5/19/2024-To Think More Deeply About the Holy Spirit by Fr. Edward Looneyبقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on whether or not Mary could be joyful on a day when her son leaves this earth and ascends into Heaven.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney encourages people not to raise an eyebrow and be skeptical or dismissive of a person's conversion. He also points out how God calls us to conversion every time we receive the Holy Communion.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on God's love shown through the sacraments administered by the priest. Through the priesthood, the Father has shown us his love.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily Fr. Edward Looney encourages life long learning and study of the faith.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily for Divine Mercy Sunday, Fr. Looney reflects on how St. Thomas suffered from FOMO and how Jesus wants to replace the motivating factor of fear with a disposition of love.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

What words come to mind to describe or summarize the story of Easter. For me, this year, it is seeking and sharing. It’s in the Bible, experienced by others, and by us this Easter Day.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the beauty of St. Alphonsus Ligouri’s Stations of the Cross.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Holy Thursday is different than every other night. It is a night for us to receive and remain with the Lord.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Each year, what do you notice for the first time or anew in the passion. For me, this year it was the three Simons.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

St. Patrick knew who His God was and how to pray. As people celebrate him throughout the world, today we can pray like Patrick.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney preaches on how God sends us the right person, at the right time, with the right message. It's something he has done since the time of the Bible and still does even today!بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In today's gospel, Jesus cleanses the temple of money changers and sellers. If he entered our homes today, what would we he cleanse. Let that be a question you with sit with in prayer today.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this weekend’s homily, Fr. Edward explains prayer as a conversation with God using the example of the Transfiguration and the requested sacrifice of Isaac.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney explains the voice of Satan and how he tempts us to sin. Learn to recognize his voice, so you can reject and instead follow the voice of the Good Shepherd.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney shares how he is using this Lent to return to some of the basics of the spiritual life in his prayer and devotion.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes alongside the healing of the Leper and how it proposes a mystery in God's will regarding the grace of healings.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on how Jesus’s mission of healing and preaching has continued through the Church. #SundayMass #homilyبقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the two different accounts of the calling of Andrew and Simon that are found in the gospels of John and Mark. He then goes on to explain what the calling in Mark’s Gospel might mean for us today.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Looney focuses on the three movements of John 1:33-42:1. What are you looking for? 2. Come and see. 3. We have found the Messiah.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

When have you felt wonder and awe like the magi? It could and should happen at every Mass.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Meditate on these aspects of Mary’s motherhood.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

The transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge can be our story with Jesus this Christmas.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Here the Word became flesh. Mary is a dwelling place of God’s divinity. Can we be too?بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In a season about the coming of Jesus, what about the Holy Spirit?بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward reflects on the question of St Peter: What type of person am I supposed to be?بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward reflects on Mary as daughter, mother, and spouse.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

What is the season Advent about and what should I do during these holy days? The prophet Isaiah has some ideas in our first reading this weekend.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Sometimes we might be like the nine lepers, ungrateful, but over time when we realize God at work, we become grateful.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

The church celebrated a slew of women saints this past week. Thinking of Proverbs 31, I realized that both the married ones and those who were spouses of Jesus fit the bill of being a woman of great worth.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward reflects on the meaning of a cemetery grave.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Looney shares how in his vocational journey and spiritual life he has found peace in the Lord.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

The Pharisees lived one way. Jesus another. We should follow the example of Jesus.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily Fr. Looney focuses on our preparation for the wedding feast of the Lamb.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the Champion apparition and how the visionary Adele Brice produced fruit for the kingdom.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

A simple prayer can change our lives. Listening to Jesus can too!بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Looney reflects on how pilgrimage is a way we seek the Lord. Not only can we make literal pilgrimages but every church and Mass is a spiritual pilgrimage.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Looney tries to understand Jesus’s teaching about prayer and God’s response to our prayers.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

The object of everything we do is to do God’s will. How do I know God’s will? Fr. Looney proposes a few steps for discernment.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

What do we know about the end of Mary’s life? Learn some of the traditions in this Assumption homily.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Sometimes we receive a message over and over again. It seems like our recent readings have that.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

The Transfiguration confirms the Christian tradition with witnesses of old and new.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Some only pray when they need a favor. Others do not know what to say when they fold their hands. Fr. Looney connects the song Need a Favor by Jelly Roll (covered by Brenna Bone whom he just heard at a concert) with St. Paul’s words of not knowing how to pray as we ought.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney, uses Bl. Chira Luce Badano as an example of one who suffered, and how God used her suffering to communicate a spirituality of suffering.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Looney reflects on how we picture and think about God and who God really is in this weekend’s homily.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Looney reflects on the rituals of passing by certain places.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward reflects over his six years in Brussels and Lincoln/Rosiere and how God has answered our prayers.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Looney reflects on the Stations of the Most Holy Eucharist located at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Looney reflects on the upper room and Mary’s presence with the apostle.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney

Advent prepares for Christmas. Lent for Easter. And Easter for the Ascension. Now the Ascension prepares us for Jesus’s return.بقلم Fr. Edward Looney