Sunday Thoughts From Fr. Edward Looney

The characters in our readings all had special charisma given to them by God. Fr. Edward encourages you this week to discern your charism.

Many saints have had the marks of Jesus on their body. This miraculous phenomena is called stigmata. In this homily Father Edward reflects on its meaning for our spiritual lives.

A Fathers Day and a Corpus Christi mashup.

Fr. Edward was invited to preach at a mass in honor of Saint Bernadette when her relics were at Saint Bernadette Parish in Appleton, Wisconsin. In this homily, Fr. Edward, shares the lessons our Lady of Lourdes and the Saint Bernadette has taught him.

Trinity Sunday meets Missionary Cooperation Appeal as Fr. Edward connects the life and missionary work of St Barnabas to the Trinity with reference to the Sisters of St Joseph And their work in Peru.

Let us welcome, invite, and receive the Holy Spirit this Pentecost weekend.

The Holy Spirit will teach and remind you. What will you ask the Holy Spirit to teach and remind you of in your personal requests?

Ensure your hardships, the apostles say. What were those hardships? Persecution. Today we face our hardships demanding perseverance with faith.

Some voices are very familiar to us. Fr. Edward reflects on the voices we hear and the message they communicate.

Fr. Edward Looney preaches on the occasion of First Holy Communion and how Jesus feeds us with the Eucharist and each communion is a renewal of our love for God.

Fr. Edward preaches about confession on Divine Mercy Sunday.

Fr Edward preaches from the monastery of Venerable Maria of Agreda in Spain on the Thursday of the Octave of Easter.

As we celebrate Easter Sunday, it a moment for us to place our faith and trust in the eye witness accounts handed down to us.

Good Friday each year is a reminder of so many truths. Fr. Edward explains in his homily.

Jesus celebrated the Holy Eucharist on the night of the Last Supper and now through Adoration that moment is elongated for us and we are able to pray a holy hour. Fr Edward explains the reasons and the what to do of the Holy Hour.

What is the role of silence during Holy Week. It’s time to quiet our souls.

We tend to dwell on the sinful past of others and ourselves. The proper disposition would be for us to pray, asking God to not remember the sins of our past.

Peter, James, and John fell asleep before the Transfiguration. But they woke up. Now is the time for us to wake up.

Fr. Edward preaches on the temptations we face daily and how to address them.

An Ash Wednesday homily about a God who is merciful and cares about us for he is not vengeful and indifferent.