Recently, I received a note from a teenager I met years ago. He wrote, “Dear Father Muir, you probably do not remember me, but I wanted to thank you for your inspiring and humorous homilies at the parish. They helped me appreciate the beauty of Catholicism, which I have now embraced in a personal way.” That small note moved me more than he probably imagined. I had no idea my words had taken root in him. I was simply sowing seeds — week by week, Mass by Mass.

Happy Lent!

As we continue this sacred journey of Lent, our Blessed Lord provides a glimpse of the promised resurrection glory He longs to share with each of us. Our first reading from Genesis reveals God’s promise to Abram, a 75-year-old man called by God to leave the security of his homeland, his family, and all that was familiar. Without any hesitation, Abram obeyed and stepped into the unknown with faith.

Happy Lent!

As we begin this sacred season marked by the ashes still fresh on our foreheads, imagine standing at the edge of a vast desert. The wind howls, your stomach growls, and a whisper slithers into your ear: "Did God really say that?" That question echoes from the very beginning of humanity to Jesus' temptation in the desert and straight into our own lives today!

Happy Sunday!

How shall we live? Our Sunday readings invite us to form our hearts and minds in freedom toward the good that leads to life. “If you choose, you can keep the commandments; they will save you” (Sir 15:15). The Lord sets before us fire and water, life and death, blessing and curse. This is the dignity of being able to cooperate with God’s wisdom rather than being ruled by impulse or fear.

Happy Sunday!

The Word of God this week speaks to us with a beautiful clarity and a gentle challenge. In Isaiah, St. Paul, and the Gospel, the Lord invites us to live not with a hardened faith of words alone, but with the living, beating heart of Christ.

Through the prophet Isaiah, God reminds us what it means to express a joyful and servant heart:

Happy Sunday!

The Word of God this weekend gently but firmly draws our attention to a surprising truth that God delights in working through what the world often overlooks. The prophet Zephaniah urges us, “ Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth” (Zep 2:3), and promises that God will preserve a people “humble and lowly” who live in truth and trust (Zep 3:12–13). This is spiritual strength rooted in God.

Happy Sunday!

After celebrating the Christmas solemnities we are still reminded of who we are and how we are called to live. The prophet Isaiah announces a great promise, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Is 9:1). These words were first spoken to a people familiar with hardship, uncertainty, and division. Yet God’s response to darkness is not abandonment, but light. When we perceive silence, he makes his presence known.

Happy Ordinary Sunday!

As we enter the Second Week of Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to pause and listen again to who we are and to whom we belong. These weeks are meant to shape our daily discipleship, teaching us how to recognize God at work in the quiet faithfulness of everyday life.

Happy Sunday!

As we conclude this Jubilee year of 2025 and cross the thresholds of the New Year 2026, the Church invites us to begin not with resolutions alone, but with relationships with God and with one another. The Word of God given to us this weekend offers a beautiful and challenging vision of family life, discipleship, and hope as we step forward together.