“You…I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel!” This is one of the scariest verses in all of the Scriptures and, unfortunately, one also prone to the most inappropriate applications. The Holy One of Israel speaks to the prophet and names him to be watchman and then spells out exactly what that demands. In … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available online! Click here to listen. “My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord my God!” On some level, all of us would acknowledge that that is the case: that we are thirsting for more of the presence of the Lord in our … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available online! Click here to listen. Who do you say that I am? There is no answer to any question that is more critical for every human being than the answer to that question. Our eternal destiny rides, in a very crucial way, … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available online! Click here to listen. “The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, … loving the name of the LORD, and becoming His servants…I will bring to My holy mountain and make joyful in My house of prayer…”—Isaiah 56:6-7 The Word of … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available online! Click here to listen. Special Effects Many of the movies these days attempt to make their money by touting the new and bigger-than-ever special effects, especially those movies in, yes, I’ll admit it, my favorite genre, science fiction. Here in … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration is now available online! Click here to listen. Heroes Many of us have heroes, or at least people that we look up to, maybe even famous people that we would like to meet someday. One of my heroes was St. John Paul the Great. The year that … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available online! Click here to listen. What would you ask for? Imagine having a conversation with God and He says that to you—the omnipotent ruler of the entire universe has just made Himself totally available to you, to give you whatever you request! What … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available online! Click here to listen. The Foundation for the Good News The fundamental reality that is the foundation for the good news is this truth, that the Lord our God is good and forgiving. If He were not, what would be our reason … Read more
Note: Fr. Ed’s homily for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is now available online! Click here to listen. Why Our Lady of Mount Carmel? Praised be Jesus Christ! This is the standard greeting that members of the Carmelite Order often use to greet each other as well as visitors to their monasteries. This … Read more
Who does this not apply to? Is there anyone who does not experience in this life feeling burdened and in fact desperately needing that very rest that only the Lord Jesus can give? The fact that we have a Savior Who knows us better than we know ourselves, and Who delights to lift our burdens … Read more
