UMD NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY

Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many people allow life to happen “to” them. Instead of embracing life and living a life of significance, people choose to live as if life does not have any meaning. But you were made to be significant…your life was created on purpose and for a purpose. It is time to live on purpose. Reject passivity, embrace responsibility, and pursue to God-given purpose planted in your heart. Mass Readings from November 5, 2017: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 Psalm 131:1, 2, 3 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13 Matthew 23:1-12 Listen to more homilies... TO DOWNLOAD THE BIBLE STUDY TAP ON THIS LINK OR COPY THE FOLLOWING LINK IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER (Chrome, Firefox, Safari): http://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/What-a-Waste-A-Life-of-Significance.pdf

Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. So many people feel like they can never do enough. In life, in relationships, in their faith. Because of this, people try to do everything and then beat themselves up over the fact that they are not able to do everything. But doing everything was never the goal. The goal, given by Jesus, is to love God with all. The question we are left with is therefore not “How can I do everything?”, but “How can I do the one thing that will grow love?” Mass Readings from October 29, 2017: Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Matthew 22:34-40 Listen to more homilies... TO DOWNLOAD THE BIBLE STUDY TAP ON THIS LINK OR COPY THE FOLLOWING LINK IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER (Chrome, Firefox, Safari): http://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Enough_Never-Enough.pdf

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What is beneath a feeling of helplessness? There are times in life when a person is so overwhelmed that they feel like they cannot move. They need more information or they need more strength. But often, what we need is more courage. Facing fear and surviving, regardless of success or failure, instills courage. We recognize that we know enough and are enough to move. But life is still bigger than any of us. In those moments, we realize that we are not enough and need something SomeOne…more than us. Mass Readings from October 22, 2017: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 Matthew 22:15-21 TO DOWNLOAD THE BIBLE STUDY TAP ON THIS LINK OR COPY THE FOLLOWING LINK IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER (Chrome, Firefox, Safari): http://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Enough-I-Am-Not-Enough-copy.pdf

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can never have enough of what you don’t need. A culture of excess is an unhappy culture. A person of excess is a person driven by fear. But with Christ, a person can find joy even when they do not have what they need. Because with Christ, they know that they have enough. Mass Readings from October 15, 2017: Isaiah 25:6-10 Psalm 23:1-3, 3B-4, 5, 6 Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 Listen to more homilies... TO DOWNLOAD THE BIBLE STUDY TAP ON THIS LINK OR COPY THE FOLLOWING LINK IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER (Chrome, Firefox, Safari): http://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Enough_-Enough.pdf

Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. To look like Jesus is to see things as they are. A disciple is a person who lives like Jesus and who sees the world like Jesus. A disciple shares the worldview of Christ and sees all things: others, death, self, purpose, and Good and Evil...as they are. Mass Readings from October 8, 2017: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43

Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. For the Glory of the Father. Each one of our lives is made up of any number of "what's". But a truly great life is driven by one great "why". This "why" is the motivation and the vision for a life lived on purpose. The life of Jesus can be summed up in one single great "why". Mass Readings from October 1, 2017: Ezekiel 18:25-28 Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32

Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. If my relationship with the Father is actual, then my identity is unshakeable, and my activities and mission are completely changeable. What defines you? Too often, our activities give us our identity. Because of this, our sense of self and our sense of joy is constantly in danger of being compromised. Our identity comes from the fact that God has made Himself our Dad and the primacy of a relationship that has claimed me. Mass Readings from September 24, 2017: Isaiah 55:6-9 Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Philippians 1:20-24, 27 Matthew 20:1-16 THE STUDY QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED VERY SOON, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK!!

Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. How does Jesus look at death? There is no need to fear death, because Jesus has conquered death. And yet, do we approach death the way Jesus approached death? Many of us see death as “natural” or something to be avoided. But Jesus saw death as an enemy to be stared down and battled. And yet, Jesus was not immune to death or grief. Jesus allowed death to break His heart, but He did not allow it to break His hope. As disciples, we must do the same. Mass Readings from September 17, 2017: Sirach 27:30—28:7 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35 TO DOWNLOAD THE BIBLE STUDY TAP ON THIS LINK OR COPY THE FOLLOWING LINK IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER (Chrome, Firefox, Safari): http://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Look-Like-Jesus-The-Last-Enemy.pdf

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. How does Jesus look at the people around me? The way we look at the world directs the way we live in the world. Our vision of life, God, ourselves, and other people is called to be shaped and guided by the way Jesus sees them. How would my life be different if I looked at the people near me the way that Jesus looks at them? Mass Readings from September 10, 2017: Ezekiel 33:7-9 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Romans 13:8-10 Matthew 18:15-20 TO DOWNLOAD THE BIBLE STUDY TAP ON THIS LINK OR COPY THE FOLLOWING LINK IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER (Chrome, Firefox, Safari): http://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Look-Like-Jesus_-Anonymous-and-Autonomous.pdf

Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith is more than "agreement." Mass Readings from September 03, 2017: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27

Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. So many people have been "raised Catholic, but..." They have never embraced the inheritance of the Faith they have been given. They may even have the answers to all of the questions, but those who can say "I've been raised Catholic, and..." are those who have actually met the living God. We want to be the kind of community where we don't just "know about" God, but a group of people who have encountered the God who is present when we are honest. Mass Readings from August 27, 2017: Isaiah 22:19-23 Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,6,8 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20

Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Living as a Catholic in this world takes courage. But it also takes the power that only comes from Jesus. Mass Readings from August 13, 2017: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 Psalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33

Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Homily given at the Steubenville Youth Conference in Spokane, WA. What we love determines the course of our lives more than anything else. Mass Readings from July 30, 2017: 1 Kings 3:5,7-12 Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52

Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Programs can do some good, but only disciples can make disciples. A disciple has allowed Jesus to be the Lord of their learning, their love, and their life. Mass Readings from July 09, 2017: Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30

Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What's your price? Many people think that witnessing to Christ with one's life is for those who are far away or who lived in another time. But we are asked the same questions every day that the martyrs were asked at the moment of their final witness to Jesus. Mass Readings from June 25, 2017: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 69: 8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33