Evangelical Disciple

When Jesus accomplished His mission of teaching, healing, and preparing His Church - He Ascended. He accomplished His mission. And now we have a mission.

Did Jesus leave us when He went back to the Father? He says: "I will be with you always."

Homily from the 6th Sunday of Easter. Jesus tells us how to love him: keep his word. In order to keep his word, we must be reading the Word of God and asking the Holy Spirit to aid our learning and reflecting.

Jesus says that he is the True Vine. And in the Lord's Supper He gives us of his love which is "Better than Wine".

In John 15 Jesus employs the image of a Vinedresser, a Vine, and Branches (and fruit). This first of three sermons looks at the Vinedresser - God the Father. He is at work.

In only one place in the Gospels does Jesus indicate that He loves the Father, and He shares it in relation to how He is going to suffer and die on the Cross, handed over in obedience to the Father's will. Through difficulty, through deeds. This is often the way that the highest forms of love are shown, not through ease or words. Jesus Crucified is the highest form of love, of the Father and of man.

This sermon focuses on the primacy of the name of Jesus Christ as that which is to be preached. Examples from Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint Bernardine of Siena, and Pope Benedict XVI are employed as examples.

What is 'new' about the command of Jesus for us to love. "I give you a new commandment, love one another." Here is what is new: "AS I HAVE LOVED YOU." This sermon focuses on the radical nature of the newness of the love of Jesus for YOU and the radical notion that you are to love OTHERS with this same love.

Homily from the 5th Sunday of Easter. Discipleship is one of those buzzwords that we say often, but rarely define. It's time to define it.

In this Sermon Short, I look at what the will of the Father is. The will of the Father is that we have eternal life by turning to Jesus Christ, listening to his word and acting on it.

Homily from the 4th Sunday of Easter. We speak often of the Paschal Mystery and of Jesus being the Passover Lamb. What does that mean? Where are the connections between the Old Testament, the New Testament, and what we do at Mass? How does that challenge us to live here and now?

Homily from the 3rd Sunday of Easter. First Communion is an extraordinary moment, but so is every Communion. Jesus gives us this extraordinary gift, if only we won't allow it to become ordinary.

Homily from the Second Sunday of Easter. Jesus gives his Apostles the power to forgive or retain sins, which means he expects people to confess their sins to them. Confession still exists and we need to use the gift.

Homily from the Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord. Our life is truly meant to be renewed by Jesus, crucified and risen from the dead. He wants to heal us and make us whole.

Homily from Good Friday. Why do we call it Good Friday when it seems so bad? If it's so good, why do we insist on fasting?

Homily from Palm Sunday. We talk about Holy Week a lot, but rarely explain what the week ought to look like. Here is a deeper explanation, with goals and practical advice.

Homily from the 5th Sunday in Lent. The Lord reminds his people how he's worked in their lives in the past, and now he urges them to see his new work. It's a reminder for us not to live in the past, but instead to press on toward God's upward calling in Christ Jesus.

Parish Mission. Prayer is a response to the action of God. It's also a gift given by Jesus. This mission helps to foster an encounter with the Lord, especially in being delivered from unforgiveness and other evil spirit.

Parish Mission. Prayer is a response to the action of God. It's also a gift given by Jesus. This mission helps to foster an encounter with the Lord, especially in being delivered from unforgiveness and other evil spirit.

Parish Mission. Prayer is a response to the action of God. It's also a gift given by Jesus. This mission helps to foster an encounter with the Lord, especially in being delivered from unforgiveness and other evil spirit.