Scripture Paper: “See How the Cross of the Lord Stands Revealed as a Tree of Life”

Here's a paper I wrote for my Scripture class on Wisdom & Apocalyptic Literature. It has some insights into this season of Lent that might be of help for your upcoming journey into Holy Week. Click here for the PDF of my paper Here's one section … [Read more...]

Gospel Commentary for 5th Sunday of Lent (Year A)

John 11:1-45 - The Raising of Lazarus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0M7vvX6__M Q. Why does the Church choose this Gospel for the last Sunday before Palm Sunday as a kind of climax of the Lenten journey before we enter into Holy Week? #1: A … [Read more...]

Summary of “The Power and the Glory” by Graham Greene

Quick Summary from CourseHero: "The Redemption of a Fallen Priest" "In 1930s Mexico, religion is outlawed in many areas. An alcoholic priest with a shameful past defies the law. He slinks from town to town and says Mass when he can, all the while … [Read more...]

Solemnity of Annunciation Homily 2020 @ Virtual Parish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKizNsVd_Ig&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1-WoQp0S0cldP_Zjc86-2ean_yUlQFzcNFxpT6Q34uQyRe9Hq-O4fF1is Here are some notes I had for this homily prep: "The biggest lie in the history of Christianity is that … [Read more...]

Summary of The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly

"This is the lie: Holiness is not possible" (32). The biggest lie in the history of Christianity... is not one that non-Christians tell. It's a lie we tell ourselves as Christians... that holiness is not possible... we might believe that holiness is … [Read more...]

Gospel Commentary for 4th Sunday of Lent (Year A)

John 9:1-41—The Healing of the Man Born Blind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBo7ka3YZQ The Church gives us this Gospel on the 4th Sunday of Lent to prepare the catechumens to receive the sacrament of Baptism. How so?  The miracles in John's … [Read more...]

Summary of Do Monkeys Go to Heaven? Finding God in All Creation by Fr. John McCarthy, SJ

God finding us in nature "Nature is a path to God, pure and simple... It was how I found God. And probably most importantly, it was how God found me" (6-7). The ecological crisis is a moral crisis "This ecological crisis is not first and foremost a … [Read more...]

Summary of The Grace of Ars by Fr. Frederick Miller

Fr. Miller considers this book to be, "strictly speaking, neither biography nor theology but, rather, a spiritual reflection based on the life and work of the Curé of Ars as seen through the lens of the theology of the priesthood" (9). Chapter 1: The … [Read more...]

Coronavirus Homily for 3rd Sunday of Lent @ St. Matthew’s Surrey

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1st Sunday of Lent Homily @ Westminster Abbey, BC

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