Luke 10:41

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

January 18th, 2026  |  14 mins 22 secs

anxiety, christ, identity, who

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.

That they may have life | Part 1 - Foundations | What does it really mean to live a good life—and why is it so hard?

January 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 59 secs

flourishing, happiness, morality, virtue

In the first session of That They May Have Life, we explore the foundations of Christian morality: what every human person is made for, where true happiness is found, and how freedom, conscience, and grace shape our moral lives. Far from being a list of rules, Christian morality is an invitation to share in the very life of Christ, who came so that we might have life in abundance

Called by Name | Relationship | Baptism of the Lord

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

a, baptism, called, relationship

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.

Growing in Relationship with Jesus | Prayer, Charity, and a Rule of Life | Adult Faith Formation

January 8th, 2026  |  54 mins 46 secs

faith formation, relationship

In this Adult Faith Formation talk, Fr. Will Rooney explores what it truly means to grow in a relationship with Jesus. Drawing on Scripture, the teaching of Pope Benedict XVI, and the lived experience of Christian discipleship, this reflection emphasizes that Christianity is not first a moral system but a relationship rooted in God’s love. Participants are invited to respond to that love through prayer, the sacraments, obedience to God’s commandments, intentional community, and the creation of a practical rule of life that fosters growth in charity and holiness.

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

a, epiphany, family

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

catholic, faith, family, mass

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.

Healing Divisions; Bringing Communion | Homily for Pentecost Sunday 2024| Fr. Will Rooney

May 19th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  13 mins 22 secs

b, pentecost

No one can steal your joy. | Homily for 8th Grade Graduation Mass 2024 | Fr. Will Rooney

May 14th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  13 mins 52 secs

2, b, damien, saint

Friendship with Jesus | Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter | Fr. Will Rooney

May 5th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  10 mins 49 secs

6, b, easter

WHAT IF I BECAME A TURKEY? | Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter | Fr. Will Rooney

April 21st, 2024  |  Season 3  |  9 mins 37 secs

4, b, easter

Loved Not Tolerated | Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter | Fr. Will Rooney

April 14th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  11 mins 56 secs

3, b, easter

Where's Jesus? | Homily for Easter Sunday | Fr. Will Rooney

March 31st, 2024  |  Season 3  |  12 mins 9 secs

easter, triduum

Where's Jesus Priest and Victim | Homily for Holy Thursday | Fr. Will Rooney

March 28th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  18 mins 54 secs

holy thursday, triduum

Where’s Jesus? At the Tomb | Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

March 17th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  15 mins 28 secs

5, a, lazarus, lent

Friends, in our own way, we have all been in this situation where hope seems to fade away. God is seemingly silent during human suffering and misery. On a grand worldwide scale, and on the small personal scale – we all experience the four days of the tomb. God is not in fact, absent but sometimes he works silently. God so loves us brothers and sisters that he refuses to let death have the last say. God so loves us that he sends his only beloved Son, to die for us and rise from the dead, that all who believe in him might have eternal life. He dies to prove to us how much God loves us. Jesus comes not simply to heal us a little bit, but to raise the dead to new life.

Where's Jesus? Outcast | Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

March 10th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  15 mins 27 secs

4, a, blind, lent

To live with the knowledge of having encountered Christ means that we realize the immensity of the task before us, because we like the blind man cannot stay silent. Part of the man’s healing was to walk through the city with mud on his eyes, and then to return healed so that all could see him. And immediately, people begin to question him. So also, as people will inevitably question any Christian with the courage to live according to the new law of Christ. If we are willing to live according to the new law of grace, we will draw many people to also encounter him.