Omnia Christus

The Apostolic Greeting at the beginning of Mass uses the ancient words of St. Paul to invite the faithful into the life of the Trinity—a "family" of love that we are called to receive and then pour out onto the world.Preached on the 7th of May, 2026 at The Springs at Tanasbourne in Hillsboro, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True Christianity is found not in cultural labels or worldly power, but in a heart so filled with the Holy Spirit that it can sing hymns of joy even in the midst of prison and affliction.Acts 16:22-34 | John 16:5-11Preached on the 24th of May, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The priest kisses the altar because it is a sacred symbol of Christ Himself—the living altar and sacrifice—where the ancient covenants are fulfilled and the faithful find strength and intimate communion with God.Preached on the 4th of May, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

On Mother's Day, we celebrate the vital calling of all mothers and look to Mary as the perfect human reflection of the Holy Spirit’s love, a mother who tirelessly leads her children to an encounter with Jesus Christ.Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 | Peter 3:15-18 | John 14:15-21Preached on the 14th of May, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The "heresy of Americanism" serves as a warning that true happiness is found not in seeking cultural acceptance or "getting with the times," but in embracing the eternal truths of the Gospel that provide the only real key to human fulfillment.Acts 16:1-10 | John 15:18-21Preached on the 8th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True spiritual fruitfulness is found not in building large institutions or achieving measurable results, but in the quiet, difficult transformation of the heart that allows the fruits of the Spirit to take root and remain.Acts 15:22-31 | John 15:12-17Preached on the 12th of May, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

God’s love is a radiant "liquid light" that flows through every level of creation, inviting us to be transparent channels who find our greatest joy in receiving and passing this self-giving love to others.Acts 15:7-21 | John 15:9-11Preached on the 11th of May, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Abiding in Christ through intentional quiet and presence is the only way to escape the soul-exhausting "tyranny of the urgent" and live as a fruitful, living branch of the True Vine.The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry | Acts 15:1-6 | John 15:1-8Preached on the 5th of May, 2021, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True peace is found not in the world's distractions and escapism, but in the deep connection and love found by being present to Christ and others in every moment of our lives.Acts 14:19-28 | John 14:27-31Preached on the 4th of May, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The greeting "And with your spirit" is an ancient prayer that acknowledges the priest is acting in the person of Christ, ensuring the focus remains on encountering the Lord rather than the individual human minister.Preached on the 2nd of May, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

While God transcends all human categories, He reveals Himself as Father and invites us to see His true face—self-giving love—mirrored in the life of Jesus Christ and in the hearts of those around us.Acts 6:1-7 | Peter 2:4-9 | John 14:1-12Preached on the 7th of May, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The liturgy balances the "transcendent" mystery of Latin with the "imminent" clarity of the vernacular to reflect the dual nature of Christ—both distant and divine, yet intimately close and understandable.Preached on the 20th of April, 2026, and re-recorded on the 1st of May at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Sign of the Cross is an ancient prayer of identity that marks the beginning of the liturgy and the Christian life by signaling that we no longer act as ourselves, but in the name and person of the Holy Trinity.Preached on the 21st of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Sign of the Cross is an ancient prayer of identity that marks the beginning of the liturgy and the Christian life by signaling that we no longer act as ourselves, but in the name and person of the Holy Trinity.Preached on the 29th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Church is not merely a physical building but the ecclesia—the living gathering of Christians whose spiritual communion and relationship with God constitute the true heart of the liturgy.Preached on the 28th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Initially used for practical light, candles have become sacred symbols of the "Morning Star," Jesus Christ, whose undimmed light we are called to receive and carry into the world.Preached on the 27th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Vestments are ancient garments preserved by the Church to help priests "cover up" their personal identities and stand in the person of Christ, inviting all believers to similarly "put on" the Lord through their love.Preached on the 21st of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Gospel of the Good Shepherd reminds us that we don't need to be extraordinary to find abundant life; we only need the humility of a sheep to ignore the world's distractions and follow Christ's guiding voice.Acts 2:14, 36-41 | Peter 2:20-25 | John 10:1-10Preached on the 30th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Ascension is not Christ’s departure from the world but His transition into a more intimate, internal presence that empowers His disciples to carry His joy to the whole world.Peter 5:5-14 | Mark 16:15-20Preached on the 25th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The liturgy is a gift from Christ, preserved by the Church, to allow us to participate reverently in the Sacred Mysteries and receive the life-transforming presence of the Lord.Preached on the 20th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Eucharist uses bread and wine to symbolize that true love and happiness are found not in self-indulgence, but in the purifying process of being "ground down" and "poured out" as a self-gift to others.Acts 8:26-40 | John 6:44-51Preached on the 27th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The "Bread of Life" discourse and the Our Father invite us to stop rushing toward tomorrow and instead find the "daily bread" of Christ’s presence by living today with a spirit of gratitude and attentiveness.Acts 8:1-8 | John 6:35-40Preached on the 7th of May, 2025, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

