12th Sunday Ordinary Time, 23 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (15 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus asks us "Who do you say that I am?" We answer this question by how we live our lives: directed toward God and His son Jesus and Eternal Life or away from them and focused merely on this world.

Readings: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1; Psalm 63; Galatians 3:26-29; Luke 9:18-24

St John Fisher & St Thomas More, 22 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. St John Fisher and St Thomas More died gracefully defending their religious freedom. Do not worry about tomorrow while you can act today for religious freedom today.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10; Psalm 34; Matthew 6:24-34

St Aloysius Gonzaga, 21 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (7min) give by Fr Thomas Weise. St Aloysius Gonzaga live, "for where your treasure is, there also will your heart be." Where is your treasure? In Heaven or on Earth.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 11:18, 21-30; Psalm 34; Matthew 6:19-23

Thursday 11th Week Ordinary Time, 20 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (5 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus teaches us to pray the Our Father. Which is about putting one's trust in God, who alone understands what we need.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 11:1-11; Psalm 111; Matthew 6:7-15

Wednesday 11th Week Ordinary Time, 19 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (8 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully, especially with respect to Prayer, Fasting, and Alms Giving.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Psalm 112; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday 11th Week Ordinary Time, 18 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus teaches us that we must love our enemies. Pray to the Holy Spirit to be able to do so, for nothing is impossible for God.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; Psalm 146; Matthew 5:43-48

Monday 11th Week Ordinary Time, 17 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (7 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Psalm 98; Matthew 5:38-42

11th Sunday Ordinary Time, 16 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (15 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise.

"It's not a problem that we are sinners; it's a problem that we aren't ashamed of our sin and don't seek forgiveness." -Pope Francis

Readings: 1 Samuel 12:7-10, 13; Psalm 32; Galatians 2:16, 19-21; Luke 7:36-8:3

Saturday 10th Week Ordinary Time, 15 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (8 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise.

Accept the apology you never received, because we have a ministry of reconciliation!

Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Psalm 103; Matthew 5:33-37

Friday 10th Week Ordinary Time, 14 Jun 2013

Click here to listen to this homily (6 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. We hold the treasure of our faith the the fragile vessel of our bodies.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Psalm 116; Matthew 5:27-32

St Anthony of Padua, 13 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. St Anthony of Padua was a great preacher and teacher. Accept that apology that you never received, letting that old hurt go, holding the others and your self harmless.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6; Psalm 85; Matthew 5:20-26

Wednesday 10th Week Ordinary Time, 12 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (7 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Ideal: "In his temple they all cry, 'Glory!'" Actual: "In his church they all cry, 'Sorry!' or 'Worry!'" Biblically: "Glory" 600x "Sorry" 63x "Worry" 23x. We might want to refocus our prayer to Glory!

Readings: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11; Psalm 99; Matthew 5:17-19

St Barnabas, 11 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (7 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. 
Barnabas was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith.

Readings: Acts 11:21b-26, 13:1-3; Psalm 98; Matthew 5:13-16

Monday 10th Week Ordinary Time, 10 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (11 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. The God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction, so we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.

Readings: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Psalm 34; Matthew 5:1-12

10th Sunday Ordinary Time, 9 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (14 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus revealed himself to St. Paul through private revelation. Jesus continues to reveal himself so that we might repent and believe. Now through Near Death Experiences thousands have returned from the dead to tell everyone who will listen that Heaven is for Real, but so is Hell. Choose wisely.

Readings: 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:1-17

Immaculate Heart of Mary, 8 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Twelve year old Jesus is found in the Temple (after 3 days) sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. ... His mother kept all these things in her heart.

Readings: Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20; Luke 2:41-51

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 7 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16; Psalm 23; Romans 5:5b-11; Luke 15:3-7

Thursday 9th Week Ordinary Time, 6 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Our Holy Purpose is to love the Lord above all and to fulfill this through love of neighbor. There is no commandment greater than these.

Readings: Tobit 6:10-11, 7:1bcde, 9-7, 8:4-9a; Psalm 128; Mark 12:28-34

Wednesday 9th Week Ordinary Time, 5 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (10 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Our God is not a god of the dead but of the living.

Readings: Tobit 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Psalm 25; Mark 12:18-27

Tuesday 9th Week Ordinary Time, 4 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.

Readings: Tobit 2:9-14; Psalm 112; Mark 12:13-17

Sts Charles Lwanga and Companions, 3 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (10 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. O God, who have made the blood of Martyrs the seed of Christians, mercifully grant that Uganda and all Africa may bear an abundant harvest of faith in response to the blood shed by Saints Charles Lwanga and his companions.

Readings: Tobit 1:3, 2:1b-8; Psalm 112; Mark 12:1-12

Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, 2 Jun 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (15 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Today we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ given to us in the Eucharist. Having received Him, we now take Jesus, within us, out into the secular world moving it back toward the sacred.

Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 101; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11b-17