Bishop Kihneman's Homilies: Recent Episodes
Nativity BVM
When Mass Is Celebrated, Heaven & Earth Come Together & All The Saints Are Gathered Around Us.
When We Follow The Word Of God, We Form A Love Relationship With Jesus & The Holy Spirit.
As We Wash Our Robes In The Blood Of The Lamb, We Are Healed & We Become Holy In His Presence.
Like St. Thomas, Each Of Us Have A Call To Faith In The Risen Jesus Who Is Present In The Eucharist.
As The Prodigal Son Returns To His Father, We Too Come To God Our Father For His Mercy & Forgiveness.
Like The Samaritan Woman At The Well, Jesus Is Calling Each Of Us To A Personal Relationship With Him.
Through Baptism, We Participate In Jesus Turning Corruptibility In Our Lives Into Incorruptibility.
Our Belief In The Resurrection Changes Even The Most Difficult, Painful, Sinful Moments Of Our Lives.
The Miracles Witnessed By The Prophet Isaiah St. Paul & St. Peter Are The Same Miracles Meant For Us.
During The Presentation Of The Lord, Simeon Reveals That Jesus Is The Messiah, Our Salvation.
No Matter Our Difficulties Or Times Of Trial, We Must Remember That Jesus Has Won The Victory For Us.
The Light Of Christ Has Dawned Upon You; It Is The Same Light That Guided The Magi To The Manger.
As We Meet Jesus In The Eucharist, Let Our Hearts Leap For Joy Just Like John The Baptist Did.
Seamos personas de fe mientras oramos continuamente y permanecemos enamorados de la Eucaristía.
We As The Church Form The Body Of Christ Around The Altar Where The Lord Gives Himself Fully To Us.
Jesus Calls Us To Faith Asking Us To Love One Another & Especially To Love Him In The Eucharist.
We Are Servants Of Others & In That Service To One Another, We Truly Find The Love Of God.
Ephphatha! Be Open - Let Us All Be Open To The Word Of God & To Sharing That Good News With Others.
God Pours Out The Love Of Jesus Into Each Of Us & We Shall Go Forth & Share That Love With Others.
As We Bring Our Prayers, Works, Joys & Sufferings To Jesus, He Will Always Fulfill The Need We Have.
We Have Hope In Life Eternal & We Have Faith That We Are Redeemed By The Love Of Jesus Christ.
As Disciples, We Celebrate The Eucharist With The Communion Of Saints, Knowing Heaven Is In Our Midst.
The Feast Of Corpus Christi Reminds Us Of The Real Presence Of Jesus In The Holy Eucharist.
All power in heaven & on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore & make disciples of all nations.
The Fullness Of The Spirit Of Jesus Comes Upon Each Of Us Not Only On Pentecost But Every Day.
As We Celebrate The Ascension of Jesus Into Heaven, May The Eyes of Our Hearts Be Enlightened By Him.
Jesus Is the Good Shepherd Of Our Lives & He Has Laid Down His Life For Us, The Children Of God.
The Resurrection Of Jesus Offers Us Peace & Delivers The Hope & Promise That Changes Everything.
We Know That Christ Raised From The Dead, Dies No More; Death No Longer Has Power Over Him.
Create In Me A Clean Heart Oh God & Grant Us The Strength To Lay Our Lives Down For Those We Serve.
As We Look Upon Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament, We Can Be Truly Healed From Our Sins & Suffering.
Let Us Ask Jesus To Clear Our Own Personal Temple of Faith & Bring Us True Healing & Forgiveness.
God's Kingdom Is Among Us Now & He Is Calling Us During These 40 Days Of Lent To Repent & Believe.
We Are Called To Faith By Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus & How He Can Completely Change Our Lives.
As We Are United With The Spirit Of God, We Are United With The God Who Wants To Give Us Life Eternal.
Epiphany: The Dawning Of The Light Of Christ In Our Lives. Let Us Bring That Light To Those We Meet.
Do Everything In The Name Of The Lord Jesus, Giving Thanks To God The Father Through Him.
Pray Without Ceasing, Give Thanks For The Love Of Jesus & Let The Holy Spirit Flow Through Your Lives.
Jesus Gives Us The Grace We Need To Be His Disciples, His Witnesses & To Watch For His Coming.
Christ The King, The Good Shepherd, Loves Us In Repentance, His Word & Especially In The Eucharist.
The Martyrs Who Have Gone Before Us Have Shown Us The Example Of Giving Everything To God For Love.
In Forgiveness, We Grow In Humility & In Service To One Another, We Take A Step Toward Heaven.
We Are Called To Work In Faith, Labor In Love & Hope In The Eternity Of Heaven As We Minister To Others.
As Disciples Of Prayer, We Learn To Trust God As We Strive To Become More Like His Son Jesus Christ.
God's Abundant Mercy Calls Us To Forgive One Another & We Begin To Heal With The Help Of His Grace.
As We Take Up Our Cross, We Walk With The Risen Christ Who Died For Our Sins So That We May Live With Him Forever.
"Who Do You Say That I Am?" As Disciples We Say "You Are Jesus The Savior, Present In The Eucharist"
As We Fall In Love With Jesus Christ, Our Prayer Life Leads Us To A Great Faith In God.
The Transfiguration Of Jesus Reminds Us Of His Invitation To See The Glory Of His Father.
As Jesus Sows The Good Seeds In Us, He Gives His Love, Grace & The Hope of Healing In Our Lives.
As Followers Of Christ, We Are The Seeds In The Good Soil, Growing The Fruits of Discipleship.
Jesus Calls Us By Name To Be His Disciples, For The Harvest Is Plenty But The Laborers Are Few.
God Wants To Be One With Us; Those Who Eat His Body & Drink His Blood Will Be Together With Jesus.
God The Father Creates Us, The Son Fills Us With Salvation & The Spirit Pours Out God's Love For Us.
The Holy Spirit Has Come Upon Us & We Are Called As Witnesses Of The Promise Of Everlasting Life.
Jesus Is The Way, The Truth & The Life; Through Faith, He Is Preparing A Dwelling Place For Us.
Third Sunday of Easter - Homily from Confirmation Mass at St. Fabian Parish, Hattiesburg.
Through His Divine Mercy, We Meet The Resurrected Jesus In His Light of Love, Truth, Beauty & Grace.
Jesus Raised Lazarus From The Dead & Shows Us We Have The Promise Of New Life Through The Resurrection.
Look Around, Look Deeper, Look Up & Look Out As Jesus Wants To Share His Light & His Love With Each Of Us.
By Faith We Are Made Sons & Daughters Of God & We Remember That Hope Does Not Disappoint.
Let the Love, Mercy & Grace of God Guide Us & Strengthen Us Through Times of Temptation & Sin.
We Are The Temple Of God & The Spirit Of God Dwells In Us; Therefore Let Us Love One Another.
Moments Of Charity Bring The Light Of Christ To Others & His Light Will Also Heal Our Wounds.
In Each of The Beatitudes, Jesus Shows Us The Way To Stay In Love With Him & How To Receive His Grace.
The Lord Is My Light & My Salvation; Let Us Pray To Him As We Seek To Continue To Protect The Unborn.
Behold The Lamb of God, Who Takes Away The Sins Of The World; Jesus Took On The Penalty Of Our Sins.
Jesus, Born In Our Midst, Brings Us Healing, Peace & Forgiveness In Which We Share With One Another.
We Meet Jesus In The Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation & Especially In The Eucharist.
John the Baptist Baptized With Repentance, Jesus Baptizes With The Spirit & All The Sacraments Lead Us To God's Love.
We Put On The Armor of The Light of Christ As We Pray Daily For Our Brothers & Sisters.
Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Says To Each Of Us, "This Day, You Will Be With Me In Paradise."
Husbands & Wives Are Signs of How Christ Loves His Church. You Are To Bring Each Other To Heaven.
Like Zacchaeus, we search for Jesus as we open our hearts to Him in love & ready for full conversion .
He Who Humbles Himself Shall Be Exalted; God Receives The Gift Of Repentance Above All Other Gifts.
Jesus Invites Us Into A Love Relationship With Him To Be Beacons Of Hope & To Persevere In Prayer.
Stir Into Flame The Gift Of God That You Have Received As Followers & Disciples Of Christ.
Lazarus is a poor man on the periphery of society; These are the folks that SVdP Societies help on a daily basis.
Just As The Man In The Red Bandana Was Compassionate, Jesus Is Compassionate To Us & Calls Us To Him.
As Disciples, Take Up Your Cross, Be A Witness Of Jesus To Your Family No Matter What's Taking Place.
We Have Many Anxious Moments Like Martha But We Are Called To Be Like Mary, In Prayer At The Foot Of Jesus
In Baptism, Jesus Promises Us Everlasting Life; In Confirmation He Gives Us His Spirit & Gifts To Live With Him Forever.
The Risen Jesus Gives Us His Forgiveness & Healing & Blesses Us With The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
All Of Our Prayer, Penance, Sacrifice & Alms Giving During Lent Calls Us To Repent & Open Our Hearts
Let Us Abandon Ourselves This Lent To The Love of God in Jesus as We Pray, Do Penance & Give Alms.
Jesus Calls Us Through The Cross Into The Resurrection; Thus St. Paul Tells Us, "Death, Where Is Your Sting?"
God Loves Us Mercifully & Invites us To Love Each Other Mercifully As Jesus Showed Us From The Cross.
As We Celebrate The Lunar New Year, We Ask The Risen Jesus to Help Us Live a Life Built on His Love.
As Jesus & Mary Are Invited to The Wedding Feast at Cana, Let Us Follow the Intercession of Mary to "Do Whatever Her Son Jesus Asks Us To Do."
After His Baptism, Jesus Was Proclaimed Son of God; We Also Proclaim Him as we Live out Our Baptisms.
The Epiphany: God's Manifestation Of His Love For Us in Jesus' Birth, Celebrated By The Magi & All.
Blessed Are You Who Believe That What Was Spoken To You By The Lord, Would Be Fulfilled.
Jesus nos bautiza con el Espiritu Santo y al gracia de Dios. Como Maria vivamos en el amor de Cristo.
As We Await The Birth Of Jesus He Calls Us To Prepare Ourselves In Faith, Hope, Joy & Love With Him & With Each Other.
We Await The Birth Of Jesus With Expectant Joy; Let Us Pray & Listen To His Word & Love One Another.
Christ the King, The Alpha & The Omega, Surrounds us with His Love & Invites us to Share it With Others.
All of Our Married Couples That Love One Another Are a Sign of How Christ Loves His Church
As Jesus Healed Bartimaeus In The Gospel, He Invites Us To Let Our Wounds Be Healed By His Touch.
Jesus Came To Serve & Not Be Served & He Calls Us To Love One Another As We Enter Into The Synod.
As Jesus calls the children to come to Him in love, He offers the same kind of love to us as we come to him.
As Jesus Gives His Life For Us, He Calls Us To Love God With Our Whole Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength.
St. Rose de Lima Church in Bay St. Louis - Saturday, September 4th, 2021.
Installation of Father Alfred Ayem, SVD as pastor.
Mary, The Mother of Jesus, Has Given us An Example of Bringing Jesus To The World.
Homily from Mass at Vietnamese Martyrs Parish, Biloxi, MS.
I Am The Bread of Life, He Who Comes to Me Will Never Hunger & Who Believes in Me Never Thirsts. August 1, 2021 -St. Clare Catholic Church, Waveland -
Installation of Father Sebastian as pastor of Annunciation Parish in Kiln. February 27, 2021
"As We Await the Risen Jesus, Live Your Talents to the Full"
Nativity BVM Cathedral- November 15, 2020
"As We Await the Risen Jesus, How Have We Used Our Gifts?"
Nativity BVM Cathedral-November 14, 2020
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time from Nativity Cathedral, Biloxi, MS White Mass for Health Care Professionals - October 25, 2020
Unceasingly Calling to Mind Your Work of Faith, Labor of Love & Endurance in Hope in Jesus Christ Installation of Father Satish Adhav as Pastor of St.John the Evangelist Parish in Gulfport - October 18, 2020
Nativity BVM Cathedral - October 4, 2020.
Jesus tells us that the vineyard, the kingdom of heaven, is in our hands; Let's make disciples. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the parable of the vineyard, Jesus asks us to be fruitful & make disciples. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Vigil Mass) Installation of Father Ryan McCoy as pastor of St. James Parish in Gulfport - October 3, 2020
Sacred Heart Church. Pascagoula - Installation of Father Lalo as pastor.
September 27, 2020
Due to Covid 19, the 2020 Chrism Mass was postponed from Tuesday of Holy Week to Thursday, September 17. The Mass was held at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral
From St. Mary Parish in Woolmarket. Sacrament of Confirmation and Installation of Father Martin Gillespie as pastor. July 26, 2020.