DeaconJoe's Homilies: Recent Episodes
Deacon Joe Dietz
Homily for 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Simple instructions to cure require a change of heart.
Homily for 20th Sunday Ordinary Time, Division is a necessary realtiy but also an opportunity.
Homily for Monday 18th Sunday Ordinary Time, St. John Vianney, It's not about the food.
Homily for 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, The beatitudes and their apparent conflict with the American Dream.
Homily delivered at the Grandparent/Grandchild Mass at Christ the King Parish in November 2024
Homily for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne the parents of Mary. Many long to see what we see and hear what we hear.
Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, The raising of Jairus daughter and healing of woman who touched Jesus cloak. It's all about the equation.
Homily for Thursday 12 Wk in Ordinary Time, Not everyone who says Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom. What?
Message given at the Memorial Service for deceased classmates at the 50th Reunion for the Class of 1974 St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Ft. Lauderdale, June 2024.
Homily for Wednesday the 8th Week in Ordinary Time, Memorial of St. Paul VI, Pope. Courage is a good thing.
Homily for Trinity Sunday 2024, Three Persons gives us three options for how to relate.
Homily for Wednesday 7Wk of Ordinary Time, We saw someone casting out demons in your name and we tried to stop them.
Homily for the Friday the Seventh Week of Easter. When you grow old you will stretch out your hands and be led.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2024, The vine and the branches. We are all rooted somewhere.
Homily for Friday the 3rd week of Easter, Paul's conversion, bread of life discourse. Sometime's it's just common sense.
Homily for the Good Friday reading of the Passion. The cross fills the empty tabernacle.
Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year B, The Transfiguration and reasons not to simply camp with Jesus
Homily for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, The difference that can change the world.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2023 on Christmas Eve.Did the angel speak to you this weekend?
Homily for Christ the King of the Universe, If we want God to care for us as King when we need him, does it make sense to treat him as anything less the rest of the time?
Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, The workers in the vineyard. Identify with the grumblers no more.
Homily for Holy Thursday 2023, The Eucharist is a continuous celebration of the Paschal Mystery.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A, The raising of Lazarus.What is Lazarus had said No?
Homily for Wednesday 5th week in ordinary time. With Jesus help we can control that which defiles.
Homily for 020323 the feast of St. Blaise, sickness is not the only issue of the throat from which we need healing.
Homily for January 4, 2023, St. Elizabeth Seton, The Devil's great deception is that there is a third option.
Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, January 1, 2023. The witness of Joe Mazzulla to the one true royal family is one worthy of imitation.
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, Year A, Apple Watch Homily, Does Apple Watch actually have a feature to tell when the Son of Man will come?
Homily for the Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Zacchaeus is not the only one who can be changed by an encounter with Jesus.
Homily for the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, While the platinum rule may sound good to HR, it wouldn't have worked for the apostles.
Homily for the Wednesday, 28th Week Ordinary Time; What did Jesus mean by unknowingly walking over unseen graves and how does it apply to us?
Homily for the Memorial of St. Pius of Petreclina, Padre Pio. A saint who knew the value of a timely rebuke, and so should we.
Daily Homily for Thursday 22 Week in Ordinary Time, How much are two boatloads of fish worth?
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, The narrow gate as illustrated by a cornhole board.
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The gift that contains all others. Holy Spirit
Homily/Sermon for the Feast of Mary Magdalene. Our ability to recognize Jesus is influenced by what we are looking for when we seek Him.
Homily for the Wednesday in the 14th week in ordinary time. If Jesus gave Judas the power he can give it to us.
Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, The world doesn't appreciate who we are being asked to follow.
Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2022, The peace that Jesus gives is not like the world's peace. He gives it through the gift of himself.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C. The story of the prodigal son from the perspective of the fattened calf.
Homily for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can see the trouble with a beam in your own eye if everyone in the room has a beam in their eye as well.
Homily for Friday the 6th Week in Ordinary Time. Indiana Jones choice is the same as the one Jesus offers us.
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2022. Jesus the light of the world frees us from slavery to death.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus is rejected as a local but love is the way to overcome that bias.
Homily based on the story of David and his sin with Bathsheeba. How to deal with temptation.
Homily for the Friday after Epiphany 2022. First Letter of John as it relates to new movie release "Don't Look Up"
Homily for the Friday after Christmas, the Gospel of John Chapter 1, In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was GOD.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2021, The Gospel of the visitation. This Gospel tells us when life begins.
Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, More than a day to honor Mary, a true celebration of Advent.
Homily for Thanksgiving Day 2021 based on the Gospel of the healing of the ten lepers. Saved not by healing but by faith.
Homily for Monday of the Thirty Second Week in Ordinary Time, If you have faith the size of a mustard seed. Not the size but the who.
Homily for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. The greatest commandments. Seeking to love God with our heart, mind, soul, and strength enables us to love our neighbor.
Deacon Joe Homily from Friday 10.22.2021 Letter to the Romans, I do the evil I do not want.
Homily for the Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaching on marriage and divorce. The best material makes the best union.
Homily for Friday 090321 Daily Mass at Christ the King, We receive the new wine, but what kind of wineskin will we be?
Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, We are not here by accident but part of God's grand design.
Homily for Ascension Sunday, 2021, Year B. Following Jesus is not always what we expect. Better to be a monitor than a television.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Lent Year B, John 3:16 Believing in Jesus means changing your life. We can believe in God even though we have learned not to believe in humans.
Homily for the First Sunday in Lent 2021. Repent and believe in the Gospel. In order for one to repent it requires a clear, unconfused, understanding of what is sin.
Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, The parable of the talents. We need to weave our thread of faith the Godly rope of our Lord and Savior who is the source of faith and our ability to practice it.
Homily for the Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary time. We are all invited to the wedding feast of the lamb. We must not just send a gift. We must also wear the proper wedding garment not as some so-called Catholics do that claim a faith while advocating mortal sin.
Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus Walks on the Water not just to show he's God but to show he is there for us if we turn to him in faith.
Homily for the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 14, 2020. The greatest miracle isn't manna from heaven or water into wine but bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, as important now as ever.
Homily for the Passion of Our Lord Good Friday Service, 4/10/2020. A day of joy and celebration in appreciation of the truth of our redemption. A reading of the Gospel of the Passion follows the sermon.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Raising of Lazarus. We too are called from our graves of sin to be reborn during this challenging time.
Homily given at the 2020 Christ the King Volunteer Retreat on 2/29/20. We are called to be the salt of the earth, the light of the world, today more than ever. To make the road safe and counter the ignorance of the world with the truth.
Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. The application of Jesus teaching depends on where you are sitting at the time. Live the life of Jesus in the power of Jesus.
Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Glorious life in Christ awaits those who put him first. Prayer is the first step.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. How the birth of Jesus came about. We like Joseph are asked to give up control of our lives to God. Experiencing Jesus in the Eucharist is life changing.
Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus heals the 10 lepers. A disposition of thankfulness serves God as well as man.
Homily on the Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C. You must hate your family to be my disciple--Not. But God must come first. Homily given at St. Edward Catholic Church Ashland Ohio.
Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C. The Big Audit, The Rich Man with Full Barns who must leave them to others. We should audit ourselves, have vision for the next world, and be comfortable with this image of God.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C, No one can take us from the hand of Jesus but ourselves.
Homily from Good Friday 2019, Jesus suffered and so is a source of comfort in our suffering.
Homily for the First Sunday in Lent, Year C, Jesus is tempted by the devil. The devil and hell are real, and our Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving can help us resist the devil and convert those in danger of hell. Hard truths shared in love.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, Isaiah and Peter confession of their sinfulness paves the way to their lives of service to the Lord. Saint Rams no-call example of making the call yourself rather than allowing the world to miss it.
Homily Delivered at the Funeral of Danny Krispinsky on January 7, 2019. Danny was the women's soccer coach at Ashland University who died of cancer at the age of 35.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent is a great time to draw closer to Mary in anticipation of Jesus birth. The visitation a testimony to when life begins. Teaching our children to grow spiritually. Bringing the Jesus in us to others.
Homily for the ThirtyThird Sunday in Ordinary Time. Given at St. Edward Church Ashland, Ohio by Deacon Joe Dietz on Sunday 11/18/18. How will we feel when Jesus comes? It's a choice we make here and now.
Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, The story of the Rich Young Man, It's not about it being difficult for the rich to enter heaven, its about nothing being impossible for God.
Homily on the Abuse Crisis in the Church delivered at Christ the King Parish in South Bend. Healing for the church during this crisis.
Homily for the Twenty Third Sunday Ordinary Time, Healing of the Deaf Mute has message of hope regarding the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Church.
Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus is the Bread of Life. Given to change our lives and lead us to eternal life.
Homily for the FifteenthSunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus send them out two by two. Why do we face difficulties even though we know the Lord?
Homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, 061718, Parable of the Seed. The retirement we should be working for is heaven.
Homily for Ascension Sunday Year B, 5/13/2018, Although some may be condemned, we convert out of witness to God's love, not fear of his judgment.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for His sheep. We must be willing to follow.
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, For God So Loved the World. The encounter of Jesus enables us to live the life.
Surrender The Key to Humble Service, Teaching given at the 2018 Volunteer Retreat at Christ The King Catholic Church South Bend Indiana by Deacon Joe Dietz
Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, What are you looking for? We have found the Messiah.
Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent Year B. Repent is not a bad word, it is a good thing.
Homily on the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Parable of the Ten Virgins, Keep your lamp burning brightly by living a life of grace, don't compromise the truth.
Homily for the TwentyNinth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Jesus answers the question as to whether or not to pay taxes. It's about more than money, it's about a total giving of self to God.
Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 18:15-20, Brotherly Correction, Correction while at times necessary must be done out of love for the other, with a joyful loving heart.
Homily on the Nineteen Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus walks on water. We must know Jesus as God to accept His extraordinary love for us and to have faith in Him to change.
Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, My yoke is easy my burden light. Yoked to Jesus, whom shall we fear?
Homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, The Pharisee and the repentant woman. "We love God not in response to a rule but in response to His awesome love for us"
Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A, John 14 If you love me you will keep my commandments, "How to fix the circuit when our relationship with God blows a fuse"
Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Jesus speaks of division "Truth is the source of peace"
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Jesus Cures The Man Blind From Birth, "The here and now Jesus wants to meet us in the scriptures"
Homily for the Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C, The unfaithful steward. "A charitable heart"
Homily on the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Pharisee and the Tax Collector, "The relationship is more important than the rules"
Homily for the Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C, "What if Jesus called you to come work for Him?"
Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent, Year A, We all need to hear the answer to John's question to Jesus: "Are you the one?"
Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, just like the Super Bowl, the rules don't change.
Homily preached on the Second Sunday of Easter, St. Edward Catholic Church, Ashland, Ohio. The Gospel of Doubting Thomas, God's gift of love and mercy.