Saint George Parish - St. George Catholic Church Homilies

Are you the King? And Jesus responds to Pilate (and us) with eagerness, are you saying this on your own?? In other words, are you personally invested in my kingship? This King demands total submission. He brooks no rivals. He wants total commitment becaus

God watches over his chosen people in many ways, including through the angels, especially the archangel, Michael. Both the prophet Daniel and Jesus predicted the destruction of the Temple (both the building and the Body of Jesus). The building is still de

Elijah and Jesus spotlight two poor nameless widows and teach us that THEY are what it means to be the great ones. The letter to the Hebrews teaches us how Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and ascension supercharge us whenever we celebrate the holy Eucharist

Jesus is our great high priest, who is not only the priest but also the victim being offered and the God to whom the offering is made. His priesthood is eternal and replaces the Old Testament levitical priesthood. In the first reading and the Gospel, we l

Is my faith my own or still my parents? How much is it worth to me? Baptism isn't about getting wet, but learning to love another more than I love myself.

Growing in awareness of God's many blessings calls us to make a return from a heart full gratitude and love. The stewardship mentality is the Christian mentality. It's the mind of Christ, who enables us to grow in holiness through sacrificial giving.

Women need not take synthetic hormones to conform their bodies to men's desires; men rather need to conform their desires to the body that God created for women! Let's hear anew the teaching that Jesus gives on marriage and sexuality.

Because the burden of leadership over the nation of Israel was too great for Moses alone, God took some of the spirit (the Hebrew word is ruah) that had been given to Moses and gave it to 70 elders. Would that ALL God's people were open, willing and ready

Why does Jesus always call Himself the Son of Man? And where was His death foretold in the Old Testament? And how does prayer help us? And what does the letter of James mean by "pure"?

Who do you say that Jesus is? A prophet only points to another. But the Christ is the Son of God, willing to allow evil only because He is powerful enough to bring greater good from it. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lo

Jesus challenges us to do the real work of interior cleansing; not just washing our hands, but purifying our hearts. Plus, a heart to heart talk about our new deacon.

Last week, Jesus said it was necessary to eat his flesh in order to have life. This week, he says the flesh is of no avail. Well does flesh give life or not? The Flesh of Jesus is salvific, but human, worldly flesh is not. Let us pray that the spirit fil

Wisdom sets her table for those are simple and humble enough to know their need. The Eucharist isn't a "polite" dinner we're invited to attend; not just more manna that fills our bellies, but leaves us to die. It's the glorious flesh and blood of the rise

The Jews murmur against Jesus's claim to have come down from heaven. Faith in Jesus leads to eternal life, but he wants to give us more than just faith. He wants to give us communion with him as the bread of life! Just as a marital relationship has tru

Jesus himself is the bread of life. And he tells us not to work for food that perishes but that endures to eternal life. All of our works, plural, need to be underlined with the one work, singular, of faith. We cannot divorce our physical life from our s

Do you want a part time shepherd or a full time shepherd? Do you want a part time faith or a full time faith? To be shepherds (as pastors, as parents, as good friends), we need to listen to Jesus: come away with me by yourself for awhile.

Whenever God feeds His people, there's always some leftover. What will you do with your leftovers?

Does God make demands on you? Or is it vice versa? He gives Amos the command to go and prophecy. He leaves him free to refuse, but it's not a request... Jesus "summons" the 12 and sends them on mission. We need to pay attention to the demands the Lord giv

Ezekiel prophesies that God will plant a tree to become a mighty cedar for all the world to take refuge under. This is fulfilled in Jesus Christ and His Body, the Church. In the Eucharist, we place our seeds, the gifts of bread and wine and of our lives o

Besides Jesus Christ and the mother of Jesus, John the Baptist is the only birthday that we celebrate in the church. Today's readings called John the Baptist to be a light for the Nations and they call us to be a light for the Nations as well. We are to b