St. Paul told the Thessalonians he came to share not just the gospel, but his very self. This powerful homily reveals how the gospel is fundamentally about friendship - friendship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, and friendship with fellow believers. Learn why authentic evangelization requires vulnerability and personal sharing, not just facts about God.
Father Dominic Holtz explores Jesus's harsh words about hypocrisy, comparing ancient theatrical masks to modern-day social media anonymity. Discover how to align your public and private faith through Christ's transformative power in this powerful Monday sermon from Chicago.
On the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time we hear St. Paul remind us that Jesus obliterated the bond of sin against us, setting us free from condemnation by anyone. So while we still must make restitution for our transgressions, they cannot be held against us.
On this Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we are called to receive his heart into our own hearts, not in abject obedience, but in a loving following of him who gave his life for us—serving him out of love who served us out of love.
God promised Abram and Sarai a child, but when that promise was slow in coming, they decided to have Abram sleep with Sarai's maidservant Hagar instead. This was a bad decision, but God still kept his promise to Abram and Sarai, and God made the descendents of Ishmael, Hagar's child, more numerous than one could count. God is not limited by our bad decisions, and whether or not we are faithful, God's plans will come to pass.
