text "As we look back at those who have gone before us, what do we find?" n you take." It was two days before Christmas eve that I reached up to the top shelf in the…
audio From a desire to dominate to a desire to serve: Holy Family 12-31-17 From a desire to dominate to a desire to serve: Holy Family 12-31-17 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "Always give more than you take." Reading the daily obituaries always gives me a new lease on life. A firm…
audio God became man so we might become God: Christmas Day Homily 2017 God became man so we might become God: Christmas Day Homily 2017 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Living the Incarnation, Listening to Christ in Silence: Christmas Vigil 2017 Living the Incarnation, Listening to Christ in Silence: Christmas Vigil 2017 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Desire Greatness in Christ: 4 Advent 12-24-17 Desire Greatness in Christ: 4 Advent 12-24-17 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text If you want the unlikeliest of answers, then listen to the unexpected questions. In the words of the poet Mary Oliver, "Poetry is a life-giving force. For…
audio Discovering Yourself in Christ: 3 Sunday Advent 12-17-17 Discovering Yourself in Christ: 3 Sunday Advent 12-17-17 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "Lift up your eyes Upon this day breaking for you. Give birth again to the dream." The inevitable synchronicity of the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and…
audio Going to the Desert, Becoming all Flame: 12-10-17 Advent 2 Homily Going to the Desert, Becoming all Flame: 12-10-17 Advent 2 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Mary, the Icon of Discipleship, Our Hope, & Our Patroness: Immaculate Conception 2018 Mary, the Icon of Discipleship, Our Hope, & Our Patroness: Immaculate Conception 2018 by Fr…
text "One world at a time." Henry David Thoreau, the great American naturalist, poet and transcendentalist…
audio Looking For Jesus: 1 Advent Homily 12-3-17 Looking For Jesus: 1 Advent Homily 12-3-17 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "I wait with quickened hope for crooked paths to straighten." Generations of the family gathered around the bed as I prepared to administer…
audio Making Christ the King of All: Christ the King homily 11-26-17 Jesus is the king of and for the poor. The poor are not limited to the materially poor. Until…
text "Who lives on the outskirts of the kingdom?" The feast of Christ the King signals the end of Ordinary Time and the…
audio Using God’s Talents: 11-19-17 Homily Using God’s Talents: 11-19-17 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "Still, I put up with this Church until I see a better one; and she must put up with me... The sixteenth century Christian humanist and scholar Erasmus (died 1536) had,…
audio Filling up with the oil of gladness: 11-12-17 Homily Filling up with the oil of gladness: 11-12-17 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus, Deus Aderit."              …
text "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." The final leg of the journey would take me through O'Hare Airport in Chicago…