The Emmaus Pastorate’s Podcast

Homily on 10-19-2025

Homily 10-12-2025

Homily 10-5-25

Homily 9-27-2025

Homily 9-21-25

Homily on 9-14-2025

Homily on 9-7-25

This weekend we share a letter from Archbishop Zinkula about the Journey in Faith initiative now taking place in the Archdiocese of Dubuque.  For more information, please visit the website: www.dbqjourneyinfaith.org.

Homily on 8-24-25

All good parents implement some discipline with their children.  But discipline isn't intended to inflict pain or torture, even though kids might think so!  Discipline is a teaching tool, much like rules, to guide us toward that which is better.  We encounter discipline at school, work, and home, so we shouldn't be surprised when we see Jesus using it too.  If our ultimate goal is to enter God's kingdom of heaven, we must have a sense of discipline.  It won't be easy; following rules isn't always so.  But the reward is priceless and eternal!

Homily on 8-17-25

Sometimes, like Jeremiah, we're called out of our comfort zone.  And we usually don't like it!  But as disciples, we're still called to be like Jeremiah, to leave the familiar places and feelings and travel new and different ways.  But there's a sweet comfort: Jesus is there every step of the way!

Homily August 17, 2025