Iconologos

Spin the Big Gears - Homily Sep 4, 2022

When Jesus calls us to carry the cross, he proves himself not with an either-or proposition, as the Lord of the *both-and* way.

The joy of the cross - homily Aug 14, 2022 12:19

Jeremiah sang of God’s faithfulness in a dungeon. Likewise, Jesus endured the cross “for the joy set before him.” God is there for us, even when we can’t see him—especially when we can’t see him.

The joy of the cross - homily Aug 14, 2022 12:19

Jeremiah sang of God’s faithfulness in a dungeon. Likewise, Jesus endured the cross “for the joy set before him.” God is there for us, even when we can’t see him.

Memorial for Isaac - Light and the Law of Love, Aug 1, 2022

On the second anniversary of his death, we remember Isaac Scharbach and how he shed God’s evangelizing light while living the law of love. Matthew 5:13-19

Beyond mere moralism—Good Samaritan Jul 10, 2022 12:04

Boast in the Cross - homily 7-3-22

St. Paul teaches us how to choose the cross over the world in Galatians 6:14.

Corpus Christi as new movement | Homily 6/19/2022

Participate in the Outpouring of the Trinity: homily 6/12/2022

Through the New Testament, the three Persons of the Trinity are spoken as in one breath, a unity of activity. This is the outpouring of love in which we participate. We return to that first love in order to share it with fuller understanding.

Structure and surface in the Spirit: Pentecost 2022

Varieties of gifts and the same God who inspires them all. Ministry in menial tasks and the end of the Tower of Babel.

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Ascension homily for Easter VII Homily 5/29/2022 13:22

We can make St. Stephen’s prayer our own—and receive the grace to follow the footsteps of our Lord.