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Father Greg Heille from Aquinas Institute of Theology reflects on grief, faith, and resurrection following the recent death of his Dominican community brother. Drawing from 1 Thessalonians 4, he explores how Christians can maintain hope while grieving, sharing his personal struggle with loss despite having strong faith in resurrection since age 16. Through the lens of the Good Samaritan parable, Father Heille emphasizes how believers can express resurrection faith by lifting each other up during times of need and loss, even when we can only see God's presence dimly in this life.

The readings for Mass today have a series of warnings against greed, which causes us to try to possess things rather than to takes care of them and put them to the best use for all. We are called to virtue, to be stewards of creation, rather than to greed.

In our reading today from the Book of Leviticus, we hear about the Jewish concern for land justice and food equity, having rules that overcome the inequities of agricultural land ownership. In the United States, 14% of the food is produced by black farmers, though they only own 4% of the agricultural land. Also, in St. Louis, MO there are food deserts in the black community and people working to fix them. Worse still, is the crushing food and land injustice in Gaza that drives the unrest. To create a world of hope, we need to work at overcoming these injustices.

St. Paul urged us to hold on to whatever was true, honorable, and just (Phil 4:8). Bartolomé de las Casas heard the preaching or Fray Antonio Montesinos OP about the evils of the Encomienda system and gave up his own encomiendo and slaves to become a Dominican friar and spent his life working to free the indigenous people of the Americas and develop and helping to develop what became the foundation of international law so that all people could be free. We owe it to God to relearn our own history to see what still needs to be done.

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul assures us that we are not strangers, but citizens of the household of God. When our faith falters, we can lean on this ancient community of faith to pull us through.

The Cost of Discipleship: Like Paul facing persecution in Jerusalem, we’re called to witness "without counting the cost."

This homily challenges us to confront unjust systems while standing firm in faith, just as the martyrs did. "We too are baptized," Fr. Heille reminds us. "We too testify to the power of the cross—and the promise of resurrection."

This "Word of Hope" message from Fr. Greg Heille, OP, for the Monday of the Third Week of Easter, delves into the beginning of Jesus's profound Bread of Life discourse in John Chapter 6. Fr. Greg reflects on the miraculous feeding of the 5000 and Jesus walking on water, leading into Jesus's teaching about the food that endures for eternal life.

In this "Word of Hope" message for the Third Sunday of Easter, Fr. Greg Heille, OP, reflects on the Gospel account of Jesus appearing to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias and the miraculous catch of fish. Drawing on the final preachings of Pope Francis, Fr. Greg explores how the risen Christ is present in our ordinary lives and calls the resurrection the "turning point of history."

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! In this expansive Easter homily, Fr. Greg connects the liturgical celebrations of Easter with the joyful response of all creation. From the Easter Vigil candle wax ("work of bees") praised in the Exultet, to a personal memory of frogs singing at the Easter fire.

Join us for a powerful Lenten homily as we journey inward, inspired by the timeless parable of the Prodigal Son and a unique reflection on a country music song. This homily, delivered during the Fourth Sunday of Lent, explores the profound call to self-examination and the transformative power of God's grace.

Journey with us through Lent as we reflect on Hosea’s call to return to the Lord. Today’s homily explores Salvador Dali’s powerful imagery from Dante’s Divine Comedy, contrasting Lucifer's isolation with the soul's path to purification.