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The Father's Joy
Jesus came to reveal the Father, so that His joy may be in us. My mission is to help you experience greater joy and freedom in the Holy Spirit. There is always more!
Episodes
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Are you thirsty for MORE?
We receive to the extent that we "thirst" or desire. Jesus died to clothe us with "power from on high" to communicate His love to those who are starving for…
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Rejecting the orphan spirit
We can often feel like we are stuck and wandering in the desert like the Israelites. It's here that we are tempted and the enemy tries to attack our deepest…
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Happy Lent?
Making sacrifices for Lent is not always a happy prospect, but Jesus certainly wants to give us the gift of His joy as we draw closer to Him. Homily for Ash…
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Feeling discouraged going into Lent?
We often don't build others up with our words because we ourselves often struggle with discouragement. Jesus wants to break the power of the chattering voice…
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Jesus' hardest teaching
It's humanly impossible to love in the way that Jesus is calling us to, and that's exactly the point...we have to beg Him for His Heart to love our enemies!…
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What are you really afraid of?
Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil, especially the spirit of fear! Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
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Have you hit the wall yet?
All of us will come to a point, both in life and in our faith, where we hit a wall, if we are living out of a spirit of self-reliance and fear. The times of…
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Surrender, surrender, surrender
God already has plans for our life, and they are better than ours! He is just waiting for us to give Him permission to do His will and release His power in our…
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Joy in grief?
As Christians, we live in the tension of the joy of the Lord and the sorrows this life brings. The letter of a recently deceased young mother shows us the real…
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Do whatever He tells you...no qualifications!
How far are we willing to exercise our faith, doing things that seem like a waste or even foolish? Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
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What are your charisms?
By our baptism, we receive God into our souls and become beloved sons and daughters of the Father. We also receive special gifts of the Spirit called…
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Jesus, free me from the fear of man!
The magi show us what it means to sacrifice everything, including their reputation to seek God's Presence in our midst. What are we willing to sacrifice?…
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The Year of Mary with the Word
We are transformed when we spend time daily with Scripture. Mary, help us to hunger for the Word! Side note not mentioned in the homily: at this moment…
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Healing for your family
We all have hurts in our family: hurts that we have caused and hurts that we have received. Every hurt is an invitation to forgive, apologize, and reconcile…
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"I'm at the end of my rope...show me the way!"
Like George Bailey, we keep grasping at the life we think we need, and we miss the joys right in front of us! Homily for Christmas Eve 2024
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The most important story I haven't told you yet
Revival has broken out over the last century, but we don't know how we are a part of this history in the making right now. Come, Holy Spirit; fill us with…
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Come, Spirit of Joy!
Fear and discouragement stifle our joy. Come, Holy Spirit, break the power of all heaviness on our heart so that we may abide in Your joy! Homily for Gaudete…
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Mary at the Heart of Revival
As Notre Dame is at the heart of France, so our Lady is the heart of the Church. Is She the heart of our heart, leading us to Jesus? Homily for the Solemnity…
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Repentance and Revival
Repentance always accompanies authentic revival. It starts in our own hearts before the Church as a whole. Satan has no power over what is brought to Jesus'…
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New Year Revival
Jesus has come, will come, and is coming. His Spirit is bringing about revival here and now to prepare for His final coming. Are we open to it? Homily for the…
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Why am I angry?
Underneath anger is control. And under control is fear. We keep Jesus off the throne of our hearts and lives because we are afraid to let go of control! Homily…
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Foolish generosity
Jesus challenges not just to give what we can spare but even to pour out what we legitimately need, without calculating the cost. Homily for the 32nd Sunday in…
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How do I love God, practically?
Every Christian would agree that it's important to love God, but what does that actually look like? The Mass teaches how to love concretely with our whole…
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All You Saints, pray for me!
The Saints are with us, fighting for us, and we have access to the same power that made them spiritual giants: the love of Jesus present to us in prayer and…
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Not feeling good enough?
The enemy seeks to disqualify and discourage us with lies. Jesus cuts through the lies and qualifies us by by calling us and filling in everything we lack…
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Thank You, Jesus, that my life isn't about me
We are never happy if we live with ourselves in the center. The more our life is about Jesus and serving others, the more we are fulfilled. Jesus, save me from…
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Me, rich?
Jesus says it is humanly impossible for one who is wealthy to enter the Kingdom...by the standards of His day, we are the wealthy ones! Jesus, save me from the…
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Marriage and divorce
Jesus' teaching on divorce is probably the hardest teaching for our culture to receive. Here are a few of the things we are called to, regardless of how…
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You are a prophet. You can hear God's voice!
