Superior Priest

06Sep26 (26aO23) Loving our neighbor means willing their good for their sake—and ultimately helping them toward heaven. Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross reveals a love that goes beyond feelings, convenience, or simply giving others what they want. Sometimes love requires difficult correction, offered with humility, patience, and mercy rather than self-righteousness. By receiving God’s love through prayer and the sacraments, we learn to love others more faithfully, especially within our families and toward those we find hardest to love.

23Aug26 (26aO21) If Jesus is truly Lord, then the authority He entrusted to Peter matters for our lives today. The pope serves as a steward awaiting the King’s return, entrusted with guiding the Church while remaining subject to God’s law. Despite the weakness and sinfulness of its members, Christ continues to sustain His Church through the Holy Spirit. We are called to resist fear, trust His promise, and grow in obedience to Christ through the shepherds He has given us.

16Aug26 (26aO20) When God does not answer our prayers immediately, He may be drawing us into deeper faith. Through the Canaanite woman’s persistence, Jesus shows how resistance can strengthen our trust, just as physical challenges strengthen our bodies. In difficult relationships, unanswered prayers, and vocational discernment, we are called to keep returning to Christ. His love does not always make the path easy, but helps us grow in patience, prayer, and mature faith.

13Aug26 (26aO19) Life moves between blessings and struggles, and sometimes the hardest moments come precisely when we have been trying to follow God faithfully. Like the disciples caught in the storm and Peter sinking beneath the waves, fear can make us wonder whether Christ has abandoned us—but He has not. God often speaks not through dramatic signs, but in the “small, whispering sound” of silence. In the changing seasons of life, we are called to pray, resist despair, and learn to trust that Christ is present even when we cannot see how He is working.

06Aug26 (26aO18) Like children before a loving father, we often misunderstand what we truly need and underestimate what we already have. In the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, Jesus shows that our limited time, resources, and love become enough when we place them in His hands. This divine generosity reaches its fulfillment in the Eucharist, where Christ gives us His own Body and Blood in abundance. We are called to receive that gift and then generously give ourselves to others, trusting God to provide the rest.

 

 

 

 

30Jul26 (26aO17) What are we really pursuing as the greatest treasure of our lives? God can work all things—even suffering, failure, and evil—for the good of those who love Him, just as He transformed the Cross from the worst moment in human history into the means of our salvation. The things of this world may promise happiness and peace, but Christ offers something greater and lasting. He is the Pearl of Great Price, encountered especially in the Eucharist, and worth giving everything to possess.

 

 

 

 

20Jul26 (26aO16) Why does God allow evil to remain? Reflecting on the parable of the wheat and the weeds, this homily explores the reality of original sin, human freedom, and God's providence. Rather than removing every trial, God patiently brings a greater good even from suffering, strengthening His people through grace. Christians are called to resist despair, trust that Christ has already conquered evil, and persevere in hope, knowing that God is always at work in His Church and in every faithful heart.

21Jun26 (26aO12) On Father's Day, this homily reflects on Jesus' command: "Do not be afraid." While earthly fathers are imperfect, they point us toward the perfect love of our Heavenly Father, who knows us completely—even the number of hairs on our heads—and never abandons His children. Fear often drives sin and poor decisions, but Christian discernment must be rooted in truth and love rather than anxiety. God is not a "helicopter parent"; He allows trials to mature us spiritually and teach us to trust Him more deeply. As children of the Father, we are called to surrender our fears, embrace His providence, and grow into the mature faith demonstrated by Christ and the saints.

21May26 (26Ascension) On the Feast of the Ascension, the homily reflects on the mixed emotions of Christ ascending to the Father: Jesus leaves physically, yet remains profoundly present through Scripture, the Eucharist, and the Church. Christ ascends to open heaven to humanity, to send the Holy Spirit, and to commission His disciples to evangelize the world. Catholics are reminded that discipleship begins with personal conversion and continues through baptism, teaching, sacramental life, and love of God and neighbor. The Ascension is not an ending, but a sending forth.

09May26 (26aE5) Jesus does not merely show us a path—He is the path. In a world chasing success, security, and “more,” Christ redirects us to what truly matters: being with Him. The Christian life is not just about avoiding sin or achieving worldly goals, but about relationship—walking with Christ, trusting Him, and ordering our lives toward eternal life rather than temporary fulfillment.