Catholic Preaching

During my diaconal ordination, Cardinal Edmund Szoka gave me the following instruction from the Ordination Rite as together we gripped the Book of the Gospels: "Receive the Gospel of Christ, whose herald you now are. Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach." Those words have never lost their resonance. Since that day -- October 8, 1998 -- I have tried to live up to that commission to be a "herald of the Gospel," by striving to teach what the Church believes, to practice what I preach to others, and to spread with joy and enthusiasm the truth Christ has entrusted to His church -- in and out of season, in and out of the pulpit. This podcast is a chronicle of those attempts.

1.11.25 Homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 01/11/2026

1.9.26 Homily for the Memorial of Blessed Pauline Jaricot 01/09/2026

1.4.26 Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord Jesus 01/04/2026

12.17.25 Homily for December 17 12/17/2025

12.16.25 Homily for the Third Tuesday of Advent 12/17/2025

12.14.25 Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent (A) 12/14/2025

12.13.25 Advent Joy 12/13/2025

12.13.25 Advent Hope 12/13/2025

12.13.25 Homily on Advent Fire 12/13/2025

12.11.25 Homily for the Second Thursday of Advent 12/12/2025

12.8.25 Mary and the Remedy to Various Challenges in Priestly Life 12/08/2025

12.8.25 The Marian Dimension of Priestly Life and Mission 12/08/2025

12.8.25 Homily on the Immaculate Conception for the Day of Recollection at St. Joseph's Seminary in NY 12/08/2025

12.02.25 TPMS Daily Reflection on the Gospel Reading From A Missionary Lens.” (December 2, 2025) 12/04/2025

12.03.25 TPMS Daily Reflection on the Gospel Reading From A Missionary Lens.” (December 3, 2025) 12/04/2025

12.03.2025 TPMS Daily Reflection on the Gospel Reading From A Missionary Lens. (December 3, 2025) 12/04/2025

12.4.25 Homily at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome 12/04/2025

12.1.25 Homily at St. Paul's Outside the Walls at the Beginning of the Acton Institute's Pilgrimage 12/04/2025

12.3.25 Homily at St. Peter's Basilica on the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier 12/04/2025

11.30.25 Homily for the First Sunday of Advent (A) 11/30/2025

11.29.25 Adrienne Rolwes 25th Anniversary Mass 11/29/2025

11.25.25 Mater Populi Fidelis: Reflections on the Vatican's New Doctrinal Note About Our Lady 11/26/2025

11.23.25 Homily on Celebrating for the 100th Time the Hope Christ the King Gives 11/23/2025

11.20.25 Becoming Missionaries of Hope: Lessons from the Life of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne 11/22/2025

11.19.25 Having the Mind and Heart of Missionaries: Missionary Spirituality and Formation 11/22/2025

11.16.25 Homily for the Feast of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini at Her Shrine on the World Day of the Poor 11/16/2025

11.16.25 Homily for the 33rd Sunday, C, World Day of the Poor, with the Missionaries of Charity 11/16/2025

11.6.25 Homily for the 31st Thursday (I) 11/07/2025

11.6.25 Missionary Preaching 11/06/2025

11.5.25 Eucharistic Meditation on Daring to Do All You Can 11/06/2025