In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney shares why the statement "I used to be Catholic but...." bothers him so much and provides a few responses of "I am Catholic because..."By Fr. Edward Looney

Beautiful churches are a foretaste of Heaven but nothing compares to the heavenly dwelling place.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the things that might be keeping us up at night, tossing and turning. He gives a few spiritual remedies that might help you to have a restful night.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney shares how he has asked for the prayers of several holy men and women whose causes for canonization are underway—and how, over time, he has seen graces and answers that seem to correspond to their intercession. Be encouraged to ask, keep asking, and be watchful for how God responds.…

In this homily, Fr. Looney reflects on Jesus's visit to Bethany, to the home of Martha and Mary. Why did he visit them? The scriptures don't tell us, but what answers could we come up with? What do you propose?By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the Parable of the Good Samaritan through the lens of a recent movie he watched on Netflix called Straw.He challenges us to recognize the people around us as our neighbors—especially those we might overlook or avoid—and to respond with compassion and kindness.When we choose to see and serve others, we d…

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects upon raising vocations from within our parish through prayer. He shares the example of the parish in Wrightstown and a story about Blessed Stanley Rother. Let us pray and watch how God answers our prayers.By Fr. Edward Looney

If you want to witness a miracle, come to Mass on the weekend, come to daily Mass, and you'll see a miracle.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects about three images of the Trinity that he sat and prayed with this week. Do you have an image of the Trinity in mind? Hopefully after this homily, you will.By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward reflects about his ten years as a priest and the lessons he has learned in the school of the Holy Spirit.By Fr. Edward Looney

Every day is an opportunity to say yes to the Lord.By Fr. Edward Looney

An experience at a Jason Gray concert revealed a spiritual truth to Fr. Edward which he connects to the Ascension for today's feast day. Let's just say, if you think you are alone, you are not, you are never alone! Trust me!By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney preaches at the Tuesday Mass for the annual gathering of the Mariological Society of America.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney preaches about discipleship- what it means to be a disciple, and our choice to be and commit to living as a disciple.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the ordination rites and the cloth presented to the mother at the priest's first Mass. Fr. Edward encourages mothers and fathers to pray for vocations among their family, and to pray that the voice of Christ the Good Shepherd will be heard through Pope Leo XIV.…

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney preaches on how the Sunday Mass readings shed light on our motivations for attending Sunday Mass.By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the prayers of Divine Mercy and how they are meant for the whole world.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr Edward Looney reflects on the Easter candle, Pope Francis and his devotion to Mary, and how we are called to proclaim and live the joy of the gospel.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney takes his cue from a familiar chant at Mass- We proclaim your death O Lord, and profess your resurrection. On Easter Sunday we profess the resurrection, our belief that Jesus rose from the dead and that the tomb was empty.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney offers a brief reflection on the first gospel of the weekend- that of detachment, and in the second homily, he reflects on the healing of Malchus and how Jesus's work of healing wasn't finished even as his passion was unfolding.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward asks if there is another side to the story of the woman caught in adultery and then reflects on the sacrament of Penance.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney invites you to reflect on your prayer life by considering these questions:Do you have a regular or favorite place to pray?How do you pray?What holds you back from praying?If you’re looking to deepen your prayer life, let this homily inspire you to make prayer a daily habit!…

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on what if Jesus faced his temptation today, would it be the same, or would the devil use new temptations?By Fr. Edward Looney

A good tree, or should we say person, bears good fruit. What is the fruit of your life? What are the fruits that people know you by? Do you have secret fruit? Fr. Edward encourages us to reflect on our fruitfulness in our family, community, and Church.By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward introduces readers to the collect prayer and his new Lenten devotional, Praying with the Church through Lent. In this episode you will hear how he didn't want to write this book, what is the collect prayer, a few reflections about a few different collect prayers, and why he thinks it's important to pray and meditate on the collect. Buy t…

