web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:24:24 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Luke 10:41 - Episodes Tagged with “Joy” https://frwill.fireside.fm/tags/joy Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0500 Fr. Will is a Priest of the Diocese of Austin, TX - He sometimes blogs at. https://luke1041.com/ en episodic Homilies and talks by Fr. Will Rooney and other guests. Fr. William Rooney Fr. Will is a Priest of the Diocese of Austin, TX - He sometimes blogs at. https://luke1041.com/ no Fr. William Rooney williamlrooney@gmail.com Envy: The Joy-Stealing Sin | Fr. Will Rooney | 4th Sunday of Lent https://frwill.fireside.fm/2026-03-15-envy-the-joy-stealing-sin 7328b52b-5d8e-42f2-96f6-0fadca5c7c7b Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0500 Fr. William Rooney full 4 Fr. William Rooney 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 can become the occasion for God’s glory, and the gifts of others can become a cause for rejoicing rather than sorrow. The antidote to envy is not pretending differences do not exist, but becoming secure in the abundant love of God. 13:02 no Key Takeaways Envy is sorrow at another person’s good. Envy twists the desire for joy and friendship. Comparison becomes dangerous when we believe God’s grace is scarce. David and Jonathan model freedom from envy through trust in God. Our weaknesses can become places where God’s glory is revealed. The cure for envy is security in our identity as beloved sons and daughters of God. Description Why do the gifts, success, or blessings of other people sometimes make us sad rather than joyful? In this homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the Gospel healing of the man born blind and connects it to the deadly sin of envy. Envy is not simply wanting what someone else has. More deeply, it is sorrow at another’s good — the painful sense that someone else’s blessing somehow diminishes us. This temptation often grows in the soil of insecurity, comparison, and the false belief that God’s love is limited. But the Christian life reveals something different: God’s grace is not a zero-sum game. The gifts of others do not threaten us, and even our own weaknesses can become places where the works of God are made visible. Drawing on the stories of David, Saul, and Jonathan, this homily shows that freedom from envy comes through confidence in God’s love. When we know we are chosen, loved, and guided by the Good Shepherd, we can rejoice in the gifts of others and trust God with our own path. Catholic, faith, mass, Envy, Deadly Sins, Seven Deadly Sins, 4th Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday, Man Born Blind, Gospel of John, Fr. Will Rooney, St. Mary Temple TX, Catholic Homily, Lent, Joy, Comparison, David and Jonathan, Saul Key Takeaways
  • Envy is sorrow at another person’s good.
  • Envy twists the desire for joy and friendship.
  • Comparison becomes dangerous when we believe God’s grace is scarce.
  • David and Jonathan model freedom from envy through trust in God.
  • Our weaknesses can become places where God’s glory is revealed.
  • The cure for envy is security in our identity as beloved sons and daughters of God.

Description

Why do the gifts, success, or blessings of other people sometimes make us sad rather than joyful?

In this homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the Gospel healing of the man born blind and connects it to the deadly sin of envy. Envy is not simply wanting what someone else has. More deeply, it is sorrow at another’s good — the painful sense that someone else’s blessing somehow diminishes us.

This temptation often grows in the soil of insecurity, comparison, and the false belief that God’s love is limited. But the Christian life reveals something different: God’s grace is not a zero-sum game. The gifts of others do not threaten us, and even our own weaknesses can become places where the works of God are made visible.

Drawing on the stories of David, Saul, and Jonathan, this homily shows that freedom from envy comes through confidence in God’s love. When we know we are chosen, loved, and guided by the Good Shepherd, we can rejoice in the gifts of others and trust God with our own path.

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  • Envy is sorrow at another person’s good.
  • Envy twists the desire for joy and friendship.
  • Comparison becomes dangerous when we believe God’s grace is scarce.
  • David and Jonathan model freedom from envy through trust in God.
  • Our weaknesses can become places where God’s glory is revealed.
  • The cure for envy is security in our identity as beloved sons and daughters of God.

Description

Why do the gifts, success, or blessings of other people sometimes make us sad rather than joyful?

In this homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the Gospel healing of the man born blind and connects it to the deadly sin of envy. Envy is not simply wanting what someone else has. More deeply, it is sorrow at another’s good — the painful sense that someone else’s blessing somehow diminishes us.

This temptation often grows in the soil of insecurity, comparison, and the false belief that God’s love is limited. But the Christian life reveals something different: God’s grace is not a zero-sum game. The gifts of others do not threaten us, and even our own weaknesses can become places where the works of God are made visible.

Drawing on the stories of David, Saul, and Jonathan, this homily shows that freedom from envy comes through confidence in God’s love. When we know we are chosen, loved, and guided by the Good Shepherd, we can rejoice in the gifts of others and trust God with our own path.

