Father Korey Homily Podcast

Saturday, September 6, 2025 – First Saturday Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

We’ve never been more connected, while still feeling so alone. The illusion of belonging through social media …

September 4, 2025 | Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 5:1–11

“Put out into the deep.” That’s what Jesus tells Simon Peter after a night of frustration and empty nets. It’s a wor…

September 3, 2025 • Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great
Gospel: Luke 4:38–44

Ever wonder why Simon Peter had a mother-in-law? Today’s Gospel reminds us that Peter had a wife—and yet, he still chose t…

September 2, 2025 | Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 4:31–37

When Jesus speaks, demons scatter. In today’s Gospel, Christ enters the synagogue at Capernaum and awakens …

Labor Day: is it simply a long weekend or a chance to see our work in the light of Christ? Preaching at Saint Edward Catholic Church and Saint Thomas Mission Chapel on September 1, 2025, Fr. Korey La…

August 31, 2025 — Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fear always shouts the loudest when evil wants to win. But humility speaks louder: it keeps us rooted in Christ, who has already conquered deat…

Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time — August 30, 2025
Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4:9–11; Psalm 98; Matthew 25:14–30

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the Parable of the Talents: some serva…

August 29, 2026 – Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8; Mark 6:17–29

Some sins you can hide for a while. But the truth always calls them out and when trut…

Memorial of Saint Augustine – August 28, 2025
Gospel: Matthew 24:42–51

We spend years planning for retirement, but how often do we prepare for eternal life? Jesus warns us: “Stay awake, for you do no…

August 27, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Monica

Today’s homily is especially for parents and grandparents whose children or grandchildren have walked away from the Catholic faith. Like Saint Monica weepin…

Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time (August 25, 2025).

The Gospel today (Matthew 23:23–26) has Jesus confronting the Pharisees with one of His sharpest images: “You strain out gnats, bu…

August 25, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Louis, King of France

Today’s Gospel (Matthew 23:13–22) is not a gentle one: Jesus cries out “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees!” He warns us about turning religio…

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 24, 2025
Gospel: Luke 13:22–30

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate.” These words of Jesus are not meant to soothe us but to wake us up. In this homily, Fr. …

August 23, 2025 – Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
Readings: Ruth 2:1–3, 8–11; 4:13–17 | Matthew 23:1–12

God often chooses the humble to carry forward His plan of salvation. Ruth, a fo…

On August 22, the Church celebrates the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, just one week after the Solemnity of the Assumption. Today’s Gospel recalls the Annunciation, when Mary received Gabriel’…

Memorial of Saint Pius X
Judges 11:29–39a | Psalm 40 | Matthew 22:1–14

Jephthah’s rash vow ended in tragedy. The man without the wedding garment was cast out of the feast. Both thought they could app…

On the Memorial of Saint Bernard (August 20, 2025), the readings draw us into two striking images: the thorn bush that rules when fruitful trees refuse to lead (Judges 9:6–15), and the vineyard maste…

On August 19, 2025, Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, we hear the story of Gideon hiding in the winepress and the Gospel where Jesus warns that it is hard for the rich to enter the King…

The rich young man went away sad because he could not let go of what enslaved him. Israel, too, clung to idols and refused the freedom God offered. Our sadness often comes not from what God withholds…