Below is a list of older Sunday homilies given by the Very Reverend Paul D. Scalia, Pastor of Saint James Catholic Church. In addition to Sunday homilies, other homilies for special Masses, Holy Days of Obligation, etc. may be posted too. If you have any problems accessing these homilies, email [email protected].
August 2023
- August 27, 2023 – Peter’s Dogmatic Response
- August 20, 2023 – The Virtues of Prayer
- August 15, 2023 – Rejoicing for Mary (Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- August 13, 2023 – Can the Faithful be Doubtful?
July 2023
- July 30, 2023 – Loving His Commands
- July 25, 2023 – Saint James–Smallness and Greatness (Feast of Saint James)
- July 23, 2023 – Don’t Get Lost in the Weeds
- July 9, 2023 – Being Little Ones
- July 2, 2023 – False and True Freedom
June 2023
- June 25, 2023 – The Courage Fear of Thomas More
- June 18, 2023 – Disciplined and Apostolic
- June 11, 2023 – The Eucharist as a Symbol
- June 4, 2023 – Moses and the Meaning of the Priesthood (For the First Mass for Fr. Tim Courtney)
- June 4, 2023 – What difference does it make? (Trinity Sunday)
May 2023
- May 28, 2023 – Sober Enebriation
- May 21, 2023 – The Hope of Ascension
- May 14, 2023 – Not Left Orphans
- May 7, 2023 – Getting Stoned
April 2023
- April 30, 2023 – Who’s Your Shepherd
- April 23, 2023 – Christian Friendship
- April 16, 2023 – The Hinge of Salvation
- April 9, 2023 – Easter’s Fear and Joy
March 2023
- March 26, 2023 – The Confession of Lazarus
- March 19, 2023 – Humanity’s Blindness and Its Cure
- March 12, 2023 – The Grace of Good Desires
- March 5, 2023 – Fear & Trust
February 2023
- February 26, 2023 – Three Names for Evil
- February 19, 2023 – The Divine Noncompete Clause
- February 5, 2023 – Being Salt & Light
January 2023
- January 29, 2023 – How to be Happy
- January 22, 2023 – The Calling of the Church
- January 15, 2023 – Holiness and Ordinary Time
- January 8, 2023 – The Church’s Neglected Treasures
- January 3, 20223 – Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI
December 2022
- December 25, 2022 – The Paradox of Mercy
- December 18, 2022 – Joseph’s Holy Fear
- December 11, 2022 – Be Patient
- December 4, 2022 – John the Conscience
November 2022
- November 27, 2022 – What Time Is It?
- November 20, 2022 – Sneered, Jeered, and Reviled
October 2022
- October 30, 2022 – A Public Faith or No Faith
- October 23, 2022 – The Disease of Pride, and Its Cure
- October 16, 2022 – Praying for Vindication
- October 9, 2022 – Thanksgiving for Salvation
- October 2, 2022 – Increasing Faith
September 2022
- September 25, 2022 – The Poverty of Wealth
- September 18, 2022 – Holy Shrewdness
- September 11, 2022 – Divine Mercy’s Recipients and Participants
- September 4, 2022 – The Christian Life: To Detach, Build, and Battle
August 2022
- August 28, 2022 – The Serious Business of Humor
- August 14, 2022 – The Savior Who Divides
- August 7, 2022 – Rooted and Restless
July 2022
- July 31, 2022 – Victory over Vanity
- July 24, 2022 – The How and The Why of Prayer
- July 17, 2022 – Being Both Martha and Mary
- July 10, 2022 – The Samaritan’s Rebuke
- July 3, 2022 – To Plan or to Trust?
June 2022
- June 26, 2022 – Freed for Freedom
- June 19, 2022 – Corpus Christi: The Gift and How to Receive It
- June 12, 2022 – Loving God for God’s Sake
- June 5, 2022 – Catching Fire
May 2022
- May 29, 2022 – Here and There
- May 22, 2022 – What Makes for Peace?
- May 15, 2022 – Christians: Lovers or Haters?
- May 8, 2022 – Sheep of His Flock: Obedient and Strong
- May 1, 2022 – Three Lessons on Discipleship
April 2022
- April 24, 2022 – What It Means to Believe
- April 17, 2022 – Can God Be Trusted? – Easter Sunday
- April 15, 2022 – Out of Adam into Christ – Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
- April 3, 2022 – Uniting Justice and Mercy
March 2022
- March 27, 2022 – The Father’s Gift to His Prodigals
- March 20, 2022 – What’s in a Name?
- March 13, 2022 – His Exodus, and Ours
- March 6, 2022 – Every Temptation
- March 2, 2022 – The Meaning of Christian Penance – Ash Wednesday
February 2022
- February 27, 2022 – Inward and Outward (This week is a written reflection not a homily)
- February 20, 2022 – The Right Discomfort
- February 13, 2022 – Blessed or Cursed?
- February 6, 2022 – Into The Deep
January 2022
- January 30 – All You Need is Love?
- January 23 – Receiving & Responding to God’s Word
- January 16 – Mary’s Intercession & Example
- January 9 – Identity Received, Not Seized
- January 2 – Follow the Science
December 2021
- December 26 – The Family’s Divine Purpose (Feast of the Holy Family)
- December 25 – Saint Clare’s Communion (Christmas Day Mass)
- December 25 – Enrolled or Wrapped (Christmas Midnight Mass)
- December 19 – Mary’s Faith in Action
- December 12 – Rejoicing in the Truth
- December 8 – Why the Immaculate Conception Now (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)
- December 7 – Mary and Restoration of Presence (Tuesday Night Solemn Vespers)
- December 5 – Infrastructure Plan for the Interior
November 2021
- November 28 – The Christ Side of History
- November 21 – Not Opinion or Power but Truth
- November 14 – Unveiling the Truth
- November 7 – The Meaning of Sacrifice
- November 1 – The Saints and Us (All Saints Day)
October 2021
- October 31 – Two Feet
- October 24 – Learning from Bartimaeus
- October 17 – Becoming Mature Disciples
- October 10 – Possessing or Possessed?
- October 3 – By Chance or By Design
September 2021
- September 19 – Receivng Christ in a Child
- September 12 – Strengthening Faith
- September 5 – On Being Open-Minded
August 2021
- August 29 – Surpassing the Pharisees
- August 22 – The Hard Saying on Marriage
- August 15 – Restoring Body and Soul
- August 8 – Elijah’s Eucharist
- August 1 – The Gift of the Eucharistic Presence
July 2021
- July 25 – The Feast of Saint James: Too Much…and Too Little
- July 11 – Authority to drive out and to establish
- July 4 – Authentic Freedom
June 2021
- June 27 – Accidental or Intentional?
- June 20 – The Power of Sleep
- June 13 – Growth Without Drama
- June 6 – Stealing the Eucharist
May 2021
- May 30 – The Drama of Dogma (Trinity Sunday)
- May 23 – Pentecost Made Present (Solemnity of the Pentecost)
- May 16 – Faith and Sacraments (Ascension of the Lord)
- May 14 – The Anchor of Christ
- May 9 – Commandments and Love
Homilies not listed here can be found on our Twitter account, @St_James_CC, click here. Search for SoundCloud to find older homilies.
2020 Homilies
December 27: Fathers, Good and Bad
December 25: Peace on Earth
December 20: Questioning God
December 13: Rejoicing Always
December 6: A Beautiful Hatred
November 29: Saving Face
November 26: Thanksgiving Ingredients
November 22: Christ or Chaos
November 15: Rejecting the Lie
November 8: A Light in the Darkness
November 1: All Saints – Grace, Example, and Aid