Friday of 22nd Week In Ordinary Time. Some might say Catholics are supposed to be somber or "serious." The Jewish leaders of Jesus' time wondered why his disciples didn't fast as much as other religious ...

Thursday of the 22nd Week Ordinary TIme. Jesus tells the disciples to take a risk by putting out into deep water. How will you take a risk in your faith this week? St. Malachy's Church ...

20th Sunday Ordinary Time (C). The prophet Jeremiah gets plopped into well up to his neck in mud. Does your spiritual life sometimes feel like it's stuck in the mud? As ...

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary's Assumption gives us hope that death will one day finally be conqured and our eternal souls will be reunited with our bodies. St. ...

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We profess our faith as Catholics with the Creed at Mass. But our faith is much more than those words we say. Our faith is a ...

Thursday of the 17th Week Ordinary TIme. In the Old Testament "The Ark of the Covenant" is the dwelling place of God. Jesus promised that the Holy Spriit lives in each of ...

Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week of OT. It's the feast St. Ignatius Loyola... but what's with these letters "A.M.D.G." all over everything Jesuit? Hmmm.... St. Malachy's Church - The Actors' ...

Seventeenth Sunday of OT. Jesus in the Gospel teaches his disciples the Lord's Prayer, and Abraham 'bargains' with God. St. Malachy's Church - The Actors' Chapel, W. 49th St. & ...

Solemnity of St. John the Baptist. John was God's "secret weapon" to prepare people for the coming of the Lord. Similarly, we should pave the way for those we know and meet to ...

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C). Jesus uses the example of sinful woman washing his feet to demonstrate the concept that those who experience forgiveness of a larger sin are in turn able to ...

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The gospel story of the miracle of the loaves and fishes is so common, how do we get something new out it? What if you were THERE? ...

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Father, Son and Holy Spirit... One God in three persons. It's what we refer to in the Church as a mystery. We not supposed to understand ...

5th Sunday of Easter (C). Some days it's hard to have hope. And most days it's difficult at best to understand the Book of Revelation in the Bible. In this homily, we ...

4th Sunday of Easter (C). What's the deal with all the references to sheep in the gospels? One quality they have that most of us don't: they don't mind being led around. ...

Thursday, 3rd Week of Easter (C). Some people say they don't need anyone to mediate their faith: it's between them and God. Really?

Third Sunday of Easter (C). Rachel Joy Scott, the first high school student to be killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, issued a challenge to her classmates about living with trust and ...

Thursday of the Second Week of Easter. "God does not ration the gift of HIs Spirit," says the Scripture today. It's like having a bottomless cup of coffee -- of the Holy Spirit! ...

Friday of the Octave of Easter. In his many resurrection appearances to his disciples, Jesus tries hard to show that he is really present to them--this time he shows us at their place of ...

Thursday of the Octave of Easter. This week we are treated to the powerful resurrection appearances of Jesus where his goal is to prove to his disciples that he's not a ghost or a ...

Easter Sunday 2007. We hear of the empty tomb of Jesus. When there is emptyness in your life, do you see tragedy or a miracle? St. Malachy's Church - The Actors' Chapel, ...