WTBH #196: The Body and Blood of Christ

The Eucharist is the font and apex of the Catholic faith. It brings us into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Fr. Brian explains the importance of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

WTBH #195: Triune Relationship of Love

Homily preached on Trinity Sunday speaking about the loving relationship within the Trinity.

WTBH #194: Pentecost Challenge: Proclaim Jesus Christ is Lord!

On the Solemnity of Penetcost the Holy Spirit provided the Apostles with the strength and fortitude necessary to proclaim the Gospel. Fr. Brian urges all Catholics (and all Christians) to boldly proclaim the kerygmatic message that Jesus Christ is Lord!

WTBH #193: Strange, but Wonderful God

On the solemnity of the Ascension, Fr. Brian Carpenter speaks of the fact that God is both strange and wonderful.

WTBH #192: My Peace I Give You

The Peace of Christ is different from other forms of peace. It is a true and lasting peace that is rooted in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Fr. Brian speaks of this peace, and how it can remain with us even in difficult moments.

WTBH #191: New Commandment of Love

Jesus gives us a new commandment - to love one another. Fr. Brian preaches on  the Christian understanding of love, and how we must be people of love.

WTBH #190: Relationship with the Good Shepherd

On Good Shepherd Sunday, Fr. Brian speaks of the need to form a relationship with Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, so that we can know His voice, and follow His commands. Doing so will bring us to eternal life.

WTBH #189: Religion in the Public Square

In the United States, people often attempt to reduce religion to a  private matter that should not be mentioned in the public realm. Fr. Brian explains why this is not possible for a Christian, as Christianity is a public religion.

WTBH #188: Sin and Mercy

In order to understand the depths of God's Divine Mercy, we must come face to face with our own sin.

WTBH #187: Light and Darkness

The theme of Light and Darkness is on display in the Easter Vigil Mass

WTBH #186: Enter into Holy Week

Although not obligatory, the Holy Week liturgies, especially the Triduum, help us to enter more deeply into the Passion of Christ. While this may be uncomfortable, it will ultimately lead us to more fully appreciate the love behind Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

WTBH #185: Restoring God's Glory

Jesus restores the Glory of God to its proper place. This theme is seen in his encounter with the women caught in adultery, where Jesus exposes the sinfulness of a rigorous legalism that neglects the purpose of the law - union with God.

WTBH #184: Repent or Perish

Jesus instructs His listeners that if they do not repent from their sins, they will perish. Fr. Brian explains how repentance from sin is necessary for uniting us with God.

WTBH #183: Transfiguration, Eucharist and Relationship

The Transfiguration is one of the central events in the life of Christ. Fr. Brian explains how understanding the Transfiguration can bring us into a closer relationship with Christ.

WTBH #182: Temptation in the Desert

Fr. Brian Carpenter speaks about the temptations of Christ and places them in the context of the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

WTBH #181: Discovering Your Vocation

Fr. Brian Carpenter speaks about vocations. He stresses that every Christian has a vocation to enter into an intimate relationship with Christ.

WTBH #180: The New Adam and the New Eve

Fr. Brian Carpenter explains the Miracle at the Wedding in Cana. In this miracle Jesus is the New Adam, and Mary the New Eve instructs us, “Do whatever He tells you.”

WTBH #179: Beloved – Identity through Baptism

On the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Fr. Brian Carpenter speaks about the manner in which baptism revealed Jesus’ identity, and the manner in which it reveals our own identity as God’s beloved.

WTBH #178: Epiphany – The Journey to Christ

Fr. Brian Carpenter speaks about the Epiphany and the difficulties we face on our journey to Christ.

WTBH #177: Jesus is God!

Fr. Brian Carpenter discusses the history behind the Solemnity Mary, the Mother of God. He explains how the title Theotokos defends the orthodox notion that Jesus is God.

WTBH #176: Remain with Christ through the Eucharist

Fr. Brian Carpenter explains the necessity of the Eucharist for establishing a personal and eternal relationship with Christ.

