Today is the feast day of Saint Joseph, or, as the Church more-formally names it: the "Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary...."

Jesus today tells us not to judge, not to condemn, to be people of mercy, to forgive (Lk 6: 36-38). Talk about counter-cultural...

People often seem to think that doing what Jesus says to do is a path to heaven, but not a path to a good life in this world. The ways of Jesus are a challenge, something we do with out eyes on heaven, but not with our eyes on this life...

Jesus today (Mt 7: 7-12) tells us in no uncertain terms that we should ask God for what we want. We should "ask," "seek," and "knock." In other words, we should pray...

How would you like to be forgiven?

So, we've made it past Ash Wednesday and we're off and running with Lent....

Click here to listen to my homily from March 3 (depending on your browser settings, you may need to manually open the file after it downloads).