14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • July 5, 2020 at St. Luke’s
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” This has to be one of my favorite sayings of Jesus. My ears always perk up when anyone tells me I can relax. These…
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A • June 21, 2020 at St. Luke’s
Fear is a very powerful emotion, isn’t it? The ravines behind the church that go down to the river are great to take walks in and explore during the day. But at night, it’s a whole other experience: the imagination…
Corpus Christi – A • June 14, 2020 at St. Luke’s
In Greek mythology, there is a story of a wicked king named Sisyphus who, after his death, was punished for his evil life by having to spend eternity pushing a heavy boulder up a mountain, only for the boulder to…
Holy Trinity – A • June 7, 2020 at St. Luke’s
Have you been feeling angry lately? I have spoken to quite a few people who have really been struggling with anger in these last three months. There is a lot of anger raging around on social media (although that’s nothing…
Pentecost Sunday • May 31, 2020 at St. Luke
Again, welcome back everyone. I am so happy to see all of you and to be able to celebrate Mass for you. The last few months have been very difficult for everyone, and not being able to come to Mass,…
6th Sunday of Easter – A • May 17, 2020 at St. Luke’s
There is a satirical newspaper called The Onion – perhaps you have heard of it – actually I don’t know if it still exists or not. But it was an early pioneer in what is called fake news – although…
4th Sunday of Easter – A • May 3, 2020 at St. Luke’s
Every animal has some kind of defense mechanism if they are threatened by a predator. Some animals have the ability to fight back if attacked, with things like teeth and claws. But some animals do not have the ability to…
3rd Sunday of Easter – A • April 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s
Today is the 3rd Sunday of Easter, and so it has been two weeks since Easter Sunday, but in our Gospel reading we jump backwards to the evening of the day of Jesus’ Resurrection, and we hear about how Jesus…
2nd Sunday of Easter – A • April 19, 2020 at St. Luke’s
The Fear of Missing Out is a real thing, especially since social media took over our lives a few years ago, so much so that someone has developed an acronym for it (FOMO) which you’ve all heard of by now….
Easter Vigil / Easter Sunday: A • April 12, 2020
The last few weeks I have the feeling that I have begun every homily with some reference to the pandemic, the present crisis, the lockdown, etc. Lent under lockdown. Palm Sunday with the coronavirus. Good Friday and the pandemic, and…