God's Love is Infinite
Reflecting on how God's love is finite and ours is not, Fr. Michael gives a prescription for this Advent and Christmas: Adjust expectations; focus on awe and wonder; find those...
Touching Matthew 11:25-35
Embrace the Child Jesus
During this season of Advent, if you had a vision of Mary and the baby Jesus, and Mary handed you the baby to help raise, would you accept the challenge? Would you make a manger...
Shrines of Spain - Jesus Gives His Sacred Heart
We left Avila and continued traveling northwest to Salamanca, a city in the Castilla y Leon region known for its prominent culture. The University of Salamanca is the oldest...
Pray for the Faithful Departed
As Catholics we remember and pray for our deceased friends and family, and all those who have gone from this life, that their souls will find peace in the heavenly embrace of...
Don't You Know That I Am Your Mother?
Watch as Fr. Michael retells the story of St.
We Need to Claim Jesus as Lord
Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the...
Jesus says, "Come to me"
Subscribe for more video homilies, gospel studies and spiritual reflections at www.htoh.us/subscribe On the moment of his 70th birthday and inspired by the prayer, "Prophets of...
You Gotta Serve Somebody
Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus said to the crowds: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek...
Seeds of Joy, Stories for Easter - The Glass
“Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon your shoulders and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.
Revealing the Face of God
To see the face of God Fr. Michael suggests we need to adopt the child-like qualities of humility and wonder.
When this passage was proclaimed
- July 15, 2027 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Matthew 11:28-30
- July 14, 2027 Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin [In the Dioceses of the United States] Matthew 11:25-27
- December 09, 2026 Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Advent Matthew 11:28-30
- July 16, 2026 Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:28-30
- July 15, 2026 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Matthew 11:25-27
- July 05, 2026 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-30
- June 12, 2026 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Matthew 11:25-30
- December 10, 2025 Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Advent Matthew 11:28-30
- July 17, 2025 Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:28-30
- July 16, 2025 Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-27
- December 11, 2024 Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Advent Matthew 11:28-30
- July 18, 2024 Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:28-30
- July 17, 2024 Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-27
- December 13, 2023 Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr Matthew 11:28-30
- July 20, 2023 Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:28-30
- July 19, 2023 Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-27
- July 09, 2023 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-30
- June 16, 2023 Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Matthew 11:25-30
- December 07, 2022 Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Matthew 11:28-30
- July 14, 2022 Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Matthew 11:28-30