In this homily given at St. Pat's on May 12, 2024, Fr. Miguel preaches on the great gift of Jesus resulting from his Ascension: the outpouring of his Holy Spirit at Pentecost. But like any gift that we have received, we can receive a gift well or not so well. How have you responded to the gift of God himself? Have you received him well ..read more

In this homily given at St. Pat's on May 05, 2024, Fr. Miguel preaches on what it means for God to love us by breaking open three characteristics of God's love: 1. That it's eternal, 2. It's total, and 3. It's freely given ..read more

In this homily given at St Pat's on April 28th, 2024, Fr. Miguel preaches on how the Word of God prunes us  of any mindsets and attitudes that will prevent us from fully responding to the Lord's call in our lives ..read more

In this homily given on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 7th, 2024), Fr Mathias preaches on Jesus' declaration "peace be with you" in the Upper Room after the Resurrection.  Far from being a simple greeting, the Risen Jesus is declaring that there is now peace between God and humanity through the blood of his cross.  God desires this peace to the world by extending his mercy through the Church.  But it's not just clergy who bring peace to the world through the sacraments; all of us can live out mercy to bring peace to the world.  Father Mathias ends his homily by outlining the AB ..read more

In this homily given on Sunday March 10th, 2024 Fr Mathias preaches on what happens when we don't live out of how God sees us: we tend to obsess over how we appear to others and what they think of us. Father expounds on this destructive habit of the heart and how it plays out in our lives today, especially in our age of social media. Father ends his homily by encouraging us to put down our phones and spend more time in God's presence who sees into the heart and confirms us in who we are ..read more

In this homily given at St. Pat's on Sunday, March 3rd 2024, Deacon Dave preaches on the woman at the well, giving the backstory of the Samaritan people. Deacon Dave described how her encounter with Jesus was personal and how it changed her from a woman isolated and shunned into a devoted disciple and dynamic evangelist ..read more

In night three of the 2024 St Pat's Lenten Parish Mission, "How to Hear God's Voice," Father Mathias explains the key steps of how to pray from the heart and how to grow in trust in God ..read more

In night two of the 2024 St Pat's Lenten Parish Mission on "How to Hear God's Voice,"  Father Mathias explains what God's voice sounds like in prayer and how to discern it ..read more

In night one of the 2024 St Pat's Lenten parish mission on "How to Hear God's Voice,"  Father Mathias outlines seven ways we can posture our hearts to hear God's voice more clearly in our prayer ..read more

In this homily given at St. Pat's on Sunday, February 25th, 2024 Deacon Joshua examines St. Paul's exclamation, "If our God is for us, then who can stand against us" in the context of engaging in the mission of our Diocese for the annual Diocesan Services Appeal. Our God is for us, and so we can't sit back and do nothing out of either fear or comfort.  To give to DSA please click this link: https://www.dioceseoflansing.org/DSA ..read more