to weigh out our response, we need to avoid hesitation, and we need to choose to follow Jesus in such a way that it actually changes something in our lives.

Mass Readings from June 26, 2022:

1 Kings 19:16, 19-21

Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11

Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Luke 9:51-62

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

Deliberate. Decisive. Definitive.

God continues to call. God calls us to follow Him, making it clear that being a disciple is challenging...that it costs something. Therefore, we need to weigh out our response, we need to avoid hesitation, and we need to choose to follow Jesus in such a way that it actually changes something in our lives.

Mass Readings from June 26, 2022:

1 Kings 19:16, 19-21

Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11

Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Luke 9:51-62

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91921 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7822127336354542559 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time. 21:07 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.</p> <p>The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 2:12, 17-20</dt> <dt> Psalms 54:3-6 and 8</dt> <dt>James 3:16—4:3</dt> <p>Mark 9:30-37</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.

The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.

Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:

Wisdom 2:12, 17-20

Psalms 54:3-6 and 8

James 3:16—4:3

Mark 9:30-37

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

Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.

The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.

Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:

Wisdom 2:12, 17-20

Psalms 54:3-6 and 8

James 3:16—4:3

Mark 9:30-37

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7421 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-167640552289235276 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The beauty is in the broken. Surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased: they are redeemed. 15:31 no <p>Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>The beauty is in the broken.</p> <p>Too often, when we encounter our own brokenness and woundedness, we either pretend it isn’t there or we just want it to be taken away. But surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased, they are redeemed.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from July 4, 2021:</dt> <dt> Ezekiel 2:2-5</dt> <dt> Psalms 123:1-4</dt> <dt>2 Corinthians 12:7-10</dt> <p>Mark 6:1-6</p> </dl> Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The beauty is in the broken.

Too often, when we encounter our own brokenness and woundedness, we either pretend it isn’t there or we just want it to be taken away. But surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased, they are redeemed.

Mass Readings from July 4, 2021:

Ezekiel 2:2-5

Psalms 123:1-4

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Mark 6:1-6

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

The beauty is in the broken.

Too often, when we encounter our own brokenness and woundedness, we either pretend it isn’t there or we just want it to be taken away. But surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased, they are redeemed.

Mass Readings from July 4, 2021:

Ezekiel 2:2-5

Psalms 123:1-4

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Mark 6:1-6

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52321 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8576588270149483604 Sun, 23 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from Pentecost Sunday. At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we? 16:43 no <p>Homily from Pentecost Sunday.</p> <p>Am I willing to use the gifts that God has already given?</p> <p>At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts glorify the Father and have changed the world. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we?</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from May 23, 2021:</dt> <dt> Acts 2:1-11</dt> <dt> Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13</dt> <p>John 20:19-23</p> </dl> Homily from Pentecost Sunday.

Am I willing to use the gifts that God has already given?

At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts glorify the Father and have changed the world. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we?

Mass Readings from May 23, 2021:

Acts 2:1-11

Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34

1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13

John 20:19-23

]]> Homily from Pentecost Sunday.

Am I willing to use the gifts that God has already given?

At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts glorify the Father and have changed the world. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we?

Mass Readings from May 23, 2021:

Acts 2:1-11

Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34

1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13

John 20:19-23

]]> https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101120 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-217324808120372022 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are many goods. There is only one best. 26:24 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>There are many goods. There is only one best.</p> <p>Modern indifference is the inability to take joy in in one's situation regardless of the circumstances. It is seeing "no difference" between the awesome and the awful...as well as the awesome alright.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from October 11, 2020:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 25:6-10</dt> <dt> Psalms 23:1-6</dt> <dt>Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20</dt> <p>Matthew 22:1-14</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

There are many goods. There is only one best.

Modern indifference is the inability to take joy in in one's situation regardless of the circumstances. It is seeing "no difference" between the awesome and the awful...as well as the awesome alright.

Mass Readings from October 11, 2020:

Isaiah 25:6-10

Psalms 23:1-6

Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20

Matthew 22:1-14

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

There are many goods. There is only one best.

Modern indifference is the inability to take joy in in one's situation regardless of the circumstances. It is seeing "no difference" between the awesome and the awful...as well as the awesome alright.

Mass Readings from October 11, 2020:

Isaiah 25:6-10

Psalms 23:1-6

Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20

Matthew 22:1-14

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