Ever since I heard the news of Brian Wilson’s death this week, I keep hearing over and over in my head, “God only knows what I’d be without you.” The song reassures us that love will never end. “As long as there are stars above you, you never n...

In the Acts of the Apostles, on the day of Pentecost, THEY were all in one place together. A few verses earlier Luke told us exactly who THEY are: Mary the Mother of Jesus was there, along with about 120 persons.I have Mass on Sunday, Ju...

So before leaving them, he tells his disciples to go back to Jerusalem and there wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit. If they want to find Jesus, they will find him in the Christian community, in the midst of their every day lives.I h...

Although we refer to Scripture as the “Word of God,” it is Jesus of Nazareth who is the "Word of God" made flesh and dwelling among us. So this collective memory is fluid and dynamic.I have Mass on Sunday, May 25 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11...

While the story of the Bible begins with a garden, it ends in a city. The new Jerusalem is the fulfillment of all human dreams for the community. This is not a vision of individuals communing one-on-one with God or Jesus, but rather an interdep...

How appropriate that we welcome a new shepherd as the Bishop of Rome on this 4th Sunday of Easter, that we call Good Shepherd Sunday. The whole world was stunned Thursday afternoon to hear the name of the American Cardinal, Robert Francis Prevo...

In our Easter readings from the Gospel of John, there are a series of encounters between various groups of disciples and the risen Lord. But in each of the three episodes, one of the disciples is singled out as if a dance partner with the risen...

Jesus speaks clearly to this moment, not with words, but with a gesture; He showed them his hands and his side.I have Mass on Sunday, April 27at St. Isidore, 7:30/9:30 amat St. Andrew, 5:00 pmfrjoedailey@gmail.com&nb...

In John, no well-informed angels rushed in to explain the missing body. Mary had expected to find at least a corpse; instead she found a void, an opening in the darkness.I have Mass on Easter Sunday Morning at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am<...

I will be at St. Isidore this Sunday for all three Sunday morning Masses: 7:30/9:30/11:30 am;  I will preside at the 7:30/9:30 am Masses, but I will be part of the passion proclamation with several readers at all three Masses.Th...

Luke 22:14-23:56

They place the woman alone beside Jesus, which, as it turns out, is exactly where Jesus wished to be. Beside the sinner. I have Mass on Saturday, April 5, at St. Andrew, 5:00 pmI have Mass on Sunday, April 6, at St. Isidore, ...

I preached a different homily at the Mass for the 2nd Scrutiny with the Elect (Catechumens), using the readings for Cycle A: John 9, the Man Blind from Birth.https://bible...

One of the characters that I think we overlook in the story is the fatted calf. Do you know how much the fatted calf weighs? About 750-800 pounds. Reconciliation is for the whole community.I have Mass on Sunday at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30...

The fig tree is standing in for the cross. Only by standing under the cross will we be able to understand how God is leading us out of the place of slavery and death into a land of promise and abundance.I have Mass on Sunday, March 23 at...

Rudolph Otto defined the sacred as “mysterium tremendum et fascinans” —a fearful and fascinating mystery. That mysterious Other who draws us almost irresistibly, at the same time fills us with awe and even dread.I have Mass on Sunday, Ma...

The devil tempts Jesus three times with the little word, "If." "If you are" is supposed to cause Jesus to doubt that he is the Son of God and feel the need to prove it.I am off this weekend. Next Sunday I will have Mass @ St. Isidore at ...

It’s the beam in our own eye that makes the world look splintered. You know how it is with pointing fingers, one is pointed, but three are pointing back at you.I have Mass on Sunday, March 2nd at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 amThe 7:30...

The Greek word for grace is CHARIS. When Jesus builds his rhetorical crescendo, criticizing reciprocal love (even sinners do that!), the word translated as “credit” is CHARIS. The phrase is better translated, “If you love those who love you, wh...

Keeping my eyes fixed on Jesus, I find the center, a level ground on which to stand. Jesus is the still point in a turning world. Like a tree, planted by the water, I shall not be moved.I have Mass on Sunday, February 16 at St. Isidore @...

Simon Peter is all in. He is entirely present to himself; not just Simon, the big hearted, impulsive man, “If you say so, I will let down the nets.” But Peter as well, the one who will hand Jesus over out of fear: “I don’t know him!”I ha...

The child masks the power of God in apparent weakness, yet it is in just such weakness that the true power of God’s saving love is revealed. I have Mass on Sunday, February 2, at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 amThe 7:30 am Mass wil...

I was reading about Handel’s famous “Largo” from the Opera, “Xerxes.” I found the music, sat down at the piano and played it. Reading music is a lot like reading the Word of God. Living the Word of God is like playing the notes. The music only ...

The Fourth gospel reveals Jesus’ glory through a series of seven signs. It stands to reason that Jesus’s first public “sign” takes place at a wedding feast, for Jesus himself is the marriage of divinity and humanity. (Icon by Greta Leśko)

Like a shepherd gathering the lost, the glory of God is the sons and daughters of God coming home. (Reading Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11)I have Mass on Sunday January 12 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30/11:30 amThe 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed...