In this homily given on April 21st, 2024, Fr Mathias exhorts us to live like Jesus, our Good Shepherd, and not like the hired men who abandons the sheep when danger is near.  It's not just the clergy who are called to be like Jesus in shepherding God's people; the laity too who have people entrusted their care (parents, siblings, leaders, managers, bosses, teachers, etc) are called to live as good shepherds. Contrasting the characteristics of Jesus and the self-interested hired servant, Fr Mathias leads everyone through an examination on how we're doing in caring for those God has entrusted to us.  He ends with an encouragement for those who undergo trial on behalf of those they're called to care for.

In this homily given at St. Pat's on Sunday April 14, 2024 Deacon Joshua Fons opens up the word of God, speaking about the importance and power of words. God has spoken to us in words, sent His Son, the Word, and calls us to listen to and obey His Word. Deacon also emphasizes the need to be rooted in the Word of God, to counter the lies of our modern culture.

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 ABC's of God's mercy:  1) Ask for Mercy, 2) Be Mercy to Others, 3) Completely Trust in God's Mercy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

In this homily given at St. Pat's on February 18, 2024, Fr. Miguel preaches on how our Lenten practices have a purpose of facilitating greater freedom in pursuing a relationship with God and away from sin which enslaves us.

In this homily given on Sunday February 11th, 2024 Fr Mathias challenges us to imitate Jesus' posture toward those caught in the leprosy of sin: to hate the sin but love the sinner.  After naming the two extremes of emphasizing one over the other, Father offers one tip on how to live in the difficult tension: remembering that we are a community of missionary disciples who are called outward in order to love sinners and heal them of their leprosy of sin by bringing them to Christ.

In this homily given at St Pat's on February 4th, 2024, Fr. Miguel preaches on how our Lord took the time in today's Gospel to pray so to give us an example of how we are to incorporate prayer in our Christian lives. As Christians, we are invited to open our hearts to the Lord in prayer and speak to him as a friend.

In this homily given on Sunday January 28th, 2024 Fr Mathias preaches on the Church's mission to destroy the works of the Devil. Christianity is not a passive or a private faith. We were born into a battle between good and evil.  We who have been baptized have been enlisted by the King of the winning side to advance against the enemy. Every Christian who fights who works to advance the Kingdom of God in their sphere of influence is working to destroy the works of the devil. Father concludes by challenging everyone to say "yes" to destroying the devil for a living.

In this homily given at St Pat's on January 21, 2024, Fr. Miguel preaches how the proper context of Jesus' call to repentance is always our relationship with God the Father. For all of us, the invitation away from sin is always an invitation to return to the Father's embrace

Excited about Michigan's recent National Championship, Deacon Joshua Fons preaches about the kinds of moments that alter the course of our lives. But seldom do these moments happen on a football field; rather, they are moments of encounter with the Living God.

In this homily given on the Solemnity of the Epiphany (January 7 2024), Fr Mathias suggests that Herod's response to the coming of Jesus the newborn king may have been rooted in a fear that Jesus was a threat to his kingship. Even though we don't know if this was the case with Herod, the dynamic of fear in the heart that sees Jesus a threat is precisely what prevents people from not submitting to his loving reign.  In the event of the Epiphany, God is revealing to the world that in his Son the newborn King, that God is not a threat to us.  He's only a threat to that which threatens us: selfishness, brokenness, illness, sin, and death.  While we know this intellectually, Jesus continually reveals to us structures of unbelief in our hearts in which we see him as a threat. Recognizing such fear-based thinking, Father Mathias exhorts everyone to be like the Magi and open up the treasures of their hearts and lay our fears at his feet so that Jesus can grant us little epiphanies (revelations) of his love so he can save us from our fear.

In this homily given at St. Pats on Sunday, December 31st, 2023 Deacon Dave preached on the Holy Family and encouraged every family to seek after holiness, to be different from the world around it.  Deacon Dave emphasized the need for deliberate expressions of love within the family and how it can transform the culture and the world.“The future of humanity depends in part on parents and the family life that they build in their homes.” Pope John Paul II  1979

In this homily given at St Pat's on December 24th, 2023, Fr. Miguel Colunga preaches on how Jesus wishes to save us from our sins from within us, but first we must open the door of our hearts to him.

This Christmas, December 24th, 2023, Deacon Joshua Fons describes God's incredible plan to save the world that was revealed on Christmas. It is a plan that took millennia to prepare, and now we must make a response for ourselves.

In this homily given on the Third Sunday of Advent (Dec 17 2023), Fr. Mathias exhorts us to rejoice at the coming of Jesus. After noting that deep abiding Christian joy is a gift from God, that it is a fruit of the Spirit that is borne by us when we are rooted in Christ, Father also describes joy as the soul's response to the presence and action of God not unlike Mary's response in the Magnificat. In order to pursue joy this Christmas, Father challenges us to focus on God's personal love for us, not our circumstances. After all, God's love doesn't depend on our circumstances. When we realize how personal his love for us is, it not only puts our circumstances in perspective, it also enables us to live in the joy of being desired, known and loved by God.