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Fr. Matt Siegman
But what will actually make you happy?
Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, January 9, 2022
We Catholics love Mary. But when we talk about Mary, it's often because we're trying to figure something out about her son, Jesus.
When God asks what you want, tell him! And have faith!
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God does not take half measures, but works slowly through all time.
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Mary was born without original sin. God gave her this great gift because of her faithfulness.
When God became man in Jesus Christ, it paved the way for us to put on the splendor the Glory of God.
If we follow Jesus Christ and walk in his ways, we will never have a reason to fer God's justice.
St. Andrew shows us how bringing the Good News of salvation to the world allows us to light the way to eternal peace with God.
God always fulfills his promises. On Christmas, we remember how he fulfilled his promise of a Savior. During Advent, we contemplate what that means for us and what promises God has yet to fulfill.
The eternal priesthood of Jesus Christ allows us to give meaning to our suffering, and reveals us to ourselves in the process.
Homily for October 17, 2021
Marriage reflects the love God has for his people, and the family is where God begins the work of salvation. To say it is important is an understatement.
Homily for October 3, 2021
The prophets were obnoxious to the people around them. Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of the just man, was ultimately obnoxious. As disciples of Christ, we must learn to become obnoxious to evil through our childlike humility and complete vulnerability to Jesus Christ.
Homily for Sunday, September 19, 2021. Recorded at the 9am Mass.
Our works reveal our faith; so, let's work to follow Christ, no matter the cost.
Homily for September 12, 2021.
We need to be ready to receive God when he comes to us in the Eucharist.
Homily for August 1, 2021
God doesn't just give us what we want, he fulfills our needs and then some.
Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B.
God always works to lead us back to himself, because he loves us too much to be separated from us.
Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B.
God has planted the trees and caused them to grow. It's not all on us.
Homily for June 13, 2021.
The Eucharist is God. That's amazing!
Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 2021.
In the Gospel, Christ tells us that he will be with us always, until the end of the age. God stays with us as himself, the Triune God.
Homily for Trinity Sunday, 2021.
Knowing something or someone changes us. If it doesn't, we haven't learned anything.
Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, 2021.
(posted April 22, 2021)
God so loved the world that he sent his only Son to save it. Our response was... not great.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B.
(posted 3/18/2021)
If we haven't encountered Christ, nothing else matters.
Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, 2021
When we surrender every attachment we have to God, he gives us even more in return.
Homily for the Second Week of Lent, 2021
We are called to follow Christ into the desert, because only there can we rid ourselves of the things that lie between Him and us.
Homily for the First Sunday of Lent, 2021
In Lent we pray, fast, and give alms so that we can destroy our self-centeredness and become worthy to join our Heavenly Father at the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.
Homily for Ash Wednesday, 2021.
Prayer is communication with God, and it is essential for Heaven.
Homily on the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, January 17, 2021.
The Baptism of John is different than Christian baptism, but there are similarities.
Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2021.
The actions in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 were disgraceful. We all have a part to play in healing this country.
Homily on January 7, 2021.
We participate in the Incarnation by bearing God in our hearts.
Homily for Mary, Mother of God, 2021.
God saves the world through the family. If you don't believe me, read through salvation history. Everything starts with a family.
Homily for Feast of the Holy Family, 2020.
The Divine Word became flesh to dwell in our hearts. Let us strive to encounter his presence in our lives and spread that presence to those around us.
Homily for Christmas, 2020, Year B.
Look for the light in the midst of the darkness.
Homily for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
God gives us faith as a gift. Do we allow it to shine forth by supplying it with the oil of good works?
Homily for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
If we don't live the Beatitudes, we put our souls in jeopardy.
Homily for All Saints Day, 2020.
One bad grape spoils the bunch. Pursue whatever is just, true, and excellent so that you might be a grape of glory.
Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
Let's be honest: we've all been upset by this parable at some point. If we zoom out a bit, it helps us see the glory of what Jesus is telling us in the parable of the workers in the vineyard.
Homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
We must make the choice to forgive, but the consequences are dire if we do not make that choice. Generous forgiveness is not an option if we desire eternal life.
Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
Without the prophetic witness of Catholics, we don't stand a chance.
Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
God's Word cannot be imprisoned in our hearts: it will burn like fire until it is set free. Even if it means we are objects of laughter and mockery, we allow God to transform us, for he will one day come with his angels in glory.
Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
We have nothing to fear, but the gates of the netherworld do.
Homily for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
We must seek God first. Only then can everything we do be through God, with God, and in God.
Homily for the Memorial of St. Martha on July 29th, 2020.
We have spent three Sundays with Jesus's parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. Do we understand all these things?
Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
When we cannot find our beloved, our hearts are restless. This is the love with which God loves us, and this is the love with which God desires us to love him.
Homily for the Feast of Mary Magdalen, July 22, 2020.
God's absolute power allows him to judge us with leniency.
Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
Jesus is not the only one trying to plant things our soul.
Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
We must have humility to seek the truth. We must use the truth to inform our actions.
Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
When was the last time you pondered the heavy-hitting questions that get right at the meaning of life?
Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
No matter how deep our suffering and sorrows, God's love conquers all.
Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we ponder how God shares his Divine Life with us.
Homily for Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, 2020.
Text of homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2020/06/sharing-the-trinitarian-life
Mercy is more powerful than power and more fertile than fertility. How? Creation is at its core.
Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday, 2020.
The apostles learn an important lesson today: we can never go back to how things were before. The Resurrection has changed the entire universe and the meaning of live itself!
Homily for Easter Friday, 2020.
Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Alleluia!
After the Crucifixion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus, the apostles were never the same. Let's follow their lead!
Homily for Easter Sunday, 2020.
This is the holiest week of the year. Let's make sure that we're ready.
Homily for Passion Sunday, Year A.
By accepting God's covenant promise, Abraham demonstrated that he had a faith that went deeper than the visible.
Homily for the Fifth Thursday of Lent.
The Israelites complained against God. It did not go well. A better approach is to focus on the gifts God has given us.
Homily for the Fifth Tuesday of Lent
Jesus wept at the death of Lazarus. If there were any doubt, this shows us that from the very beginning, God puts himself into solidarity with us.
Also, here the homily from Pope Francis that I mention: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200327_omelia-epidemia.html
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A
We aren't always as smart or clever as we think we are. Sometimes, the Lord helps us recognize this.
Homily for the Fourth Friday of Lent.
Today is Gaudete Sunday. The Church asks us to rejoice. But in the midst of suffering through a Coronavirus plague and the upending of our lives over the span of barely a week, how can we do that?
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A. (Guadete Sunday)
St. Joseph had incredible faith in God. Today, let us ask the patron of the Universal Church to pray for us, that we might have that same faith.
Homily for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, 2020.
We need to take reasonable precautions to protect ourselves, but we also must remember that God will always provide, so we should not let our hearts be troubled.
Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain and showed them something incredible. Where does he want to take us?
Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A.
Jesus' Messianic message is that we are Temples of God, and as Temples of God we must love our neighbor as ourselves.
Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
Christ wrote the Law on our hearts so that we can start living for Heaven now.
Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.
We are Salt and Light to all the Earth. Our faith allows us to be good salt and power the light of Christ in our hearts.
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
"He came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, so that through him all men might learn to believe. " (John 1:7)
Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
The ancient Israelites struggled to trust God and asked for a king. Those who sought healing from Jesus trusted that he could do what he promised.
Daily Homily for the Memorial of St. Anthony, Cycle II, on January 17, 2020.
By being baptized, Jesus redeemed our Baptism.
Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, January 12, 2020.
Perhaps the journey to hear John the Baptist preach was half the point.
Homily given for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A.
Jesus tells Zacchaeus he must stay at his house. How would we respond?
Homily given for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C.
Acknowledging our lowliness and humility before God is one of the most important steps in prayer.
Homily given for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C.
Full homily text: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/10/acknowledging-our-lowliness/
In the Gospel we learn that if your neighbor won't help because of your friendship, he will because of your persistence. So, if God doesn't answer your prayers, that doesn't mean you should stop praying!
Homily given for the 29th Sunday or Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C.
Habakkuk's question is just as relevant toda as it was thousands of years ago.
Homily given for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C at 5:15PM on October 6, 2019.
Full text of homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/10/habakkuks-question/
I don’t know about you, but I am always forgetting things. Sometimes it’s not a big deal, but sometimes it is.
Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. Given the weekend of September 15, 2019.
Full text homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/09/remember/
Scarce do we guess the things on earth, and what is within our grasp we find with difficulty; but when things are in heaven, who can search them out?
Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. Given September 8, 2019.
Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/09/the-tower-of-eternal-life/
In our Gospel today, Jesus gives what could be perceived as a lesson in social etiquette, but it is so much more than that.
Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C, given at 9AM on September 1, 2019.
Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/08/humility-and-the-heavenly-banquet/
We cannot enter the wide gate, we must do the hard thing and strive for the narrow gate. "Whom the Lord loves, he disciplines." This is not because God wants to see us suffer: when we suffer, God suffers with us.
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, given August 25, 2019.
Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/08/gods-discipline/
Today we hear Jesus say, “I have come to set the earth on fire!” How can we respond to this calling?
Homily for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C, given at 9AM on August 18, 2019
Full homily: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/08/we-must-set-the-earth-on-fire/
If God could find even 10 innocent people within Sodom and Gomorrah, he would have let them remain. But he didn't.
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C on July 27, 2019.
Full homily here: https://mattsiegman.com/2019/07/your-mission-convert-the-world/