text "Faith is the absence of proof." Mel Brooks, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 1981 comedy film…
audio Stop the Child Sacrifice: 2 Lent Homily 2-25-18 Stop the Child Sacrifice: 2 Lent Homily 2-25-18 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "Pay attention to the voice behind the curtain." There is a wonderful scene in the film, The Wizard of Oz, where Toto, Dorothy…
audio The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: 1 Lent Homily 2-18-18 The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: 1 Lent Homily 2-18-18 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Hope Springs Eternal: Ash Wednesday Homily 2-14-18 Hope Springs Eternal: Ash Wednesday Homily 2-14-18 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "What floats your boat?" Good question, I thought, as I stared at the bumper sticker on the boat…
audio Priests and Lepers: 2-11-18 Sunday Homily Priests and Lepers: 2-11-18 Sunday Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "What are friends for?" I don't recall when I first heard the phrase, "What are friends for?" …
audio Seek the Face of the Lord: 2-4-18 Homily Seek the Face of the Lord: 2-4-18 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog." Coming home very late from a hospital call, I was listening on the car radio…
audio The Authority of the Author of Life: 1-28-18 Homily The Authority of the Author of Life: 1-28-18 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "I hear you knocking, but you can't come in." Once the rhythm and blues song, "I Hear You Knocking, But You Can't Come In",…
audio The Audacity of God, The Beauty of Virtue: 1-14-18 homily The Audacity of God, The Beauty of Virtue: 1-14-18 homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "What a friend we have in Jesus." Some years ago, when I was teaching in Dubuque, Iowa, I was invited to a Hymn…
audio The Struggle to Follow Christ’s Star: Epiphany Homily 12-7-18 The Struggle to Follow Christ’s Star: Epiphany Homily 12-7-18 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "As we look back at those who have gone before us, what do we find?" n you take." It was two days before Christmas eve that I reached up to the top shelf in the…
audio From a desire to dominate to a desire to serve: Holy Family 12-31-17 From a desire to dominate to a desire to serve: Holy Family 12-31-17 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text "Always give more than you take." Reading the daily obituaries always gives me a new lease on life. A firm…
audio God became man so we might become God: Christmas Day Homily 2017 God became man so we might become God: Christmas Day Homily 2017 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Living the Incarnation, Listening to Christ in Silence: Christmas Vigil 2017 Living the Incarnation, Listening to Christ in Silence: Christmas Vigil 2017 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Desire Greatness in Christ: 4 Advent 12-24-17 Desire Greatness in Christ: 4 Advent 12-24-17 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text If you want the unlikeliest of answers, then listen to the unexpected questions. In the words of the poet Mary Oliver, "Poetry is a life-giving force. For…
