Fr. Joe Dailey
Fr. Joe Dailey Sunday Homily
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Homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
At the beginning of Chapter 21 in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus entered Jerusalem. He went into the Temple and drove out the money changers; he healed the blind and the lame who were in the Temple. We are still reading in chapter 21, so this is Tuesd...
Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
“Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you." St. Augustine of Hippo (Confessions, Book X)
Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
“You have made them equal to us” becomes a cause for celebration, not complaint. I am away this weekend.frjoedailey@gmail.com
Homily for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus prays, "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34). Jesus may be too traumatized to offer forgiveness, but that doesn’t stop him from praying and asking the Father to forgive on his behalf. ...
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Jesus has already expanded his mission to gentiles; and tradition holds that the author of the very passage we are reading was himself once a tax collector. Treat him as you would St. Matthew? Is Matthew writing tongue-in-cheek? ...
Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Following Jesus is a vocation to share the fate of God for the life of the world.I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, August 30 @ 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed. h...
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
When we were getting ready to build our new church, we wanted to give away a portion of our new church to the poor. We partnered with Habitat for Humanity and built a house for the poor before we built our new house for the church.I have...
Funeral Homily for Mary Jane Dailey, August 17, 2026
Mom died July 30, 2026. She will be buried at Square Lake Cemetery in Lake Orion on October 17, 2026, on what would have been her 100th birthday.https://www.kroegerfun...
Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
“Have mercy.” In Deuteronomy 7, God explicitly tells the Israelites to "show no mercy.” Yet here is a Canaanite begging for just what her people were denied. I am away this weekend.frjoedailey@gmail.com
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Do you remember the moment, a little over 6 years ago, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Pope Francis gave a unique Urbi et Orbi blessing. He ascended the rainy steps of Saint Peter's Basilica alone, praying for the world and blessing it with ...
Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Jesus places the bread into the hands of the disciples, the very ones who moments before wanted to send the crowds away. In doing so, he reshapes their imagination. They no longer see themselves as managers of scarcity but as participants in Go...
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
The second image is not about the pearl of great price; It’s about the merchant.“The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant.” (MT 13:45)I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, July 26 @ 7:30/9:30 am. We are celebrating the local feast of Sts...
Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Archdiocese of Detroit
St Anne is the Patroness of the Archdiocese of Detroit. We are celebrating the memorial of Sts Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. Ben Sirach recalls those countless good people who have lived down through the ages but of w...
Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
In the old Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible translation, the landowner says to them, “Suffer the weeds to grow with the wheat.” Let them grow together. The root word in the Greek that Jesus uses is the word for forgiveness. I have Mass o...
Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
There is a wonderful line in Paul’s letter to the Romans, 8:28. “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God." All things, not just good things.I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, July 12 @ 7:30/9:30 am...
Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Paul Simon’s, “American Tune,” is a lament for all whose dreams have been shattered, for all who have lost their way. I have Mass on Sunday, July 5th at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30/11:30 amthe 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed.
Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
“Brothers and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” (Romans 6:3)I have Mass on Sunday, June 28th at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 amfrjoedailey@gmail.commy latest
Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
"So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:32)I have Mass on Sunday, June 21 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am (7:30 am live stream here)
Homily for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Francis Thompson calls God, "The Hound of Heaven." It's a hunting metaphor, that God comes hounding after you before the thought ever dawns. God seeks after lost sheep, lost coins, lost sons. It begins with God, always the pursuer. ...
The Sacred Heart, I will remember their sins no more. (Jeremiah 31:34)
Today, June 11, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. frjoedailey@gmail.com...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, A
“Your life is so much stronger than ours that it dominates us, absorbs us, and assimilates us to itself…. Although I might have imagined that it was I who held the consecrated Bread and gave myself its nourishment, I now see with blinding clari...
All Scripture is inspired by God (2 Tim. 3:16)
Homily for June 5, 2026 at Holy Name, Birmingham.https://youtu.be/q4BGKuoPT2c?si=Xj5u_6zgLfW_AVWt
Homily June 3, 9th Week in Ordinary Time
I had morning Mass at Holy Name in Birmingham https://youtu.be/HqEirLN3DDI?si=0msAyBfaCbjUBhOQ"I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God." Reflection on 2 Timothy ...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, A
Moses implores God: “Although this is a stiff-necked people if now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go with us.” “Let the Lord go with us.” We discover God along the way. We never see God coming, but afterward, in ...
