Inside the Acorn

Ever wonder WHY we dip our fingers in holy water when we walk in the church? Or WHY we genuflect when we go to sit in the pew? Or WHY we have silence before Mass? Or WHY a priest kisses the altar? Here's some answers to those WHY Questions!

This homily is all about having a personal relationship with Jesus! It dives into the question that Jesus askes the apostles, "Who do YOU say that I am?" A question that goes right to the heart! Check out the conversation that goes on between Jesus and St. Peter.. we can all relate to it!!

Have you ever had someone get in YOUR boat, uninvited, and then start telling you what to do and how to fish? Pretty bold of that person... well this is exactlly what Jesus does in Peter's boat! This is a short, challenaging homily about what it means to have Jesus In Your Boat!

This homily is what kicks off the new Podcast: Inside the Acorn. It's my personal story about how I came to know squirrels, get associated with squirrels, and what is inside of acrons that really matters! It's a funny homily with a powerful message at the end!

Ever wonder what it means to date? What it means to be a boyfriend? A girlfrend? Or even what it means to be a husband or a wife? This homily is straight talk with college students about this extremely important topic!

This Mass was packed with youth!! The homily begins with some of my testimony and ends with Jesus being the answer to everything!

This homily is about the recent scandels that happened in Pennsylvania. Although we don't know "why" these horrible abuses happened, we do know what the Answer is to all of it... Hint: The Answer to this is also the answer to all of the problems in our lives.

God gave the Isralites FREE FOOD as they traveled through the desert for 40 years! In this homily we will explore what this free food was all about and how it points forward to Jesus, who calls Himself "the Bread of Life" and "the Bread that comes down from heaven!"

How does God speak to me? Does He speak to me? Why can't I hear Him? How do I pray with the Bible? Check out this homily to find out how God ordinarily speaks and how to pray with the Bible.

Today we see how people brought a paralized man to Jesus for healing. Jesus says that it was because of THEIR faith that the man was healed. We need oneanother to walk this journey with!

What do Oreo Cookies and Jesus have in common? This homily "opens up" how Jesus felt POWER come out of His Body when a woman touched Him in faith for healing! Also, see how this reveals to us what a Sacrament is all about!!

This is a motivational teaching about the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus which was given to the Legatus group in New Orleans. Listen and discover the greatest treasure we could ever discover!

This homily is all about John the Baptist and his parents. Find out why he was so important in salvation history and why an angel made John's dad mute until John was born!

Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Jesus! This homily will give you the biblical reference of where Jesus tells us that the Eucharist IS His Body and Blood, not a symbol. It also gives a good refresher of how to receive Holy Communion.

In this homily, newly ordained Deacon Patrick, knocks it out the park with his first homily about the Holy Trinity!! He is a very elegant and powerful preacher! There is so much to try and understand about the Trinity, and Dc. Patrick really makes it understandable!