WTBH #175: Obligation and Relationship

Fr. Brian speaks of the way Catholics often appear to be burdened with the obligations of their faith, and encourages people to form a relationship with Christ so that they can share in His joy completely.

WTBH #174: Remain in His Love

Fr. Brian explains how remaining in Christ's love can provide us with joy that will permeate our lives.

WTBH #173: Pray for Vocations

On the 52nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Fr. Brian explains the importance of the priesthood, and how priests can help people form a personal relationship with God.

WTBH #172: God's Personal Friendship

Fr. Brian continues to speak about forming a personal relationship with God in light of the revelation of the Gospel.

WTBH #171: Amazing Love

God's amazing love conquers the wavering fidelity of our human hearts, as we see in the liturgy of Palm Sunday.

WTBH: #170: New Covenant, Personal Relationship

The New Covenant promised to Jeremiah and established by Jesus Christ allows us to enter into a personal union with God.

WTBH #169: Covenants, Laws, and Relationships

Only 48% of Catholics believe it is possible to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Fr. Brian addresses this alarming statistic through the covenant relationships.

WTBH #168: Covenant with Moses

The third week of Lent reminds us of the Covenant between God and Moses. Fr. Brian speaks of the relevance of this Covenant in living our Christian lives.

WTBH #167: Covenant with Abraham

Lent continues to provide us with stories of the Old Testament covenants. Fr. Brian discusses the Covenant with Abraham and placing our trust in God.

WTBH #166: Covenant with Noah

The Covenants give us background for our Lenten journey. They remind us where we have come from, so that we may know where we are heading. This week we hear of the Covenant with Noah. Fr. Brian uses this covenant to remind us our our need for repentance.

WTBH #165: Be Made Clean

Sin is our spiritual leprosy, and Jesus is the only one able to make us clean.

WTBH #164: Healing, Tweaking and Transformation

Jesus healed Simon's mother-in-law and restored her to proper relationship with the Lord. Fr. Brian explains that such healing involves transformation, not tweaking.

WTBH #163: The Authority of Christ

Jesus preached with a new authority, backed by the power to cast out unclean spirits. Fr. Brian explains that this authority is Good News for us who place our trust in Him.

WTBH #162: Importance of Priesthood

The vocation to priesthood is important not simply for the men called to this vocation, but for all Catholics. Fr Brian explains.

WTBH #161: Encountering The Lamb of God

John refers to Jesus as the Lamb of God, the one who will be sacrificed for the sins of the world. Fr. Brian speaks of what it means to encounter the Lamb of God.

WTBH #160: Again I Say Rejoice!

Gaudete in Domino Semper, iterum dico, Gaudete. Today Fr. Brian discusses the great cause for Christian Joy!

WTBH #159: Are We Honoring a Building?

The dedication of the Lateran Basilica is a celebration of God's works, not ours. Fr. Brian explains.

WTBH #158: Purgatory and All Souls

Fr. Brian discusses how the doctrine of purgatory relates to the feast of All Souls.

WTBH #157: Redering unto Cesar and God

Fr. Brian reminds us that our lives bear the image of God, and therefore must be rendered unto God.

WTBH #156: The Royal Wedding

Fr. Brian comments on Jesus' parable of the royal wedding, and the need for us too approach the King's wedding wearing the proper garments.

WTBH #155: No Fair! He Got the Same as Me

Fr. Brian speaks of the parable of the workers in the vineyard, explaining why we should rejoice, rather than shout "No Fair!"

WTBH #154: Exalt the Cross

Fr. Brian preaches on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross

WTBH #153: The Cost of Discipleship - The Cross, Our Hope

Jesus informs us if we are to follow Him, we must take up our cross. Peter is scandalized by the news that Jesus will have to suffer and die and becomes an obstacle to Christ. Fr. Brian explains that the Cross is not a scandal to Christians, it is our hope. Through suffering we unite ourselves with Christ, and thus point to a reality greater than this world.

