Below is a list of older Sunday homilies given by the Very Reverend Paul D. Scalia, Pastor of St. 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].
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 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
October 25: Three Loves and an Annual Report
October 18: What Belongs to God
October 11: Refusing and Falling Short
September 27: Sinners, Not Hypocrites
September 20: Envy Versus Generosity
September 13: Forgiveness – Giving and Receiving
September 6: Fraternal Correction in the Christian Life
August 30: Thinking as a Catholic
August 23: Truth & Authority for Freedom
Sunday, August 16: How to Pray Virtuously
Saturday, August 15: To Rejoice, To Hope, and to Strive
Sunday, August 9: To Walk on Water
Sunday, August 2: Nourishment in the Desert
Sunday, July 26: The Conversion of St. James
Sunday, July 19: God’s Patience and Ours
Sunday, July 12: Obstacles to Receiving Christ
Sunday, July 5: The Yoke that Frees