Homilies about lust
St. Peter
Butler, Pennsylvania
Mary, The Antidote to Lust: A Reflection on Purity and True Love
St. Peter · Butler, Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2026
Sunday MassThe homily connects the Gospel reading of the Prodigal Son with Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's reflection on the words of the cross, "Woman, behold your son; behold your mother," and the deadly sin of lust. The priest explains that Mary, in her purity, is the antidote to lust, which is defined as the inordinate love of the pleasures of the flesh. He emphasizes that true love involves sacrifice, surrender, and suffering, mirroring Christ's actions on the cross and Mary's fiat, leading us to purity and closer to God.
St. John Paul II National Shrine
Washington, District of Columbia
From Blindness to Light: Healing Our Spiritual Vision This Lent
St. John Paul II National Shrine · Washington, District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2026
Sunday MassThis homily explores spiritual blindness due to sin, particularly lust, using the healing of the man born blind as an allegory. It emphasizes that Lent is a time to honestly confront our spiritual blindness and seek healing from Jesus, who desires to free us. Drawing on St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, the homily reframes 'eros' desire as a noble yearning for divine union, which, when purified, can be a 'vector of aspiration' towards God, rather than a source of shame or despair.