The world would want us to seek revenge and delight in the downfall of the other. Jesus wants us to pray for those hurt us and do good to them. He wants us to forgive. Tough calls from the Lord. But most rewarding. He wants us to live differently.By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward shares how a plant he has had since 2017 speaks to him about the spiritual life.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on how our readings today point us to different parts of the Mass, helping us to better appreciate the liturgy.By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the idea of a "bucket list" and how it connects to Simeon’s profound prayer in the Gospel: “Lord, now you let your servant go in peace.” Simeon could die happy because he had fulfilled God's purpose for his life. How can we live in such a way that we, too, are ready to say those words with confidence? Fr. Looney explor…

In this homily, Fr. Edward reflects on how we cannot be silent at different moments of our life. Relying on the Holy Spirit, we will be given the words to say.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney draws our attention to Luke's descriptive detail that Jesus prayed after his baptism. Fr. Edward reflects on what Jesus may have prayed for or about and then relates that to how we can pray after different occurrences and experiences in our lives.By Fr. Edward Looney

2025 is a Jubilee Year in the Church. The Magi were pilgrims of hope, just as we are today. We are called to be pilgrims- Discovering, persevering, encountering, and sharing hope.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily for the feast of Mary, Mother of God, Fr. Edward reflects and provides encouragement to not give up on your spiritual goals like reading the Bible or praying the rosary during this new year of grace 2025.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney, reflects on why shepherds received the good news of Christ's birth and how Jesus becomes our Good Shepherd. This Christmas, he invites you to allow Jesus to be the Good Shepherd of your life.By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward preaches on the opening prayer for the feast of the Holy Family and encourages us to root out vice and practice the virtues of family life.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward reflects about how the stories of scripture, contain more than what the evangelist wrote down. Allow him to open your mind and prayer to think about the Visitation and Christmas beyond the scripture page.By Fr. Edward Looney

Sometimes it is difficult to rejoice even when the scriptures tell us to rejoice. In this homily, Fr. Edward relates how one can identify what is robbing them of joy and take steps to reclaiming and rediscovering joy in their lives.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily Fr. Edward preaches about the theme of remembrance during the Advent season.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney explains that Advent, while it gives the appearance to be about preparing for Christmas, that it is also meant to be a preparation for Christ's return in glory in His second coming. Are you ready for that?By Fr. Edward Looney

Fr Looney shares about his newest book, Praying with the Church through Advent. https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Church-Through-Advent-Edward/dp/B0CZCVBJ81/By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney describes the daily ministry of a priest from daily prayers, to sacraments, engagement with the community, and the administrative tasks. Daily, the priest stands at his ministry, and now you have a glimpse of what that entails.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward invites us to consider more than just the widow’s generosity. What else does this gospel communicate? Listen to learn.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward names the priests who have been ordained from his home parish, explains the origin of the priesthood, speaks about his pious custom of visiting priests graves, and encourages prayers for vocations.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on intercessory prayer, especially with the saints, and how we can approach the throne of God's mercy with them. He especially highlights, St. Elena Guerra, St. Marie Leonine Paradis, St. Giuseppe Allamano, and the Martyrs of Damascus, canonized on October 20, 2024.…

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on one of the last tweets of Dr. Greg Hillis. Dr. Hillis, who battled cancer for 11 months, said in the time remaining who was pray and prepare. Fr. Edward reflects on how one prepares and prays for their death.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward preaches about the presence of angels in our life.By Fr. Edward Looney

In this homily, Fr. Edward shares about his experience of grace while praying at three graves of holy men and women. He then explains how the Lord wishes to bestow his grace upon us for our Christian living.By Fr. Edward Looney

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In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney preaches about our five senses and how the scriptures engage them and how God breaks into our lives through them.By Fr. Edward Looney

9/1/24-Observe the Commandments Carefully, Especially the Second by Fr. Edward LooneyBy Fr. Edward Looney