In this homily, delivered on September 20, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the reality that there is no wasted time with God. We can often be tempted to think that God cannot redeem our past. For example, if we failed our kids in the past, did not start to pray until later in life, or keep falling into the same sin, then the messy situations we find ourselves in cannot truly be redeemed or that we will never be as holy as we should have been. Fr. Peter speaks the truth into that temptation: God c...

In this homily, delivered on September 13, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the goodness of the Father. He points out that our way of viewing God heavily impacts the way that we approach Him and live our lives. The parable of the Unforgiving Servant reveals the great mercy of God. The servant owed an unpayable debt, but the king chose to forgive him; in the same way, the Father is incredibly merciful to us and wants to forgive all of our sins. However, the servant, perhaps because he did not belie...

In this homily, delivered on August 23, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on what it means to be a good steward. Stewardship involves receiving everything from the Father then giving it all back to Him out of love and gratitude. Since this dynamic of giving and receiving is at the heart of the Trinity, being a good steward is actually a participation in divine life. This is made concrete in our daily lives by giving of our time, talent, and treasure. Fr. Peter walks through examples of what it means t...

In this homily, delivered on August 2, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the reality that food is for communion. In today's world, there is a lot of discussion and debate surrounding food, and many people wrestle with how to feed themselves and their children. In addition, many people have a broken relationship with food because of stress-eating, concern about body image, and other such things. It can be so easy to be caught up in what or what not to eat, that we often do not consider why we eat. F...

In this homily given on the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 5, 2026), Father Mathias preaches the parable of the treasure buried in the field. He outlines three reasons why people don't joyfully sell all they have (surrender) to secure the treasure of Jesus. 1) They simply haven't found Jesus yet. 2) They have found him, but they're not convinced of his real value 3) They have found him and they're convinced of his value, but they refuse to change and repent. After rel...

In this homily, delivered on July 19, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the gradual nature of our transformation in holiness. It can be easy to fall into discouragement because it seems like we keep committing the same sins or getting distracted during prayer. However, our transformation is gradual, just like the rising of bread is gradual. That is why the parable of the woman with the yeast can be a great source of encouragement. Since our transformation takes time, we never need to be discouraged...

In this homily, delivered on July 12, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the way we can offer everything to Jesus in the Eucharist. He explains that Jesus is the seed that encounters the soil of our lives. If we open up to Jesus, we bear fruit, and our lives can be transformed in the Eucharist. He describes how this has been a living reality for him in a particular way over this past year as the Lord met him in his grief.

In this homily given on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 5, 2026), Father Mathias preaches on why God hides himself from the proud but reveals himself to the humble. Because the proud are self-focused and self-reliant, they are not open to reality, they are not open to change. As such they become blind to God and what he offers us. But the humble are open to reality, they know they need God and are open to receiving from God. If Jesus wants us to come to him to ...

In this homily given on the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (June 28, 2026), Father Mathias preaches on one of the most difficult teachings of Jesus: whoever loves parents or children more than him is not worthy of him. The human race is divided on its response to Jesus. Some accept him and follow him, others do not. That creates tension in families and causes temptations to compromise and love family members more than Jesus. Father Mathias offers two reminders to help renew our mi...

On Father's Day, June 21st, 2026, Fr. Joshua Fons gave his last homily at St. Patrick's. (He will be moving to East Lansing to serve the student parish for Michigan State) In this powerful homily, he unpacks the mission and vocation of every father, and what makes fatherhood so essential. Fathers teach us our place in the great story, they show us how to live in this world, how to love, and what to fear. They invite us to step into our own role in the story. Especially in a culture that is st...