]]> How will we respond to Gods invitation to joy? | Homily for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time | Fr. Will Rooney https://frwill.fireside.fm/2023-10-15 3966dcfc-8ca7-4566-9b78-b58351e6f11c Sun, 15 Oct 2023 07:30:00 -0500 Fr. William Rooney full 3 Fr. William Rooney Friends, the Father invites you to the wedding banquet of the Lamb, who was slain and now is living. He invites you to share his joy. How will you and I respond to his invitation to joy? Today, we are faced with the stark realization that perfect joy is possible, but that we have to choose to receive it. That is the question laid before us today. 11:28 no Catholic, faith, mass Joy comes from cooperating with the Lord | Homily for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time | Dcn. Matt https://frwill.fireside.fm/2023-10-08-dcn-matt 656d1ae6-ee3c-4a74-aaf8-a12193833224 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:30:00 -0500 Fr. William Rooney full 3 Fr. William Rooney 13:50 no Catholic, faith, mass Joy comes from cooperating with the Lord | Homily for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time | Dcn. Barney https://frwill.fireside.fm/2023-10-08-dcn-barney 0e88fcb7-2cd4-4ab0-9e1f-aab04ed155ec Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0500 Fr. William Rooney full 3 Fr. William Rooney 14:00 no Catholic, faith, mass, joy Joy Comes from Being like the Lord https://frwill.fireside.fm/2023-10-01 2554e1ce-fcdc-429b-b7ee-f5f5637d5e37 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0500 Fr. William Rooney full 3 Fr. William Rooney Want to have Joy even in the midst of suffering? Humbly regard others as more important than yourselves 13:45 no Catholic, faith, mass Joy Comes from Being with the Lord https://frwill.fireside.fm/2023-09-24 e4938c09-85a9-4492-94db-2de7b643323c Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:30:00 -0500 Fr. William Rooney full 3 Fr. William Rooney Joy comes from being with the Lord and he makes himself findable at every moment. Even in the midst of profound suffering nothing can steal your joy with out your permission. You can be with Jesus in that moment. 14:04 no Catholic, faith, mass, joy How do we wait? We wait with joy because the Lord is near https://frwill.fireside.fm/2020-12-13 aa70dc70-0f05-415d-a5cf-41ca932a7cf8 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:00:00 -0600 Fr. William Rooney full 2 Fr. William Rooney We face difficult times. All of this can cause us to also reject that it is possible for us to rejoice at all times. But as Christians, this attitude comes with a problem. Saint Paul commanded us in the second reading to "Live always joyful, pray without ceasing, give thanks on every occasion." Brothers and sisters, how can we rejoice like Saint Paul? 12:54 no Brothers and sisters, how can we rejoice like Saint Paul? The first step, I believe is to admit that we are prisoners. Our prisons can be sins, addictions, bad habits, weakness. But also, we frequently suffer the effects of original sin such as physical illness and mental anxieties. So, we also suffer the effects of the sins of others in our society; sins cause a lot of trouble. They imprison us. We need as savior. But still with Saint Paul we have to rejoice. Why? Because, although the situation is so difficult, the Lord is already very close. He's already with us, he's come. At the same time, it will come. Rose is the color of the dawn that comes after a long cold winter night. For a Christian still on his journey in the world, joy and happiness come from hope. The Christian does not wait on a particular thing in the world, but the Dawn who has already dawned. Hope is the firm determination to go back and face the east to greet the son of man who is coming. Therefore, hope changes us now while at the same time directing us to the future that is not yet fulfilled. Catholic, faith, mass, joy, love, peace, gaudete, advent, b Brothers and sisters, how can we rejoice like Saint Paul? The first step, I believe is to admit that we are prisoners. Our prisons can be sins, addictions, bad habits, weakness. But also, we frequently suffer the effects of original sin such as physical illness and mental anxieties. So, we also suffer the effects of the sins of others in our society; sins cause a lot of trouble. They imprison us. We need as savior.
But still with Saint Paul we have to rejoice. Why? Because, although the situation is so difficult, the Lord is already very close. He's already with us, he's come. At the same time, it will come. Rose is the color of the dawn that comes after a long cold winter night.
For a Christian still on his journey in the world, joy and happiness come from hope. The Christian does not wait on a particular thing in the world, but the Dawn who has already dawned.
Hope is the firm determination to go back and face the east to greet the son of man who is coming. Therefore, hope changes us now while at the same time directing us to the future that is not yet fulfilled.

]]> Brothers and sisters, how can we rejoice like Saint Paul? The first step, I believe is to admit that we are prisoners. Our prisons can be sins, addictions, bad habits, weakness. But also, we frequently suffer the effects of original sin such as physical illness and mental anxieties. So, we also suffer the effects of the sins of others in our society; sins cause a lot of trouble. They imprison us. We need as savior.
But still with Saint Paul we have to rejoice. Why? Because, although the situation is so difficult, the Lord is already very close. He's already with us, he's come. At the same time, it will come. Rose is the color of the dawn that comes after a long cold winter night.
For a Christian still on his journey in the world, joy and happiness come from hope. The Christian does not wait on a particular thing in the world, but the Dawn who has already dawned.
Hope is the firm determination to go back and face the east to greet the son of man who is coming. Therefore, hope changes us now while at the same time directing us to the future that is not yet fulfilled.

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