by kathleenalford | Jan 30, 2026 | Catholicism, Homilies, Saints
Memorial of St. Francis de Sales Gospel: Mark 3:20–21 Jesus was so consumed with zeal that his family thought he was out of his mind! If we follow in His steps, will people think we are of our minds, too? Our Gospel reading today, which is a direct continuation of the...
by kathleenalford | Jan 15, 2026 | Homilies
1 John 4:11–18 I yearn to understand God and to love as He does. When I love someone, I want to serve and give of myself to that person. I want to do what I can to see that the one I love is happy and fulfilled. However, God’s love seems to go far beyond my...
by kathleenalford | Jan 2, 2026 | Catholicism, Homilies, Saints
As Father Emmanuel correctly observes here, many of us may have regrets for the past, burdens in the present, and anxieties for the future. “Before we make new resolutions, or before we try to fix anything,” he urges to enter the New Year embracing the...
by kathleenalford | Jan 1, 2026 | Catholicism, Homilies, Pursuing Peace, Saints
Last night on New Year’s Eve, I lay awake in bed. I had turned off the light at my usual 10:00 bedtime, but because of the fireworks being set off by the college kids down the street…I live near Stetson University…I couldn’t sleep. I was mildly...
by kathleenalford | Nov 8, 2025 | Catholicism, Homilies
R1 Wisdom 3:1–9 | R2 Romans 5:5–11 | Gospel John 6:37–40 Dear friends in Christ, yesterday, we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints. It was a day set aside to recognize and acknowledge all men and women, young and old, clergy and religious, single and married, boys...
by kathleenalford | Nov 1, 2025 | Homilies
Luke 13:31–35 Today’s Gospel presents Jesus as being in a familiar terrain – Jerusalem. Ordinarily, the sense of being in a familiar environment, among familiar people necessarily gives a sense of security and peace of mind. But here is Jesus being faced with...
