Homilies about cross
Sacred Heart
Conroe, Texas
Beyond Immediate Suffering: Embracing the Cross with Joy
Sacred Heart · Conroe, Texas · Mar 4, 2026
Daily MassThe homily challenges listeners to extend their vision beyond immediate suffering and earthly desires, drawing parallels between childhood temper tantrums over minor punishments and adults' limited perspective on life's difficulties. It emphasizes that true Christian greatness lies in service and self-sacrifice, as exemplified by Christ's willingness to pay the ransom for our sins, urging believers to embrace their crosses with love, generosity, and joy.
St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church
Brecksville, Ohio
The Cross: God's True Glory and Power
St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church · Brecksville, Ohio · Mar 8, 2026
Sunday MassThe homily challenges the common understanding of glory and power, especially in the context of the cross. It emphasizes that true Christian glory and power, as taught by Jesus, involve self-denial and embracing suffering, rather than seeking worldly comfort or miraculous escape from difficulties. The priest uses Peter's initial misunderstanding of the Messiah and the crowd's expectation of Jesus saving himself from the cross to illustrate how human expectations often diverge from God's will, ultimately highlighting that Jesus's faithfulness unto death on the cross allows us to find Him in our own struggles.
St. Nicholas
Danbury, Connecticut
The Cross: A Symbol of Life, Not Death, in Lent
St. Nicholas · Danbury, Connecticut · Mar 8, 2026
Sunday MassThe homily for the Sunday of the Cross emphasizes that the cross is not a symbol of death or torture, but of life, love, and victory. Drawing a parallel to the Tree of Life in Eden, the priest explains that the cross is the new Tree of Life, and the Eucharist is its fruit, offering a path back to God. He encourages the faithful to focus on Christ's sacrifice and love during their Lenten journey.
St. Paul of the Cross
Park Ridge, Illinois
How to Imitate Christ and Find the Cross in Your Daily Life
St. Paul of the Cross · Park Ridge, Illinois · Mar 18, 2026
Daily MassThe homily, delivered on the feast of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, focuses on the imitation of Christ, drawing parallels between Jesus's imitation of the Father and our call to imitate Christ. It emphasizes choosing the 'cross' in our lives, not the easy way out, as a path to a deeper relationship with God and salvation.
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Phoenix, Arizona
Why God Answers Our Prayers with the Cross
Immaculate Heart of Mary · Phoenix, Arizona · Mar 5, 2026
Daily MassSpanishThe homily reflects on the Gospel reading where the mother of James and John asks for her sons to sit at Jesus' right and left in his kingdom. The priest emphasizes that true Christian growth and holiness come through embracing the cross and suffering, not by avoiding difficulties. He uses an analogy of prayers being answered with challenges that build strength, wisdom, courage, and love, rather than immediate comfort.
St. John the Evangelist
Morrisville, Pennsylvania
The Path to Holiness: Why the Cross is the Only Way
St. John the Evangelist · Morrisville, Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2026
Daily MassThe homily challenges the common misconception that growing in holiness leads to a life free from suffering and filled with earthly comforts. Instead, it emphasizes that the path to holiness is the cross, and true discipleship involves being willing to embrace difficulties, just as Jesus did, to share in his kingdom.