When we are baptized, we are made a child of God, a member of the body of Christ, and a temple of the Holy Spirit.

The account of the devout centurion that appears in both Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark, and obviously it is Matthew's version that we are considering today. The centurion serves as a model, I believe, for how Christ our Lord is to be approached, unless Christ our Lord is to be approached as a figment of our own imagination or simply as a projection of what we want out of religion.

Preaching from Luke 8:41-56, Fr. Pat considers what is important to know.

Fr. Pat preaches on the Parable of the Rich Fool found in Luke 12:16-21.

A meditation on Thanksgiving from Fr. Pat, given in 2008.

The Parable of the Talents is often used as a reminder to be the best you can be. It's really about the structure of history and the Lordship of Jesus.

Jesus' encounter with the Syrophoenician woman as recounted by Matthew (chapter 15) has much to teach us when we consider Phoenicia's history, the woman herself, and the meaning of the children's bread.

Holy Scripture uses three verbs in relation to the making of a covenant. In this homily from Palm Sunday, Fr. Pat explores these three Hebrew words.

Fr. Pat preaches from Matthew 15:21-28, the encounter of Jesus with the Canaanite woman.

On the Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. Pat preaches from Matthew 25:31-46.

Fr. Pat's homily from Forgiveness Vespers 2012.

Fr. Pat offers reflections on baptism and the Creed. This homily was given on Great and Holy Saturday,

In this homily given on St. Thomas Sunday, 2012, Fr. Pat examines three subjects related to the resurrection of Christ our Lord.

Being a disciple, a student of Christ, is very serious business. Fr. Pat discusses what it means to have Christ as a teacher.

The mid-5th century was a time of chaos, war, poverty, decay, and destruction, but the one concern of the Church was an abbott named Eutyches

There is no easy way to eternal life. We are made to know God, to love God, to serve God, and that is hard. Fr. Pat offers reflections on this via three theses.

Both Galatians 1 and Luke 8 contain stories of men converting to Christ. Fr. Pat examines these two accounts.

Fr. Pat compares the story of Peter walking on the water with that of the man who brings his son to Jesus.

n 1 Corinthian 4:9-16, the Apostle Paul gives a portrayal of a style of life very much in contrast with the style of life preferred by the Corinthians. In this homily from 2009, Fr. Pat looks at the contrasts enumerated by St. Paul.

A homily from Fr. Pat on Galatians 2:16-20, given in 2004.

In this homily from the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt in 2008, Fr. Pat discusses the occasion for the writing of the Gospel of Mark, the response of the Apostles to the cross, and the question Jesus asks James and John in the 10th chapter of Mark, which is the same question He asks us as we approach the chalice.

Before we start fasting during Great Lent, we start forgiving. Why do we ask forgiveness from everyone, even people we may not know?

We've all stumbled during Lent. St. Mary of Egypt shows us that it's not too late to get back up again.

Christ is Risen! What does that mean for the rest of us?

Women have been important saints and leaders in the Church from the very beginning!

Why was the meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew so important? We're looking at Catholic-Orthodox history in this week's Be the Bee!

What the St. Nicholas Ground Blessing can teach us about God's triumph over death.