Luke 10:41

The Sermon on the Mount | Part 3: A Reality Check (Ask, Seek, Knock) | Homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

February 15th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  8 mins 5 secs

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Jesus’ teaching isn’t meant to shame us—it’s a reality check that leads to humility, conversion, and grace: ask, seek, knock.

The Sermon on the Mount | Part 2: Salt & Light | Homily for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

February 8th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  16 mins 15 secs

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Jesus doesn’t say, “Try to become” salt and light—He says, “You are.” In this second homily on the Sermon on the Mount, Dcn. Chris invites us to examine what’s diluting our discipleship, what’s covering the lamp of faith in our daily lives, and how concrete love for the poor and vulnerable makes God visible. The week’s practical invitation: consider a consecration to St. Joseph (men) or Our Lady (women) as a steady path toward renewed witness.

The Sermon on the Mount | Part 1: The Master Teacher | Homily for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time

February 1st, 2026  |  Season 4  |  16 mins 40 secs

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Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by inviting us to see reality as He does. In the Beatitudes, Christ reveals the true path to happiness and teaches us how to see the world through His eyes.

Called By Name | Mission – Come After Me | 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

January 26th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  11 mins 52 secs

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Part three of the Called By Name series: Jesus calls the disciples to follow him—not all at once, but through relationship that leads to mission. What nets is he asking you to drop?

Called by Name | Identity – Beloved Sons and Daughters | 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

January 18th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  14 mins 22 secs

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This homily continues the Called by Name series by reflecting on Christian identity. Preached by Dcn. Chris Haberberger, the homily explores a fundamental question: Who are you? Drawing from Scripture and the lived experience of modern life, this reflection challenges the fragile identities we often cling to—roles, achievements, and affiliations—and points instead to the one identity that endures: being a beloved son or daughter of God. Rooted in baptism, this identity is received, not earned, and becomes the foundation from which vocation, freedom, and mission flow.

Called by Name | Relationship | Baptism of the Lord

January 11th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  17 mins 11 secs

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This homily begins a three-part series titled Called by Name, preached on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Fr. Will Rooney reflects on how our mission in life flows not first from what we do for God, but from who we are in relationship with Him. Drawing on the witness of St. Louis IX and the Gospel account of Jesus’ baptism, this reflection explores how baptism establishes us as beloved sons and daughters, invited into Christ’s own relationship with the Father—a relationship that becomes the foundation for identity, prayer, and mission.

Your Holy Family | The Mission of the Family – To Educate, Empower, and Evangelize | Feast of the Epiphany

January 7th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  20 mins 44 secs

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This homily concludes a Christmas–Epiphany series on the family by reflecting on the Feast of the Epiphany and the mission entrusted to every Christian family. Preached by Fr. Will Rooney, this reflection draws on the visit of the Magi to show how Christ chooses to reveal Himself—and change lives—through the witness of a family. Just as Jesus was manifested to the nations through the Holy Family, so every family is called to become an epiphany: a living sign of God’s grace that educates, empowers, and evangelizes through prayer, sacrifice, and love.

Your Holy Family | Motherhood – To Receive, Reflect, and Respond | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

January 2nd, 2026  |  Season 4  |  14 mins 48 secs

This homily continues a Christmas–Epiphany series on the family, turning fittingly to the vocation of motherhood on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Preached by Dcn. Chris Haberberger, this reflection explores how God chose to reveal Himself not through power or spectacle, but through a mother who receives, reflects, and responds to the gift of her Son. Drawing from Scripture and the example of Mary, this episode shows how Christian motherhood gives Jesus to the world—not first by words, but by presence, prayer, and sacrificial love—and invites every family to rediscover what it means to belong as beloved children of God.

Your Holy Family | Fatherhood - To Protect and Provide | Feast of the Holy Family

December 28th, 2025  |  Season 4  |  20 mins 28 secs

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This homily for the Feast of the Holy Family launches a new Christmas–Epiphany series on the family. In this first reflection, Fr. Will explores the mystery of the Incarnation—God choosing to enter the world not only as a child, but within a family. Drawing from Scripture and the witness of St. Joseph, the focus is on the role of the father as provider and protector, whose authority is rooted in charity and self-gift after the model of Christ. This episode invites all families—especially those marked by struggle or brokenness—to conversion, healing, and renewed hope in Christ.