Homily for the Commemoration of Saint Katharine Drexel
March 3, 2026
Oblate School of Theology
San Antonio, Texas
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20
Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23
Matthew 25:31-46
Isaiah addresses Judah with searing irony, calling them “rulers of Sodom.” The prophet speaks in a liturgical context — Temple sacrifice is ongoing — but God rejects it because it is unaccompanied by righteousness and just actions. Israel’s sin is not primarily ritual failure but ethical rupture. God’s invitation follows: “Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow.”
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Homily for the Memorial of Saint Bruno
October 6, 2023
Assumption Seminary
San Antonio, Texas
Philippians 3:8-14
Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 5
Luke 9:57-62
An Apostle is one who is called by Christ, promptly answers the call from Christ, and then follows and is sent from Christ into the mission he has received from the Father: to establish the Kingdom of God. Authentic hearing, prompt response, and generous obedience and priority of Christ’s mission of salvation are three aspects of what is known as an apostolic heart. The vocation to the priesthood requires an apostolic heart and that heart is developed and grown for freedom’s sake through your formation in the seminary.
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