Corpus Christi University Parish Homilies

Father Jeremy Miller: “Let’s seek wherever we find ourselves and see ourselves in the parable, that we will run toward the embrace of our heavenly Father.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “Let’s give God the oxygen and the wood that he needs in order to set the flame of our hearts on fire.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “Embrace the arduous path of going up the mountain. We also do not go up that mountain alone. Jesus goes with us and gives us the necessary tools to do it.”

Deacon Justin Moor: “Is the Gospel just something that happened to someone else in a faraway place that doesn’t seem relevant to our lives here today?”

Father Jeremy Miller: “All of the major human vices: Jesus gives us the recipe that we focus on during Lent to combat.”

Father Philip Smith: “We all do that in certain moments in our life, don’t we? We’re two different people in two different situations, because we want to fit in, make certain people happy, gain a certain type of advantage. We don’t also be ourselves. Jesus was challenging his disciples today to know who they were and to be that person always, to be that person consistently.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “If you enjoy doing good, does that make you less good? No, it makes you human.” 

Deacon Justin Moor: "With this being World Marriage Week, with World Marriage Day being today, and St. Valentine’s Day being just a day away, let’s try looking at these woes Jesus spoke of through the lens of love and from the perspective of the one who is love."

Father Jeremy Miller: “Once we have this awe-filled moment with God, how do we translate it into action?”

Father Jeremy Miller: “Jesus calls us to ideals and makes demands of us that we’re not always ready to do. Let’s allow ourselves to ride an emotional roller coaster.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “How are we examining our foundation as a parish?”

Father Jeremy Miller: “It’s an invitation to fill our jars, our lives, to the brim, and then turn them over to see what miracles God can do with them.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “This feast invites us a Catholic Christians to say that no matter how important all the sources of our identity are, that the primary one is that we are united with Christ as beloved sons and daughters of our heavenly father.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “The Magi today give us a great image of keeping our eyes up and our spirits up in the midst of what can be difficult circumstances surrounding us.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “Family Love teaches us how to find redeeming qualities in people you would have never chosen in the first place.” 

Father Jeremy Miller: “In this world we live in, there is a special baby on board, there is a special traveler with us in this life.”

Deacon Justin Moor: “We come here today to draw near to Jesus, to let our hearts and souls become a womb where Jesus can come and grow.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “No matter where we’re at, we can always have the security and trust, joy and peace, as long as we keep Jesus in the center.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “Let’s take where our lives are at, with advantages, disadvantages and all, and respond to God’s promise with the same yes that Mary did.”

Father Jeremy Miller: “Our call this Advent is to strive to clear the pathways of our hearts for God.”