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  • Homilies

“Light, Darkness and Our Gift Exchange with God”

Homily for Christmas Mass During the Night; December 25, 2023; St. Mary’s Cathedral

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December 25, 2024

“Todos amamos a nuestra Madre, quien nos une en una familia de Dios”

Homilía en ocasión de la Cruzada Guadalupana Anual de la Arquidiócesis; 7 de diciembre 2024; Catedral de Santa María

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December 8, 2024

“We All Love Our Mother, Who Unites Us into One Family of God”

Homily on the Occasion of the Annual Archdiocesan Cruzada Guadalupana; December 7, 2024; St. Mary’s Cathedral

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December 8, 2024

“Want to Be Ready to Meet the Lord?  Then Please God in All Things”

Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, Year “C,” December 1, 2024, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

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December 1, 2024

“Doing the One Thing Necessary So as to Be Adorned with the True Jewels of Life”

Homily on the Occasion of the Closing of the Jubilee Year for the 200th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Foundress Blessed Maria Maddalena of the Incarnation, November 29, 2024

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November 29, 2024

“How God Makes Us Fit for the Eternal Life of Heaven”

Homily for the Mass for Deceased Priests, November 8, 2024, Holy Cross Mausoleum

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November 8, 2024

“Accept Christ and Your Troubles Begin: Opting for Tribulation Rather Than Rocky Soil”

Homily for the Annual White Mass, Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist, October 18, 2023 , Mater Dolorosa Church

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October 18, 2024

“Our Mother of Unity, and Her Rosary that Takes Us There”

Homily, Votive Mass of Holy Mary, Mother of Unity, Annual Rosary Rally, October 12, 2024; St. Mary’s Cathedral

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October 12, 2024

“Revolution and Contrast: The Custom-Made Cup of Suffering”

Homily for Ordination to the Diaconate, September 28, 2024; St. Patrick’s Seminary

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September 28, 2024

“White Martyrdom: the Seed of Revitalizing the Church in Our Midst”

Homily for the Solemn Profession of the Contemplatives of St. Joseph; September 21, 2024; Mater Dolorosa Church

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September 21, 2024

“The Double Lifting Up that Is the Way to Heaven”

Homily for Ordination to the Diaconate for the Order of Preachers, September 14, 2024, St. Dominic’s Church, San Francisco

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September 14, 2024

“First Responders and the Virtues of Servant Leadership”

Homily for the Annual Police-Fire-Sheriff Mass, September 8, 2024; St. Cecilia Church

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September 8, 2024

“La Virgen María, el Discípulo Que Da Amor de Madre para Formarnos en Discípulos de Su Hijo”

Misa para la Fiesta Patronal de la Parroquia de la Asunción, Tomales, 18 de agosto de 2024

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August 25, 2024

“Mary, the Disciple Who Mothers Her Son’s Disciples into the Church”

Homily for the Patronal Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Tomales, August 18, 2024

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August 18, 2024

“La Virgen María, el Discípulo Que Da Amor de Madre para Formarnos en Discípulos de Su Hijo”

Misa para la Fiesta Patronal de la Parroquia de la Asunción, Tomales, 18 de agosto de 2024

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August 18, 2024

“The Ten Ingredients for a Eucharistic Revival”

Homily for the Traditional Latin Mass at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, Thursday, July 18, 2024, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Indianapolis, IN

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July 18, 2024

“The Shepherd Doesn’t Run at the First Sign of Danger”

Homily for Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood, June 15, 2024; St. Mary’s Cathedral

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June 15, 2024

“The Universal Language of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit”

Homily for Eucharistic Revival to Begin Procession with the Blessed Sacrament to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.

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May 20, 2024

“Living the Double Commandment to be Formed More Perfectly into the Image of Christ”

Homily for the Respect Life Essay Contest Mass, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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April 28, 2024

“From Slavery to Freedom: the Journey Fueled by Trust and Service”

Homily for Easter Vigil, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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March 31, 2024

“A Lesson for Christian Living, or an Empty Ritual?  What It Means to Wash Feet”

Homily for Holy Thursday

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March 28, 2024

“The Only Way Up Is Down”

Homily for Palm Sunday, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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March 24, 2024

“Free to Be Light, Strength, Healing and Consecration for the World”

Homily for the 2020 Chrism Mass, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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March 21, 2024

“Lent and the Lesson of True Equal Human Dignity”

Sermon for First Passion Sunday, Epiphany Parish, Tampa, FL

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March 17, 2024

“Honoring God, Remembering Our Heroes, and Preserving the Soul of Our Culture”

Homily, Requiem Mass for the Forgotten, Epiphany Parish, Miami, FL

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March 15, 2024

“Looking to the Higher Things as Stewards of God’s Blessings”

Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross with His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church

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March 13, 2024

“True Belief and the Path to Lasting Peace and Joy”

Homily for the Renewal of Blessing, St. Augustine Church, South San Francisco

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March 10, 2024

“To Hold Accountable and to Bless: The Father as the Image of Christ the Great High Priest”

Homily for the annual Men’s Conference, St. Mark Catholic Church

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March 9, 2024

“Ethical Catholic Health Care: The Art of Healing and Integrity”

Homily for the Converging Roads Conference, St. Patrick’s Seminary & University

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March 9, 2024

“Equipping Young People for Excellence, All the Way to Eternity”

Homily for High School Teachers’ Convocation, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

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March 1, 2024

“The Frightening Freedom of Being the Children of God”

Homily for the Mass for the Celebration of the Lunar New Year, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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February 24, 2024

“Repentance, Conversion, and Sharing the Love of Jesus with Others”

Homily, Rite of Election/Homilía, Rito de Elección (2024)

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February 18, 2024

“Orienting Our Lives Toward the Lord, in Order to Rise with Him” (Leer en español)

Lent reminds us that there is hope, hope when the ashes represent, not our destruction at the end of our life, but the destruction of sin in our life so that death will not be the end, but the door to eternal life.

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February 18, 2024

“God’s Plan for Marriage: The School in How to Find True Happiness”

Homily for Annual Mass Celebrating Wedding Anniversaries, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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February 7, 2024

“Repeating the Life of Christ: The Gift of Consecrated Life in the Church”

Homily for the Archdiocesan Celebration of the World Day of Consecrated Life, St. Mary’s Cathedral

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February 4, 2024

“Do Whatever He Tells You, and You Will Spread the Face of His Love to the Whole World”

Homily for the 2024 Walk for Life West Coast, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

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January 20, 2024

“New Means, Same Abiding Truth: St. Paul’s Legacy Continues Through His Spiritual Daughters”

Homily for the Mass of Farewell for the Daughters of St. Paul, St. Pius X Parish

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January 13, 2024

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