WTBH #152: The Church – Our Boat in the Storm

The Church, even though she is buffeted and tossed about by the stormy winds of the world, still remains as the vessel commissioned by Christ to carry His disciples to safety. And during this 4th watch, the 4th era of salvation history, Jesus Himself enters the boat.

WTBH #151: Feeding on the Eucharist

The feeding of the 5000 is not about sharing, as has been articulated in many contemporay homilies, but is deeply Eucharistic as Fr. Brian Carpenter explians in this homily.

WTBH #150: From Weeds to Wheat

Fr. Brian preaches on the parable of the wheat and the tares, emphasizing that when we become apathetic in our faith, we give the enemy a chance to sow weeds among the wheat.

WTBH #149: Tilling the Soil

Fr. Brian encourages us to till the soil of our hearts by removing the rocks and thorns that prevent the Word of God from taking root and producing grain a hundred fold.

WTBH #148: Peter, Paul and the Priority of Christ

Fr. Brian preaches about the priority of Jesus on the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul.

WTBH #147: Binding Power of the Spirit

Fr. Brian speaks of the Holy Spirit's ability to bind us more closely to Christ, and to His body, the Church.

WTBH #146: Pray with One Accord

Between the time of the Ascension and Pentecost, the Church urges us to follow the example of the Apostles, who prayed with one Accord. Fr. Brian speaks of the importance of praying with one accord as we say "Veni Sancti Spiritus - Come, Holy Spirit."

WTBH #145: Loving Christ and Knowing His Commands

Jesus says, "If you love me, you will keep my commands." But how do we know Christ's commands. After all, Jesus never left us with a written text (or even a YouTube video for that matter). Fr. Brian explains that we can know Jesus' teachings through the Catholic Church.

WTBH #144: Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

Jesus reminds us that if we have faith in Him, we need not let our hearts be troubled. Fr. Brian explains how our faith in Christ helps us face the many situations that often cause our hearts to be troubled.

WTBH #143: Know the Voice of Christ

Fr. Brian reminds us that we cannot follow the voice of Christ if we first do not know His voice. How do we come to know his voice? We come to know His voice through the teachings of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

WTBH #142: Christ In Our Midst

Fr. Brian speaks of the necessity of recognizing Christ in our midst, especially in the presence of the Eucharist.

WTBH #141: Saints, Mercy and Indulgences

Fr. Brian speaks of the newly canonized Ss. John XXIII and John Paul the Great during his Divine Mercy Sunday homily. He also speaks of the power and beauty of indulgences.

WTBH #140: Alleluia! He is Risen!

Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! Fr. Brian's homily from Easter Sunday speaks of the implications of the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

WTBH #139: Holy Thursday

Fr. Brian speaks about the institution of the Eucharist, the institution of the priesthood and the universal call to service.

WTBH #138: Come and See: Encountering Christ

Fr. Brian speaks about the Samaritan woman's encounter with Christ at Jacob's Well, and shows that it is an archtype for our encounter with Christ, and a model for the NEw Evangelization.

WTBH #137: Be Not Afraid!

Fr. Brian Speaks of the way in which the Transfiguration shows us the glory of God, and that seeing this glory should prent us from being afraid of preaching the Good News taught by Jesus Christ and His Church

WTBH #136: Resisting the Devil's Temptations

Fr. Brian explains how the Lenten practices of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving can help us to resist the temptations of the devil and grow closer to Christ Jesus.

WTBH #135: Trust in God

Fr. Brian reminds us that God knows what is good for us, and that He wills what is good for us. He urges us to trust in God.

WTBH #134: Turn the other Cheek! Uphold Your Dignity!

Is Jesus asking us to become doormats, allowing ourselves to be abused? Fr. Brian offers a deeper reflection on Christ's teaching on turning the other cheek.

WTBH #133: Salt for the Earth

Fr. Brian speaks of our need to be salt for the earth by proclaiming the Gospel in BOTH word and deed.

WTBH #132: Sacrifice in the Temple

Fr. Brian speaks about the Presentation of the Temple, and the Body of Christ as the new temple, the new place of proper worship.

WTBH #131: Division in the Body of Christ

St. Paul addressed the Church in Corinth regarding division and rivalries. Fr. Brian addresses these same concerns in the Church today.

WTBH #130: Behold Life, Our First Civil Right

Our civil rights are based on the dignity of the human person, which is rooted in God. Therefore, we, like John the Baptist must point to God (in the person of Christ) as the source our dignity, and the reason we respect human life.

WTBH #129: The Beloved of God

At Jesus' baptism, a voice declared "This is my beloved son," revealing Jesus' true identity. We are adopted into this identity of the beloved through our own baptism, as Fr. Brian explains.

WTBH #128: Gaudete and Evangelism

Rejoice in the Lord always! Fr. Brian speaks of rejoicing as we await the coming of our savior!

WTBH #127: Waiting with Joy

Fr. Brian speaks of the joyful anticipation that marks the Advent Season in light of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel).

WTBH #126: Marriage and the After Life

The Sadducees did not believe in life after death (Perhaps this is why they were sad, you see) and used marriage as a prooftext for their belief. Fr. Brian preaches how Jesus' response shows that marriage is actually a foretaste of the after life in which we are children of God.

WTBH #125: Salvation Has Come to This House

Fr. Brian speaks of Zachaeus' encounter with Christ as an archetype for every sinner's encounter with Jesus. When we encounter Jesus, He brings about a profound transformation in our lives, such that we want to make fourfold reparation for our sin.

WTBH #124: Unprofitable Servants

Fr. Brian reminds us that if we are servants of the Lord, we must serve Him rather than expect Him to serve us.

WTBH #123: Faith in Action

Fr. Brian reminds us that we cannot grow complacent as others around us suffer, but that our faith must move us to a deep concern for others.

WTBH #122: Accepting God's Mercy

Fr. Brian speaks of the different reactions to God's mercy, as seen in the parables of the lost sheep, lost coin and lost son (Prodigal Son). He notes that our human reaction to God's mercy is quite different from that of the Angels and the heavens.

WTBH #121: Hating Family and Following Jesus

Jesus often spoke hard messages. Often times we have a tendency to "domesticate" Jesus (to borrow a term from Fr. Robert Barron) by ignoring or dismissing his tough teachings. Fr. Brian suggests that instead of doing this, we should assess whether we have the fortitude to follow the real Jesus.

WTBH #120: The Narrow Gate and Salvation

Jesus instructs us to strive to enter through the narrow gate. He also warns us that many will strive to do so but will be too weak. Thus, Fr. Brian speaks about the importance of getting Spiritually fit, so as to be strong enough to enter through the narrow gate.

WTBH #119: Getting to Heaven & The Fire of God's Love

Jesus says he has come to cast down fire on the Earth and to bring not peace but division. Does this sound like the God with whom you want to spend eternity? Fr. Brian reconciles the image of a Loving God with a God who throws down fire upon the Earth. He challenges people to conform to what is good, beautiful and true so as to become holy.

WTBH #118: Work for Excellence

In today's Gospel, Christ instructs His disciples to be found hard at work. Fr. Brian insists that this is not for God's benefit, but in order for us to achieve excellence; to reach our fullest potential.

WTBH #117: Amass Treasure Important to God

The 18th Sunday of Ordinay Time (Cycle C) prompts us to reflect upon whether we are accumulating only material wealth, or weather we have amassed treasure that matters to God. Fr. Brian Carpenter preaches on this theme.

WTBH #116: Teach Us to Pray

Fr. Brian preaches on St. Luke's account of the Our Father. He places particular emphasis on keeping God's name Holy.

WTBH #115: Martha, Mary, Mission and Mass

Fr. Brian speaks of the encounter with Martha and Mary and reminds us that it is only by entering into union with God that our missionary work and charitable acts have true purpose.

