Fr. Joe Dailey
Fr. Joe Dailey Sunday Homily
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 332
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Homily for Sunday Ordinary 23 C
In 2020, I saw the Sundance Documentary Film, “Crip Camp.” The title comes from a 1970’s summer camp for handicapped teens, which in those days were called crippled children, hence the …
Homily for Sunday Ordinary 22 C
A few years later I visited the St. Egidio community in Rome. On Christmas morning, after the last mass, all the chairs in the church are rearranged, tables are set up, and a banquet is…
Homily for Sunday Ordinary 21 C
At the opportune time, the caterpillar spins itself inside the narrow space of the chrysalis, to emerge, transformed, into a butterfly.
I have Mass on Sunday, August 24 at St. Isidore @…
Homily for Ordinary Sunday 20 C
Jeremiah was thrown into a cistern, where he would have died if Ebed Meloch hadn’t pulled him out. Jeremiah’s sin was being faithful to the word of God, which left him odd man out. Four…
Homily for Sunday Ordinary 19 C
Shifting from a scarcity outlook to one of abundance takes time. We’ve believed the lie of scarcity for so long that we may find it hard to believe it’s not true.
I have Mass on Sunday,…
Homily for Sunday Ordinary 18 C
When we began a style of production and consumption that would eventually ravage planet Earth, Francis decided to love Mother Earth and live simply and barefoot upon her.
I have Mass at…
Homily for Ordinary Sunday 17 C
The Hebrew letter lamed is 30 and the letter vav is six; together, the two letters equal 36 – the number of the righteous in every generation whose virtue keeps the world from destructi…
Homily for Sunday Ordinary 16 C
“Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.” We are so sure we know where this story is going, we run right past the opening line.
I have Mass on Sunday, …
Alex Delvecchio memorial reflection
I preached the memorial service for NHL Hockey hall of fame legend, Alex Delvecchio, at Modetz Funeral Home, Saturday, July 12. (2 Corinthians 4:5–10, Psalm 23, Matthew 11:25-30.)
We do…
Homily for Ordinary Sunday 15 C
The Samaritan is the despised one who puts himself at risk in coming to the aid of the wounded man. Jesus is already doing likewise.
I have Mass on Sunday, July 13 at St. Isidore @ 7:30…
Homily for Ordinary Sunday 14 C
Someone caught up with Jesus and said, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to…
Homily for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
The church is not just the place we come to, it is the place from which we are sent forth. We need both, Peter and Paul. Peter, the Rock, who centers us and grounds us in faith; and Pau…
Homily for the Body and Blood of Christ, C
New Testament scholar, Fr. Francis Moloney, OSB, in his essay, “A Body Broken for a Broken People”, writes, “Jesus eats with people who fail, even at the Last Supper.”
I have Mass on Sun…
Homily for the Most Holy Trinity, C
Ever since I heard the news of Brian Wilson’s death this week, I keep hearing over and over in my head, “God only knows what I’d be without you.” The song reassures us that love will ne…
Homily for Pentecost Sunday, C
In the Acts of the Apostles, on the day of Pentecost, THEY were all in one place together. A few verses earlier Luke told us exactly who THEY are: Mary the Mother of Jesus was there, al…
Homily for the Feast of the Ascension, C
So before leaving them, he tells his disciples to go back to Jerusalem and there wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit. If they want to find Jesus, they will find him in the Christian …
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter, C
Although we refer to Scripture as the “Word of God,” it is Jesus of Nazareth who is the "Word of God" made flesh and dwelling among us. So this collective memory is fluid and dynamic.
I …
Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter, C
While the story of the Bible begins with a garden, it ends in a city. The new Jerusalem is the fulfillment of all human dreams for the community. This is not a vision of individuals com…
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, C
How appropriate that we welcome a new shepherd as the Bishop of Rome on this 4th Sunday of Easter, that we call Good Shepherd Sunday. The whole world was stunned Thursday afternoon to h…
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, C
In our Easter readings from the Gospel of John, there are a series of encounters between various groups of disciples and the risen Lord. But in each of the three episodes, one of the di…