Episode Overview On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the healing of the man born blind and the deadly sin of envy. Beginning with the reality that inequalities exist in the world, this homily explores how comparison can become fertile soil for resentment, sorrow, and insecurity. Envy twists the desire for joy and communion, making another person’s good feel like our loss. But the Gospel offers a different vision. In Christ, weakness

Episode Overview Why is the Samaritan woman at the well in the middle of the day? Fr. Will reflects on the deep wounds and spiritual thirst revealed in the Gospel of the Woman at the Well. Through the lens of the Lenten series on the deadly sins, this homily explores the destructive power of lust—not simply as a moral failure, but as a distortion of our deepest desire for love, intimacy, and communion. Yet the

Episode Overview On the Second Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the Transfiguration: why Jesus reveals His glory to Peter, James, and John—and how that vision strengthens the disciples against the coming scandal of the Cross. Connecting the Gospel to the Lenten series on the deadly sins, this homily explores sloth (acedia) as “sorrow at spiritual joy,” and calls us to renewed zeal: living our mission, investing in prayer, and loving those closest to

Hungry for More: Gluttony & Greed 1st Sunday of Lent | Dcn. Chris Haberberger In this first installment of our Lenten series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Dcn. Chris Haberberger invites us to look deeper than the surface of our usual Lenten question: “What are you giving up?” Focusing on gluttony and greed, this homily reveals that the real battle of temptation is not about food or money — it is about trust. Drawing from

Remember You Are Dust Homily by Fr. Will Rooney Ash Wednesday always contains a striking tension. Jesus tells us in the Gospel:“Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them.” And yet, today, we receive ashes on our foreheads — visible to everyone. So what is happening? In this homily, Fr. Will explains that ashes are not a display of righteousness. They are a confession of weakness. Ashes are what

In today’s homily, Fr. Will reflects on a “reality check” moment from ninth grade geometry—when a test full of red ink revealed what he didn’t yet understand. Jesus offers a similar moment in the Sermon on the Mount. As the Master Teacher, Christ tells the truth about the human heart. The law isn’t only about avoiding obvious sin; it’s meant to call us into deeper conversion—so we can become who we were created to be.