The following is close approximation of the homily I delivered December 16th, 2018 at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell.  The scripture readings on which this is based for the 3rd Sunday in Advent Year C, can be found by clicking this link.

Did anyone here watch the Saints play the Buccaneers last week?  How many of you had that sinking feeling when the Saints were playing terribly and were way behind?  How many of you were jumping for joy when Taysom Hill blocked that punt?  Well, that was not really joy.  That might have been happiness.  It comes and goes.  I will explain shortly.

Monday morning after the game I was surfing through some of national sports reporting outlets to see what they had to say about the Saints.

The following is a close approximation of the homily delivered during the 11 AM Mass at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell LA.  The scripture on which this is based can be found by clicking this link.

Our first reading and the Gospel today clearly are describing the end times, the final judgement and the second coming of Jesus.
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As if things have not gotten bad enough in the Church.  Corruption. Scandal. Can you believe that a certain African cleric who HAS ADMITTED to having a fifteen year sexual affair with an unnamed Greek woman has become a candidate for Bishop?! CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!

He has admitted to fathering at least one child out of wedlock with this woman.   I will name this man in just a moment.  But first just a bit more about his character.

The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered September 15 and 16 at St Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell.  The scripture readings on which this is based for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary time can be found at this link

According to the International Chamber of Commerce, last year US consumers spent almost $1 trillion on fake or counterfeit goods.

The following is a very close approximation of the homily I delivered at the 9:00 AM Mass at St Luke the Evangelist in Slidell LA for the 20th Sunday of ordinary time. The scripture readings on which this is based can be found by clicking this link.

You are what you eat .  Have you all heard this before? There is a growing consensus that what you eat makes more difference to your physical health than anything else. Anything.

The video below is the homily delivered by a Fr. John Hollowell for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary time, year B.  By comparison, the homily that I delivered for that weekend seems like lukewarm water.  Fr. Hollowell is a parish priest from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana serving as pastor of St Paul the Apostle  Church in Greencastle , Indiana.  Fr.
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The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered July 22, 2018 at St Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary time.  The scripture readings on which this is based can be found by clicking this link.

As a child I enjoyed watching cowboy western TV shows and movies. Many of them, featured the cattle drive. One of my favorites, Rawhide, had a great theme song which sold over a million copies.

The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered June 30, 2018 at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell, LA for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary time, Year B. The scripture reading on which the homily is based can be found at this link.

One simple definition of faith is:  a firm belief in something that cannot be proven.

If I let go of a book, it is not a matter of faith that it is going to drop.

The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered at the 9:00 AM Mass at St Luke, Sunday June 10th, 2018 for the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B at Evangelist in Slidell. Thanks to Fr. Warren Cooper for giving me the privilege of preaching at a Mass for which I was not scheduled to preach. The scripture readings on which this is based can be found at this link

I was quite a rascal as a child.  There was almost noting that I would not do.

The following is a close approximation of the Homily I delivered at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell, LA for May 20, 2018, Pentecost Sunday Year B, at the 6:00 PM Mass/  The scripture readings on which this is based can be found be clicking this link.

Are you successful in life?  Or, do you want to be? And exactly what does that mean? Some say that financial security is success.  Others, having a good education.  Perhaps it is a rewarding career.
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