Tue, 7 June 2022
We, the Christian community, can work through our problems together. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
The Christian people began with a small number; Revelation promises that this nucleus will grow into a vast throng. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
We as Christian community must be fed by the Sacred Scriptures. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
The gift of resurrection is the foundation of our Christian community. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
What sort of conversation can be held among three people condemned and dying? Saint Luke's Passion gives us an example, and it is the opposite of futile. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
Our lives are not games. We must not manipulate people. We must treasure the gift of forgiveness which our God has given us, and allow that gift to make us compassionate. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
The story of the father and his two sons never fails to agitate us as we marvel at the behaviors therein portrayed. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
The "problem of evil" is best addressed by our looking at the evil within our own hearts, and opening ourselves to conversion. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
How are promises to be fulfilled? What is our reaction if we simply see no way to fulfillment? |
Tue, 7 June 2022
Beware the polarities of "I am God" and "I am nothing." If we understand ourselves as God's beloved creatures, we will be less likely to succumb to temptation. |
Tue, 7 June 2022
The Third and Fifth Sundays of Easter, and the Ascension, are missing. In the case of the first two, I had left the recorder at home and did not feel like running back for it. The Ascension marked the return of Deacon Bob Crosby, who preached. As I recall, on the Third Sunday of Easter, I preached about our need as Christian community to grow comfortable with one another -- which Peter obviously was not when he discovered himself to be in the presence of the risen Jesus. On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, I focused on the word "elder" in the Acts of the Apostles and the fact that I am technically a presbyter or "elder," and became an elder before I had turned 26. |
Mon, 28 February 2022
There was a lot to talk about, including the Russian attack on Ukraine, in light of the image of having a block of wood in your eye. |
Mon, 28 February 2022
It was a crazy day, and what I have here is a summary. Love your enemies. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
"Blessed are you who are poor": may there be no obstacles to our accepting this promise of Jesus. (This file runs a little long; I remembered to turn off the device after I dismissed our catechumen.) |
Sun, 13 February 2022
I don't like to be startled. Peter, I suppose, needed to be startled. I trust in God's gentle revelations to me of his presence. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
St. Paul's meditation on love anchors us in a sense of what is valuable. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
How clear is St. Paul's "analogy of the body"! |
Sun, 13 February 2022
The Magi, the baptism of Jesus, the wine at Cana: all these are connected with Epiphany, the manifestation of Jesus to the world. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
In the midst of uncertainty, we have a "theophany" -- God showing himself to us. Sorry, this file runs a little long; I forgot to turn off the device. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
We see very clearly that the human family is a global community. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
There are tensions even within the Holy Family. We must not be surprised at the tensions within ours. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
The account of the visit of Mary to Elizabeth is crowned by the Canticle of Mary, the Magnificat. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
John the Baptist speaks of elementary, immediate acts of social justice. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
Luke very deliberately fixes the time of the emergence of John the Baptist. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
We lift up our heads with confident expectation of what God is giving us. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
This is a king whom Pilate cannot fathom. |
Sun, 13 February 2022
As we try to appreciate the gift of everlasting life, we find that anything having to do with love will help us. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
Jesus, both priest and sacrifice, offered his own blood in the heavenly sanctuary. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
Law must find its way into our hearts and habits. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
Jesus is the effective high priest because he shares in humans' weakness. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
Six months away from the Easter Triduum, we read two Scripture passages associated with Good Friday. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
Hebrews: The Word of God penetrates even the spaces within ourselves where there is no space. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
No recordings exist for the last three Sundays of September. -- Take note of the argument of the Letter to the Hebrews, to be presented during the next seven Sundays. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
As Jesus respects the man he heals, so we must be cognizant of the private and public spheres of everyone's lives. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
We must credit the ancients with insight into disease, even if they did not have direct knowledge of microorganisms. Jesus is making a different point: to be concerned, not about what passes through you, but rather about the evil which emerges from you. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
To whom shall we go? Our reception of the Holy Eucharist is personal, not conventional. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
Mary's immaculate conception and assumption follow from our understanding of her as "Mother of God." |
Sun, 7 November 2021
If one is interested in being an "influencer," Jesus' method is not the way to go about it. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
Jesus begins to talk with people who did not perceive the "sign" of the Kingdom but simply want some ready source with which to be sated. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
What good are five loaves and two fish for a crowd of five thousand? Do we perceive the "sign" in this merciful act of Jesus? |
Mon, 2 August 2021
Let us go rest in an out-of-the-way place -- but it's not out of the way if throngs of people come there. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
Going out on mission: Do we recognize that our not clinging to our property is the sign of the truth of the treasure of the Kingdom? |
Mon, 2 August 2021
Jesus was not accepted in the place where he grew up. And the homilist gets lots of pushback when he attempts to state that Americans are in the same sinful state as all other human beings. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
God did not make death. Jesus gives life and health to all. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
Anxiety is something we all experience. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
I don't recall why there is no recording for June 6. Take a risk -- it's a small step, like a mustard seed, and you will experience much growth. |
Mon, 2 August 2021
Love is something shared. God as Trinity is the height of sharing and loving. |
Sun, 23 May 2021
The Holy Spirit works with us to repair an atomized human society. |
Sun, 23 May 2021
The power of "up" and "down," and "sitting at the right hand," upon our imaginations. |
Sun, 23 May 2021
The many dimensions of love. |
Sun, 23 May 2021
You can't beat the vine and the branches for clarity. |
Sun, 23 May 2021
Deep thoughts on shepherding. |
Sun, 23 May 2021
It is I, myself. Look, I'm eating. Do not be afraid of ghosts. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
Faith and love require that we enter more deeply into Christian community. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
We note how Peter and John, entering Jesus' empty tomb, reach a moment of insight which convinces them of his resurrection. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
Barabbas is "son of the father." Jesus, "son of the father" in the deepest sense, takes the place of every last one of us. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
Jesus is the grain of wheat which loses its identity in order to bring forth an unexpected harvest. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
Jesus revives Lazarus because he is God and can do so, but also because he is human and he feels the bitterness of bereavement. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
The best-known verse of the Bible, and the end of the Hebrew Bible. |
Mon, 12 April 2021
You'd think those beholding the healing of a man born blind would rejoice. Instead, he is a problem. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
On the foolishness of God. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
Pope Francis in Iraq and the beauty of dialogue. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
What does it mean to rise from the dead? |
Sun, 11 April 2021
Jesus is entirely like us, having experienced the struggle with temptation. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
The man who is healed talks too much. We need to consider whether we, likewise, talk too much. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
A discussion of the mysteries of time, on a recording which I think runs on until almost the Eucharistic Prayer. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
On preferring the authority of one's arguments over an argument from authority. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
On the "Sunday of the Word of God," we have to consider the context of the Scriptures we hear at Mass. Jonah was called by God, but he was quite an unwilling prophet! |
Sun, 11 April 2021
Sorry, merely a summary on the matter of being called by God. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
My response to the desecration which occurred on January 6, 2021. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
An irony: We who have been given the good news may, with great strength, resist it. Thank God for crises. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
God establishes the continuity of history. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
On the unexpected power (not the expected male power) which results in the world's salvation. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
At first I heard an echo in this recording. I have, to my great relief, found that the recording was just playing twice on my computer. Joy springs from within. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
Does repentance bring comfort? |
Sun, 10 January 2021
Considering the meaning of "the end," "it is finished," and so forth, in terms of completion rather than demise. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
Are we like goats? We make a lot of noise, and we will eat anything. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
The word "talent" presents difficulties, since it seems to refer to performance. Our God in fact wants us to go deeper than performance and recognize essential qualities which are not easily subject to observation. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
"Stay awake!" In fact, the point of the parable is the exercise of forethought, as opposed to vigilance. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
On sainthood as a process. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
The great commandments. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
Every twelve years: "Caesar's Coin" just before a presidential election. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
More perversity. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
Perversity -- and a tribute to Joaquin Lavado (Quino), noted for his comic strip "Mafalda." |
Sun, 22 November 2020
Of Brownies and brownie points. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
"The parable that everybody hates": proof that Jesus intended his parables to be provocative. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
The parable of the unforgiving debtor: Do we get it? |
Fri, 20 November 2020
Campus minister Emily Rogers of the Newman Center of Eastern Illinois University interviews Fr. Kevin Laughery on racism. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
Sorry, no audio for this Sunday. You can hear the homily by viewing the St. Jerome live stream. (My wearable mic wasn't working, but the ambo mic was.) |
Sun, 6 September 2020
Part 2 of two parts. Peter doesn't understand that the Messiah (and those who proclaim his name) has to suffer and die. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
Part 1 of two parts. Peter expresses faith in Jesus and Jesus calls him the "rock" on which he will build the Church. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
Our lives are rich and full -- so much so that we could sing arias about them. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
When we are afraid, we want people to affirm that they feel afraid, too. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
Jesus is not the "victim" here. He has something in mind when vast throngs come to him. |
Sun, 26 July 2020
This was the weekend when we added a public Mass. -- Does everything work out for good? If we keep in mind the human family instead of a narrow focus on ourselves, we will be pleasantly surprised! |
Sun, 26 July 2020
I can't recall why I don't have a recording for July 12. -- Have you rebuked temerity lately? |
Sun, 26 July 2020
Gentleness is needed to heal a raucous and agitated world. |
Sun, 26 July 2020
As important as family ties are, we must not allow them to impede us from proclaiming the Kingdom of Godl |
Sun, 26 July 2020
We began having public Mass. We are the assembly, and have always been such. Fear no one. |
Sun, 26 July 2020
I think that, for a time, I thought my recorder wasn't working, and I missed recording audio for two Sundays. You can find the video recordings. -- We focus on the physicality of eating and drinking and recognize that this food and drink feeds us more deeply than other nourishment. |