WTBH #114: The Samaritan, The Pope and The Immigrant

Pope Francis recently commented on immigration in terms of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Fr. Brian reflects upon the popes provoking words. He also speaks of how the parable of the Good Samaritan calls us away from apathy and towards preaching the Culture of Life by restoring the dignity of each individual person.

WTBH #113: Sowing God's Word of Peace

In the Gospel Jesus sends 72 disciples, instructing them to carry no money, no sack and to wear no sandals. Fr. Brian discusses the seriousness and rigor of being a disciple, as well as the mission to sow God's word and bear God's divine Peace to the world.

WTBH #112: Demands of Discipleship

Fr. Brian speaks of how disciples must be willing to patiently endure trial, as well as place Christ above every other obligation in their life (including those that cause us to leave Mass early).

WTBH #111: Christ, Chefs, and Disciples

Fr. Brian speaks about the identity of Jesus, why he rebuked his disciples and told them to tell nobody about his identity, and the importance of disciples to proclaim the Gospel in the face of persecution.

WTBH #110: Confronting Sin

Fr. Brian preaches on the necessity of confronting our own sinfulness in order for us to truly love others.

WTBH #109: Disciples of Christ

Fr. Brian preaches on discipleship using St. Paul as a model.

WTBH #108: Trinity Sunday

Fr. Brian speaks about the way in which the theology of the Holy Trinity calls us to enter into relationships of self-giving love.

WTBH #107: The City of God

Fr. Brian speaks about the new Jersusalem and it's parallels to the Catholic Church as the proper place of worship.

WTBH #106: As I Have Loved You - A Lousy Homily

While a 2 year old considered the topic lousy and favored a homily on Notre Dame, Fr. Brian rejected this opinion and preached on Christ's new command to love.

WTBH #105: Follow the Good Shepherd

Fr. Brian speaks of the importance of shepherds in the Church. He focuses on the importance of having good shepherds in our churched, while also reminding us of the importance of following the true shepherd of the Catholic Church – the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ Himself!

WTBH #104: Politics, Proms and Obedience to God

Fr. Brian discusses the necessity to "obey God rather than men." He explores this teaching in light of three incidents where the Catholic Faith has been marginalized: The discussion around the DOMA and Proposition 8 Case, the NY State Women's Equality Act, and the McQuaid Prom. Fr. Brian reminds us that the early Church faces similar societal issues, and overcame them through fidelity to authentic Church Teaching, and he urges us to do likewise.

WTBH #103: Divine Mercy

Jesus reveals God's Divine Mercy by responding to human sin with the words, "Peace be with you."

WTBH #102: Christ Overcomes the Dark Forces

Alleluia! He is Risen! Jesus overcame every dark force that enslaved humanity, and showed that His life is more powerful than all the forces of darkness combined! Alleluia!

WTBH #101: Holy Thursday

Fr. Brian's homily from Holy Thursday speaks about the institution of the Eucharist, the institution of the priesthood, and the universal call to service.

WTBH #100: Adultery and Change of Heart

Fr. Brian Carpenter discusses St. John's account of the Woman caught in adultery. In this homily he reminds us that Jesus came for the salvation of all (including those wishing to stone the woman). He speaks how Jesus' non-violent yet provocative response calls people to conversion - to a change of heart.

WTBH #99: God Saves in the House of Anguish

Fr. Brian offers insight to St. John's account of the resurrection of Lazarus, and showing that God does not rejoice in our human suffering, but rather saves us from our house of anguish.

WTBH #98: Repent! Cultivate the Soil

Fr. Brian preaches about the need to cultivate the soil in our lives by repenting, avoiding sin and living by God's commands in this Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent.

WTBH #97: Samaritans and Evangelization

Based on the Cycle A reading of the Samaritan woman at the well's encounter of Jesus, Fr. Brian discusses the importance of this encounter for Catholics as they embark on the NEw Evangelization.