We receive the power to prophesy through baptism, but we have to learn to hear God's voice in order to share it to build up others! Homily for the 26th Sunday…
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Envy that steals our joy
Envy is sadness at the blessings that others enjoy. It blocks gratitude and our ability to recognize Jesus' presence that brings us joy. Homily for the 25th…
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3 Levels of Surrender/Obedience
In our culture that is all about "my will be done," Jesus invites us to enter into the prayer of the Our Father: "Thy will be done." There are 3 levels of…
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Praying for physical healing
Jesus is alive and His power to heal is given to us through the Holy Spirit. Let's ask with boldness and expectation for us to be healed in mind, body, and…
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The sin of "religious people"
Religious people generally like rules, and they generally judge people that don't follow them. Rules are good and following them is important, but they flow…
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Fear that holds us back
We live and make many decisions out of a place of fear because we don't really believe that God is with us and for us. The Eucharist breaks the power of fear…
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I'm feeling lonely...
Loneliness is a battle that we all face, especially in our age of isolation. Jesus reminds us that He is always with us and becomes one with us in the…
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Jesus, free me from fear of what others think about me!
Jesus and Mary invite us to raise our eyes and voices to Him through praise. Praising God breaks off the power of the enemy and brings us freedom in…
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Why don't I get more out of Mass?
Sometimes we feel like we leave Mass empty-handed because we came empty-handed to the altar of sacrifice! Part 2 of Homily Series on the Eucharist. 19th Sunday…
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I'm too distracted...
We often realize how much we lack before the challenges we confront. We fail to give our undivided attention to Jesus in the Eucharist even as He is always…
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Working 7 days; resting 0 days
We often neglect the third commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day. To rest isn't so much inactivity as it is engaging more deeply in relationship with God…
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Power, protection, and peace living under authority
Due to our fallen nature, we tend to rebel against authorities in our life, believing we are better off under our own authority. Aligning ourself with Jesus…
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What's the thorn in your side?
God wants to take some thorns away, but He will leave some so that His power can be manifest in our weakness! 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
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Feeling desperate?
Our areas of desperation and weakness are not an obstacle to faith but an opportunity for an encounter with Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit! Homily for…
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Be still! Be present. Be grateful!
The storms within and around us distract from Jesus' presence and blessing in the moment. We're invited individually and as a community to pause and reflect…
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Let's go, men: it's time to become fathers of prayer!
There is a crisis in masculinity and fatherhood, and our marriages, spouses, and children are suffering for it. Becoming men of prayer ensures we lay deep…
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Spoiling satan's plan
Satan seeks to divide and isolate us from relationship. Jesus invites us to courageous vulnerability and trust in others and His mercy that breaks satan's…
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Divine Blood Infusion
Jesus gives us Himself in the Eucharist to heal us, strengthen us, and abide with us. Homily for Corpus Christi Year B
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Made for relationship
The biggest reason we might be burning out is because we aren't living in active relationship with Jesus
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Come, Holy Spirit! Give me boldness!
Harrison Butker called out priests and bishops for their lack of courage. Christian boldness is the fruit of the love of the Holy Spirit that casts out all…
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The Anti-Graduation Speech
This the opposite message of most graduation speeches, but it's the message that graduates need to hear and that I wish I had heard!
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Mary, show Yourself a Mother to us and bring us new hope!
We honor all of the blessings we have received from our earthly mothers, and we ask Mary to be our Mother in the many ways that we still need more mothering!…
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Why don't I love more?
We don't love because we aren't receiving His love first! Jesus, save me from the lie that I am not loved or loveable! Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary…
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Living like practical atheists
We say we believe and trust in God. Do we live that way or do we keep Him in our "God box" in the corner of our daily life? Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter
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Jesus wants unity!
Jesus wants to be the shepherd of the one flock united in His Name! Homily for Good Shepherd Sunday
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Repentance and Revival
Jesus wants to bring revival to our hearts and to the Church, and that always entails repentance! Homily for the 3rd Sunday in Easter, Year B
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Breaking free from the bondage of fear
Fear holds us back from living into the high calling that Jesus has placed on our life. Imagine what God could do through us if we were bold in the power of…
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satan does not like Easter
Watered down Christianity doesn't transform or attract anyone. It's time to allow the Holy Spirit to be stirred up in our souls! Easter homily 2024
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What is truth?
Jesus, the Truth, destroys the enemy's lies on the Cross. Jesus, heal my mind and soul with Your Love! Good Friday Homily 2024
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"Do you realize what I have done for you?"
We may know with our head that Jesus loves us, but Jesus wants to touch our hearts with His love in the Eucharist Holy Thursday Homily 2024
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Jesus, take away my heart of stone!
Jesus has loved us to the point of the cross, and we find it hard to give back to Him a fraction of our time and attention
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Jesus, breathe resurrection into my tomb!
We often have areas of our life that feel stagnant, like a dead end. Holy Spirit revives and renews these areas infinitely beyond our human capacity!