(The Homily begins at minute 6:40) Jesus is experiencing something like a Gethsemane, for he knows that calling Lazarus out of the tomb means that he must enter it. In fact, the belief in Jesus, generated by his raising Lazarus, prompts the rel...

(The Homily begins at the 6:00 minute mark) Where we see sin, Jesus sees something else: Creation is not finished. Reaching down into the dust of the earth from which Adam was created, Jesus continues the Father’s work.I have Mass on Sun...

The woman’s story moves in a new direction when she meets Jesus at the well. There is an essential interplay here. It’s not just our thirst, but God’s thirst for us.I am away this weekend. frjoedailey@gmail.com

There is a beautiful moment in today’s Gospel, that only Matthew tells. When the cloud descended, the disciples were overwhelmed. They fell flat on their faces. Quietly and tenderly, Jesus went to them and touched them. “Get up. Do not be afrai...

"The problem with us human beings is never that we do not get what we want. The problem of sin is that we do literally get what we go after, and it looks completely different. Almost as soon as we open our eyes, we notice what we ourselves are ...