Deaconjoe's Homilies

Homily for the Passion of Our Lord Good Friday Service, 4/10/2020. A day of joy and celebration in appreciation of the truth of our redemption. A reading of the Gospel of the Passion follows the sermon.

Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Raising of Lazarus. We too are called from our graves of sin to be reborn during this challenging time.

Homily given at the 2020 Christ the King Volunteer Retreat on 2/29/20. We are called to be the salt of the earth, the light of the world, today more than ever. To make the road safe and counter the ignorance of the world with the truth.

Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. The application of Jesus teaching depends on where you are sitting at the time. Live the life of Jesus in the power of Jesus.

Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Glorious life in Christ awaits those who put him first. Prayer is the first step.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. How the birth of Jesus came about. We like Joseph are asked to give up control of our lives to God. Experiencing Jesus in the Eucharist is life changing.

Homily for the Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Created to last forever.

Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus heals the 10 lepers. A disposition of thankfulness serves God as well as man.

Homily on the Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C. You must hate your family to be my disciple--Not. But God must come first. Homily given at St. Edward Catholic Church Ashland Ohio.

Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C. The Big Audit, The Rich Man with Full Barns who must leave them to others. We should audit ourselves, have vision for the next world, and be comfortable with this image of God.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C, No one can take us from the hand of Jesus but ourselves.

Homily from Good Friday 2019, Jesus suffered and so is a source of comfort in our suffering.

Homily for the First Sunday in Lent, Year C, Jesus is tempted by the devil. The devil and hell are real, and our Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving can help us resist the devil and convert those in danger of hell. Hard truths shared in love.

Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, Isaiah and Peter confession of their sinfulness paves the way to their lives of service to the Lord. Saint Rams no-call example of making the call yourself rather than allowing the world to miss it.

Homily Delivered at the Funeral of Danny Krispinsky on January 7, 2019. Danny was the women's soccer coach at Ashland University who died of cancer at the age of 35.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent is a great time to draw closer to Mary in anticipation of Jesus birth. The visitation a testimony to when life begins. Teaching our children to grow spiritually. Bringing the Jesus in us to others.

Homily for the ThirtyThird Sunday in Ordinary Time. Given at St. Edward Church Ashland, Ohio by Deacon Joe Dietz on Sunday 11/18/18. How will we feel when Jesus comes? It's a choice we make here and now.

Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, The story of the Rich Young Man, It's not about it being difficult for the rich to enter heaven, its about nothing being impossible for God.

Homily on the Abuse Crisis in the Church delivered at Christ the King Parish in South Bend. Healing for the church during this crisis.

Homily for the Twenty Third Sunday Ordinary Time, Healing of the Deaf Mute has message of hope regarding the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Church.