Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), Year A — April 27, 2026. Acts 5:12–16 | Ps 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–24 | Rev 1:9–11a, 12–13, 17–19 | Jn 20:19–31 There is a strange moment in history that happened in Halifax, England, in November of 1938 — a time when Europe was nervously eyeing Hitler, and Halifax was nervously eyeing pretty much everything else.. … Continue reading The Threefold Gift
The stone is sealed. The guards stand watch. The world is sure it has won. He is risen. The women walk in the dark. They carry spices for a corpse. They expect only stone. He is risen. Peter wept by a charcoal fire. Judas is gone. Thomas is hiding. He is risen. The cross is … Continue reading He is Risen.
There are sermons that outlive the moment in which they were preached. Dr. S. M. Lockridge served as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego from 1953 to 1993 and was a master of the African American preaching tradition, using repetition, rhythmic cadence, and dramatic contrast to make the room itself feel alive. On this Good … Continue reading It’s Only Friday
The Passover lamb has been slaughtered. The table is set. The bread is unleavened. The wine is poured out. Twelve men are arguing about which one of them is the greatest. And the King of kings wraps a towel around his waist. Not a crown on his head. A towel around his waist. He kneels … Continue reading Holy Thursday Homily
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion — March 29, 2026 | Lectionary Year A Matthew 21:1–11 | Isaiah 50:4–7 | Psalm 22:8–9, 17–18, 19–20, 23–24 | Philippians 2:6–11 | Matthew 26:14–27:66 (shorter form: Matthew 27:11–54) The Roman Empire knew exactly how power sounded: trumpets, hooves, the rattle of armor, and the silence of people who knew … Continue reading The First Tremor (Homily)
The goal of every Catholic parish is to create missionary disciples. Which sounds inspiring... until you try to do it. Then it feels like you were handed a shovel and told to redirect the Atlantic Ocean—ideally before the 10:30 Mass lets out, the coffee runs out, and someone corners you about why we don’t sing … Continue reading Transforming Faith Through Genuflection
Fourth Sunday of Lent — Year A | Laetare Sunday 1Sam 16:1b, 6–7, 10–13a | Ps 23 | Eph 5:8–14 | Jn 9:1–41 In the 1970s through the 1990s, a new idea swept through Western culture — schools, therapy programs, churches, youth groups, Christian formation programs, and eventually the trophy manufacturing industry, which was about to have its best decade since the invention … Continue reading Seeing Beyond: The True Nature of Self-Worth
Third Sunday of Lent (Year A) Ex 17:3-7 | Ps 95 | Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 | John 4:5-42 There is a well in Samaria that has never run dry. Not because the water table is particularly reliable in that part of ancient Palestine. But because a conversation happened there—a conversation so strange, so subversive, so … Continue reading The Well of Thirst and Healing
"No Handrails on the Transfiguration" Genesis 12:1–4a | Psalm 33 | 2 Timothy 1:8b–10 | Matthew 17:1–9 I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Action Park. Action Park, more commonly known as Class Action Park, was an amusement park in Vernon, New Jersey, that operated from 1978 to 1996 on a safety philosophy best … Continue reading Second Sunday of Lent — Year A
Readings: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 | Psalm 51 | Romans 5:12-19 | Matthew 4:1-11 "The Oldest Therapy Session and Why It Failed" In 1967, which was, for those of you keeping score, quite possibly one of the greatest years in recorded history, depending entirely on who was born that year and whether they are currently standing … Continue reading First Sunday of Lent – Year A
The Joy of the Gospel 