We will begin today a series of homilies reflecting on the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this first installment we reflect on the term ‘Mass’ and what it does and does not mean.Preached on the 14th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Salvation is a free gift of relationship with God that cannot be earned through works, but it requires an active response of faith that naturally expresses itself through self-giving love for others.Acts 6:1-7 | John 6:16-21Preached on the 2nd of May, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Resurrection invites us out of our "pillow fort" of temporary material concerns and into a "really real" world of eternal joy that we encounter through the scriptures and the breaking of the bread.Acts 2:14, 22-28 | Peter 1:17-21 | Luke 24:13-35Preached on the 23th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Walking on water is a spiritual reality where we let go of our own control to live in a state of total trust and constant presence with Christ, regardless of the storms around us.Acts 6:1-7 | John 6:16-21Preached on the 30th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Rather than succumbing to a "catastrophist" mindset, Christians should trust that God will handle threats to the Church and instead focus their energy on building something positive and helping those in their immediate lives.Acts 5:34-42 | John 6:1-15Preached on the 20th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Living in the "School of the Holy Spirit" means cultivating interior silence and practicing an attentive listening to the subtle nudges and guidance that God provides for every moment of our lives.Acts 5:27-33 | John 3:31-36Preached on the 20th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Hell is not an accidental trap but a state chosen by those who reject God; true Christianity is an invitation to a relationship of love that replaces fear and condemnation with joy and freedom.Acts 5:17-26 | John 3:16-21Preached on the 27th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

By following the example of St. Nicodemus and the methods of St. Ignatius, we learn that true discernment requires slowing down to find the deep, coherent peace that identifies God’s voice amid the noise of our internal feelings.Preached on the 13th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Pope’s courageous calls for peace are not meant to dictate foreign policy, but to offer the challenging ideals of the Gospel as the only truly lasting solution to the world’s conflicts.Recorded while walking in Forest Park on the 12th of April, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Divine Mercy Sunday is a call to balance God's perfect justice with His perfect mercy, moving past a faith based on fear and rules into an active, open community that brings Christ’s peace to the world.Acts 2:42-47 | Peter 1:3-9 | John 20:19-31Preached on the 16th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Heaven is not a physical place in the sky but a state of being united to God that transforms our material reality and can begin in our lives right now.Preached on the 8th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Christ’s post-Resurrection appearances invite us to move beyond physical certainty into a deeper, active relationship of faith.Preached on the 7th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Rather than viewing Easter as a green light for indulgence, we should see it as the beginning of a "resurrected life" rooted in healthy self-discipline and a continuous offering of ourselves to God.Recorded while walking in Forest Park on the 8th of April, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Road to Emmaus reveals that the entire purpose of the scriptures is to lead us to a personal encounter with Christ in the Eucharist, transforming our disillusionment into an active mission to bring His joy to the world.Preached on the 20th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Easter is the gift of a new life of faith where we stop clinging to physical certainty and instead "come alive" to bring Christ’s hidden presence into the world through our own active participation.Preached on the 19th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

By practicing Lectio Divina, we find that the Resurrection invites us away from worldly sophistication and toward a "return to Galilee"—a life of humility, silence, and simple daily faithfulness where Christ truly dwells.Preached on the 18th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Easter is the revelation of a "new creation" where life conquers death, inviting us to look past the physical world and enter into a mysterious, life-giving relationship with God through the gift of faith.Acts 10:34, 37-43 | Corinthians 5:6-8 | John 20:1-9Preached on the 9th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Holy Week is a condensed reenactment of Christ’s final days, designed to help us move beyond abstract belief and personally experience the profound human emotions and spiritual reality of Jesus' journey from exaltation to resurrection.From an interview given to a professor from BYU recorded on the 1st of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Since suffering is inevitable, we should stop running and instead intentionally embrace our "cross" by following Christ’s example of self-giving love, which is found in the middle ground between society's polarizing extremes.Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 | John 18:1-19:42Preached on the 7th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Holy Thursday is an invitation to participate in the "death of God" on the cross through the Eucharist, choosing to live a redeemed life of peace and joy even in the midst of a broken and suffering world.Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 | Corinthians 11:23-26 | John 13:1-15Preached on the 17th of April, 2025, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

By facing the dark reality of betrayal—both in Judas’s history and in the Church today—we are invited to reject the path of using others and instead follow Peter’s example of humble repentance and return to Christ.Isaiah 50:4-9 | Matthew 26:14-25Preached on the 5th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Holy Week is a call to return to the Lord by examining where our time and concerns are truly placed and ensuring that God, rather than modern distractions, is at the center of our being.Isaiah 49:1-6 | John 13:21-33, 36-38Preached on the 12th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

True Christian mission must flow from a deep, personal encounter with Christ. We must slow down and truly notice the "sights, sounds, and smells" of the faith during Holy Week. Without slowing down to experience His presence, all our "practical" efforts for the poor and the Church will ultimately be empty and ineffective.Isaiah 42:1-7 | John 12:1-11Preached on the 11th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Palm Sunday is a call to stop hiding behind "great causes" and the emotions of the crowd, and instead follow the example of the Good Thief by honestly facing our brokenness and asking for Christ's mercy.Isaiah 50:4-7 | Philippians 2:6-11 | Matthew 21:1-11Preached on the 2nd of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The phrase "the Jews" in John's Gospel is best understood as an historical "family argument" between Jewish people, and the true purpose of these readings is to lead every individual to accept Christ's universal sacrifice for their own sins.Ezekiel 37:21-28 | John 11:45-57 | Archbishop Sample on JudaismPreached on the 18th of March, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Jesus intentionally makes us uncomfortable to shock us out of self-centeredness, inviting us to stop "throwing stones" at difficult truths and instead use His grace to do the hard work of spiritual growth.Jeremiah 20:10-13 | John 10:31-42Preached on the 31st of March, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

God is not just the abstract foundation of all existence, but a personal relationship of love into which we are invited through the human face of Jesus Christ.Genesis 17:3-9 | John 8:51-59Preached on the 7th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Mary’s Immaculate Conception was not a "nice extra" but a spiritual necessity that allowed her, as the representative of all humanity, to give a perfectly free and total "yes" to God’s plan for salvation.Isaiah 7:10-14 | Hebrews 10:4-10 | Luke 1:26-38Preached on the 24th of March, 2026, at St Juan Diego Church in Bethany, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe