audio Ambassadors to Christ: Prophetic receiving and giving <p>In Matthew 10, Jesus sends his apostles as forerunners of his ministry among the people of…
text “What is the cost of discipleship?” The inquiry had begun long before the real question was asked. After guzzling…
audio Cleansed of idols: Christianity without ideology <p>2 Kgs 17 relates the sad tale of the fall of Samaria and the deportation throughout the Assyrian…
audio Terror on every side? Give your life completely to Jesus: June 21, 2020 Homily Terror on every side? Give your life completely to Jesus: June 21, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde,…
text 12th Sunday of the Year: Honoring Our Fathers As people around the world observe Sunday in various ways, many are also honoring their fathers…
text 12th Sunday of the Year: Honoring Our Fathers As people around the world observe Sunday in various ways, many are also honoring their fathers…
audio The Love of Christ Surpasses our Understanding For 19 June 2020, Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, based on Matthew…
audio Courage in Christ | 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Our country and our world seem to be swimming in fear these days. Fears and anxieties are all around us, demanding our attention and it is…
audio "A double portion": Receiving the Spirit's gifts with right motivation <p>In 2 Kings, the prophet Elisha had only one request of his master, Elijah: "I want a double…
text “I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, for His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He wat Growing up Catholic, I must confess that I had no knowledge of the…
audio "Offer no resistance": Gratuitous self-giving <p>The achievement of a natural peace--absence of conflict--is only possible through a natural…
audio The Eucharist Restores Human Dignity: Corpus Christi Homily, June 14, 2020 The Eucharist Restores Human Dignity: Corpus Christi Homily, June 14, 2020 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Hunger for Me | Corpus Christi On the Feast of Corpus Christi we are reminded about the manna from Heaven, about the gift we have received in the Body and Blood of Jesus…
audio A Tiny, Whispering Sound For 12 June 2020, Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Kings 19:9a,…
text “Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling, Calling For You and For Me.” On April 8, 1968 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, the…
audio Today’s Prayer: June 9, 2020 Do not be afraid. I do not know how many times this phrase, or phrases like it…
audio Today’s Prayer: June 8, 2020 You warned me God. You still warn me. You let me know time and again how…
audio Homily: The World and the anti-Gospel Can you imagine a Fortune 500 Company making a list of qualities for a CEO and…
text Trinity Sunday 2020: A Dance of Perfect Love A “perfect storm” refers to a rare confluence of factors that greatly aggravates the force of a…
audio Savoring the Mystery of the Trinity: June 7, 2020 Homily Savoring the Mystery of the Trinity: June 7, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” Last summer, while stopping at an intersection, a young boy came up to the…
text Pentecost 2020: Come Holy Spirit! Chaos and violence erupted in Chicago last night, as in large cities from coast to coast. This…
audio The Holy Spirit, Peace, and Racism: Pentecost Homily, May 31, 2020 The Holy Spirit, Peace, and Racism: Pentecost Homily, May 31, 2020 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP