Latest Homilies
Shepherds or Sheep?
May 6, 2017
Homily for May 7, 2017 (4th Sunday of Easter)
Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10
Have you seen a shepherd lately? If you’re thinking of a rustic-looking guy with a staff leading or chasing...
Hello? Is anybody in there?
April 30, 2017
Homily for April 30, 2017 (3rd Sunday of Easter)
Acts 2:14, 22-43; Psalm 16 (v.v.); 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35
He grew up in the Bronx, NY, where the skies were clouded by air pollution by day and light pollution by...
The Proof in the Pudding
April 22, 2017
Homily for April 23, 2017 (2nd Sunday of Easter; Divine Mercy Sunday)
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
We’ve often heard the phrase, “The proof is in the pudding.” It’s a shortened and...
Easter Vigil
April 15, 2017
In many parishes throughout the world, Easter Sunday is greeted with two emotions that many running in Monday’s Boston Marathon will also experience: joy…and exhaustion! From Palm Sunday to Easter Monday...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski