Word On Fire Sermons

The Lord Returns to His Temple

There is a tendency, I’m afraid, to flatten out and sentimentalize the meaning of the...

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In the Land of Zebulon and Naphtali

Our first reading from the prophet Isaiah and our Gospel are tightly linked, for St. Matthew, in...

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It Is Too Little for You to Be My Servant

I want to focus this week on the extraordinary passage from the book of the prophet Isaiah, for...

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The Light of the Nations

Today’s readings for Epiphany speak of a light that shines on Israel, the chosen people, but that...

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Dream Big

The Bible turns upside-down the way we think about the God-human relationship. In almost every...

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What You Hear and See

On this third Sunday of Advent, we hear for the first time this season of the great figure of...

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The Messiah’s Work

Last week, I spoke of preparing for the coming of the Lord using the great image from the second...

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Getting the House in Order

We come once again to Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year and the great season of...

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Paul at the End of the Race

Our gorgeous and deeply moving second reading this week is taken from Paul’s second letter to...

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Persistence in Prayer

The Bible and the great Tradition are massively interested in prayer, especially the prayer of...

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The Path to Healing Is a Humble Path

I have always loved the story of Naaman the Syrian, which is found in the second book of Kings,...

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Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed

Last week, I plunged for the second time into the world of the Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). I...

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Don’t Forget the Poor

When the conclave of 2013 was finishing up, and Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope, Cardinal...

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Yes and No to Power

Our first and second readings for this weekend beautifully sum up the Church’s classical attitude...

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A Coin, A Sheep, A Son

Our Gospel for today gives us three classic parables, each one exploring the notion that is at...

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The Cost of Discipleship

Our Gospel for today is breathtaking, first for what it says about Jesus and second for what it...

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Ignatian Detachment

It was a particular joy for me to visit the sites associated with St. Ignatius of Loyola on a...

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The Narrow Gate

The topic of the Gospel for today—the question of how many will be saved—stirs up such passionate...

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Fate of the Prophet

Our readings for today develop a theme that is uncomfortable. Authentically religious people,...

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The Hero’s Journey

The Jungian psychologist Jordan Peterson is, in many ways, an early twenty-first century version...

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