Feb 26, 2024

From the 9:30am Mass at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak, on Sunday, February 25, 2024, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year B.

(FYI: Our new sound system at the Shrine is sounding amazing! ...but we still don't have the recording system set up (waiting for a part). So, I put my phone by a speaker...

Feb 12, 2024

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – February 11, 2024

7:30am Mass, The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica

Intro:

•         Good morning!

◦         Great to be with you!

Body:

1. “Be Imitators of Me”:

•         Mark Twain once said: ‘People worry about the parts of the Bible they...

Feb 5, 2024

From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B.

This homily by no means exhausts the topic of pain and suffering. I was simply moved to give a few reflections about the subject.

My three points:

1. Brokeness
   • It is...