Insights from Fr. Dan: June 12, 2022

Homily from Sunday June 12th 2022: Most Holy Trinity Sunday Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday – The God who is expressed in various ways. This expression, or Doctrine as we call it, puts into words the Christian experience of God as shown by Christ. It is not possible to understand and encompass God – but …

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Insights from Fr. Dan: June 5, 2022

Homily from Sunday June 05th 2022: Pentecost Sunday We’ve all been taught that it’s dangerous to play with fire. When I was a little boy of 5 or 6 - I had those kitchen matches with the big red tops and you’d run the match over the long strip to get them to burst into …

Insights from Fr. Dan: May 8, 2022

Homily from Sunday May 08th 2022: 4th Sunday of Easter We tend to idealize the role of a shepherd and his sheep. What we seem to overlook is that the flock has to endure winter, disease and wolves. For all that, they need a really good shepherd to care for them so that the sheep …

Insights from Fr. Dan: May 1, 2022

Homily from Sunday May 01st 2022: 3rd Sunday of Easter Today the Gospel shows that Jesus asks for, and then eats some baked fish. All this touching, and eating has but one purpose: to remind us, that when Jesus rose from the dead, his new life included the body he had all along. But the …

Insights from Fr. Dan: April 24, 2022

Homily from Sunday April 24th 2022: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) None of the circumstances outside of that locked room in today’s Gospel reading changed after the apostles received the peace that Jesus offered them. They still had to face the same situation they faced before He entered the locked room. They still had …

Insights from Fr. Dan: Easter 2022

Homily from Sunday April 17th, 2022: Easter Sunday The Resurrection means that the stone that separated the human race from God, the stone that stood like a wall was rolled away and now in Jesus Christ. The way to the Father is once more wide-open. If we devalue the truth of Easter into simply a …

Insights from Fr. Dan: April 3, 2022

Homily from Sunday April 03rd, 2022: 5th Sunday of Lent What links all the readings today is letting the past be the past and letting the future be the future. People who have suffered greatly have two options: either to wallow in past misery over injustice, or to take up the reins again and begin …

Insights from Fr. Dan: March 27, 2022

Homily from Sunday March 27, 2022 - 4th Sunday of Lent A guy was walking along in the woods, when a bullet whizzed by. “Is that you Lester?" The guy yelled. "Yes it is," came the reply. "Well, why are you shooting at me? We don’t have any quarrel." "That’s right," said Lester. "So why …

Insights from Deacon Mathew: February 20, 2022

Homily from Sunday February 20th 2022: Be Merciful just as your Father is. We have a very challenging gospel that takes us to the heart and soul of Christian life. The 2nd reading says, "And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, (that is Adam) we will also bear the …

Insights from Fr. Dan: February 13, 2022

Homily from Sunday February 13th, 2022: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus spoke often and with great passion about the real problems of life. It troubled him that some people had too little, while others had too much. He knew why many were so reluctant to be of help to others. Yes, money certainly fits …