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2019
“O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Saving City of David”
Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass
December 25, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“Letting the Dew of the Holy Spirit Moisten Our Hearts To Receive the Just One” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily on the Occasion of the Archdiocesan Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass
December 10, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“La Virgen María Nos Ayuda a Dar Posada a Su Hijo Jesús” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for the Archdiocesan Celebration of the Cruzada Guadalupana
December 7, 2019; St. Mary's Cathedral
“Christian Virtue as the Formula for Peace and the Path to Joy in God’s Presence” Text
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent (Year “A”)
December 1, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“The Power of the Beauty of Our Blessed Mother to Unite All of God’s Children”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Video
Sermon for the Mass of the Americas
November 16, 2019; National Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time and
Mass Concluding the Novena to Defeat SB-24 Audio
August 11, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
Homily for Mass with the Schola Cantorum Audio
July 28, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
“Prayer as the Heart of the Priest’s Friendship with Christ”
Homily for Mass of Priestly Ordinations Text | Audio
May 18, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
“Build on the Legacy the Church Has Bequeathed You”
Homily at Confirmation of Students Audio | Video
May 4, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Contemplating the Face of Christ in History and in Eternity" Text | Audio
Homily for Easter
April 21, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Example and Mandate in the Work of Our Salvation” Text | Audio
Homily, Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
April 18, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
"Blessed the Disciple Who Remains True to the King Who Comes in the Name of the Lord” Audio
Homily for Palm Sunday
April 14, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Sacrificial Love, the Secure Foundation of the Christian Life" Text | Audio
Homily for Chrism Mass
April 11, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“The Cross, Charity, and the Holy Face of Christ” Text
Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross with His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos
April 4, 2019, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church
“Asking God for Mercy, in Order to Overcome the Power of Evil in the World” Text
Homily at the 40 Days for Life Mass
March 23, 2019, St. Anthony de Padua Church
“St. John Vianney and the Basic Principles of Priestly Life” Text
Homily – Mass in Presence of Relic of Heart of St. John Vianney with Priests of Archdiocese
Votive Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
March 1, 2019, St. Augustine Church
“Building a Culture of Life, Love and Intimacy with God” Text | Audio
Homily at the Mass for the Walk for Life West Coast.
January 26, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“John the Baptist, Peter, and the Priestly Virtue of Christ-Centered Humility” Text
Homily for Mass for Deceased Alumni at the Alumni Reunion of the Pontifical North American College on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
January 13, 2019, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy -
2018
“Making Room for God at the Inn of Our Heart” Text | Audio
Homily for Christmas, Mass During the Night
December 24, 2018, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“He Has Not Done Thus for Any Other Nation”/“No Ha Hecho Nada Igual con Ningún Pueblo” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Audio - Bilingual | Video - Bilingual
Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and the Archdiocesan Celebration of the Cruzada Guadalupana (Mass of the Americas)
December 8, 2018, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent Audio
December 2, 2018, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“How to Find the Path to Our True and Lasting Home as Nomads in This World” Text | Audio | Video
Homily Given on the Occasion of Memorial Mass for Deceased Homeless
November 8, 2018, St. Patrick Church, San Francisco
“Freedom, Law and the Pursuit of Holiness” | Text – English
Homily Given on the Occasion of the Annual Red Mass for the Diocese of Dallas
October 13, 2018, Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas, Texas
Homily for Dia de la Hispanidad Celebration
Audio - Spanish
Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows
September 15, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Elected by God for the Service of the Salvation of Souls” | Text – English | Audio
Homily – Ordination to the Episcopacy of the Most Reverend Robert Christian, O.P.
June 5, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“La Jornada Cristiana: Pasaje del Miedo de las Tinieblas al Temor de la Luz” | Text – Spanish | Text – English | Video
Homilía – Misa para el V Encuentro, Misa Votiva de la Virgen María, Fuente de la Vida y la Luz
April 28, 2018, Visalia Convention Center
“The Trumpet Call of Victory and the Virtues of the Women at the Tomb” | Text | Audio
Homily for Easter
March 31 and April 1, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The True Bread of Life from Heaven: Doing in Our Lord’s Memory as He has Done for Us” | Text | Audio
Homily for Mass of the Lord's Supper
March 29, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for Palm Sunday | Audio
March 25, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Created, Sanctified and Consecrated for the Sanctification of the World” | Text - English | Audio
Homily for Chrism Mass, 2018
March 22, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“All Points to the Cross, the Most Blessed Wood Which Is Our Only Hope” | Text - English
Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross
March 19, 2018, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Belmont
Homily for Respect Life Mass | Audio
February 25, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for the Occasion of the Lunar New Year | Audio
February 24, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for First Sunday of Lent | Audio
February 18, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for Ash Wednesday | Audio
February 14, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for the Consecrated Life | Audio | Video
February 4, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for Wedding Anniversaries | Audio | Video
February 3, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Respecting the Design of God's Life-giving Order of Creation"
| Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio | Video
Homily at the Mass for the Walk for Life West Coast
January 27, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral -
2017
Homily for Christmas 2017 Text – English | Audio
December 26, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Imitating the Example of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Juan Diego” Text - English |
Homily – Archdiocesan Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 9, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Imitando el Ejemplo de la Santísima Virgen María y San Juan Diego” Text - Spanish | Audio
Homilía para la Misa Arquidiocesana en Honor a la Virgen de Guadalupe
9 de diciembre de 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for the First Sunday in Advent (Audio)
December 3, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Fatima: A Call to Spiritual Arms for the Salvation and Peace of the World” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for the Mass of Consecration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
October 7, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily, Mass Celebrating the Feast Day of St. Teresa of Calcutta (Audio)
September 2, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Centrality of the Seminary to the Life of Heaven” | Text
Homily at the Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. Patrick Seminary Celebrating the New Academic Year and the Oath of Fidelity of the New Rector
August 21, 2017, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park
Homily, Together in Holiness Conference (Audio)
August 5, 2017, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Belmont
“Following Where Jesus Went First, So That His Joy in Us May Be Complete” | Text | Audio
Mass of Ordination to Priesthood
June 10, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Mother of God as Exemplary of the Deacon's Three-fold Ministry” | Text | Audio
Mass of Ordination of Permanent Deacons
May 20, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Christ’s Resurrection: Our Restoration to God’s Original Order of Creation” | Text | Audio
Easter Vigil Mass
April 15, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Doing as Christ Has Done, for Our Salvation and the Life of the World" | Audio
Holy Thursday Mass
April 13, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Fickle Human Heart and the Universality of Christ’s Sacrifice” Audio | Video
Palm Sunday
April 9, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Grace of Communion that Restores Friendship with God” Audio | Video
Chrism Mass
April 6, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Purity and Courage: the Double-Edged Sword that Pierces the Culture of Death” Text
Mass on the Occasion of the Walk for Life West Coast
January 21, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Reading the Signs that Point to Christ and Being that Sign for Others” Text
Homily at the Mass for the 100th Anniversary of St. Cecilia Parish
January 7, 2017, St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco
Homily Archives 2012-2016