Fr. Mark Bernhard's Homilies

2022-4-14 Fr Mark - Holy Thursday - Priesthood as Gift

2022-4-10 Fr Mark - Palm Sunday - Getting on Track: Light at the End of the Tunnel

2022-4-3 Fr Mark - 5th Sunday of Lent - Getting on Track: Pressing Forward

2022-3-20 Fr Mark - 3rd Sunday of Lent - Getting on Track: Broken Down

2022-3-13 Fr Mark - 2nd Sunday of Lent - Getting on Track: No Shortcuts

2022-3-6 Fr Mark - 1st Sunday of Lent - Getting on Track: Removing Obstacles

2022-2-20 Fr Mark - 7th Sunday in OT - Leave the Spear

2022-2-18 Fr Mark - 6th Friday in OT - ”Fr. Mark! I Became President!”

2022-1-30 Fr Mark - 4th Sunday in OT - Robbers of Joy: Acedia

2022-1-23 Fr Mark - 3rd Sunday in OT - Robbers of Joy: Othering Each Other

2022-1-16 Fr Mark - 2nd Sunday in OT - Robbers of Joy: Faulty Expectations

2022-1-14 Fr Mark - 1st Friday in OT - Disobedience Leads To Disobedience (School Mass)

2021-12-25 Fr Mark - Christmas - Christmas Homily

2021-12-12 Fr Mark - 3rd Sunday of Advent - Build Your Conviction: Rescued

2021-12-5 Fr Mark - 2nd Sunday of Advent - Build Your Conviction: Captured

2021-11-28 Fr Mark - 1st Sunday of Advent - Build Your Conviction: Created

2021-11-21 Fr Mark - 34th Sunday of OT - Build Your Conviction: Jesus Is King

2021-11-7 Fr Mark - 32nd Sunday of OT - When You Feel Defeated

2021-10-31 Fr Mark - 31st Sunday of OT - OWN Your ATTENTION!

2021-10-17 Fr Mark - 29th Sunday of OT - My Perfectionism Meets Jesus

2021-10-10 Fr Mark - 28th Sunday of OT - The Power of Money

2021-10-03 Fr Mark - 27th Sunday of OT - As Marriage Goes, So Goes the Nation

2021-09-24 Fr Mark - School Mass - When In Need of a Pick-Me-Up

2021-09-19 Fr Mark - 25th Sunday of OT - Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

2021-09-12 Fr Mark - 24th Sunday of OT - Never Ring the Bell

2021-09-05 Fr Mark - 23rd Sunday of OT - When Social Norms Lead To Spiritual Deafness

The environment in which we live can play a role in who we become. Fr. Mark encourages individuals and families to ask themselves, “What social norms do I follow that contribute to my spiritual deafness?” Although the secular environment is powerful, the Gospel is more powerful.

2021-08-22 Fr Mark 21st Sunday of OT - Wives, Do What?!

Ephesians 5 is a crucial passage in understanding God’s will for Christian marriage. Fr. Mark encourages married couples to remember that their marriage is a sacrament and to call upon God for help. 

2021-08-15 Fr Mark 20th Sunday of OT - Is Chastity Even Possible Today?

The Assumption of Mary proclaims the truth about the human body. Fr. Mark explains how this feast can be a revelatory moment in realizing the possibility of living a chaste life.

2021-08-01 Fr Mark - 18th Sunday of OT - We've Lost a Sense of Mystery

Our culture has lost a sense of mystery. Fr. Mark describes the importance of mystery and the harm of a grumbling disposition. He encourages us to surrender to the mystery of God and receive the nourishment which God wants to give us.

2021-07-25 Fr Mark - 17th Sunday of OT - The Need To Be In Tip-Top Shape

Given our secular culture, the need to be in Tip-Top shape is great. Fr. Mark encourages us to raise the bar and be consistent so we can live in a manner worthy of the call we have received.

2021-07-11 Fr Mark - 15th Sunday of OT - First Things First

2021-07-04 Fr Mark – 14th Sunday of OT – Hi, I’m Your New Pastor!

In Fr. Mark’s first homily at Notre Dame, he shares 3 promises and the convictions that will drive him during his time as a pastor. 

2021-06-20 Fr Mark - 12th Sunday of OT - Fr. Mark Says Goodbye to St. Mary

2021-06-06 Fr Mark - Corpus Christi Sunday - No More Eucharistic Ambiguity!

2021-05-19 Fr Mark - 8th Grade Ribbon Mass: Watch Out for the Wolves

2021-05-16 Fr Mark - Ascension Sunday - The Ascension! So What?

2021-05-02 Fr Mark - 5th Sunday of Easter -Avoid Burnout And Running Yourself Into The Ground

2021-04-18 Fr Mark - 3rd Sunday of Easter - It’s Time To Come Out Of Hiding And Be Robustly Catholic

2021-04-11 Fr Mark - Divine Mercy Sunday - Glorious Wounds

On Divine Mercy Sunday Fr. Mark explores the question: why does the resurrected Christ still have His wounds? He looks at three of the reasons that St. Thomas Aquinas gives and how we are to look at the glorious wounds of Christ.

2021-04-21 Fr Mark - Easter Sunday - Dealing With The Deceiver

2021-04-01 Fr Mark - Holy Thursday: Power Of The Lamb

2021-03-27 Fr Mark - Confirmation Homily - Turning Outward

2020-03-24 Fr Mark - Daily Mass - Sometimes It's Okay to Break the Rules

Father Mark explains to the kids at St. Mary's school that sometimes it is okay to break the rules.

2021-03-21 Fr Mark - 5th Sunday of Lent - Embrace The Process: Gethsemane Moments and Death

Our goal is to go deeper with Christ; this is a life-long process. Fr. Mark explains that the process always contains Gethsemane moments and the process must include death. As Jesus approaches His aim, He shows us how to better embrace the process.

2020-02-28 Fr Mark - 2nd Sunday of Lent- Going Deeper: The Battle of Prayer

Many parishioners took the step in the desert this past week by clearing some much-needed clutter and distractions; many were convicted that their phones and screen time keep them from going deeper. Now we go into the silence and engage in the battle of prayer. Fr. Mark gives us a tool to help us go deeper.

2021-02-21 Fr Mark - 1st Sunday of Lent - My Phone Is Keeping Me From Going Deeper!

The world is making us accustomed to staying shallow rather than going deep. We were created to go deep with Jesus, that only happens through prayer and silence. Fr. Mark invites us into the desert to clear the clutter and distractions that keep us from going deep with Christ. 

2021-01-31 Fr Mark - 4th Sunday of OT - No Authority? The Devil Runs Amuck!

In the gospel today we see Jesus teach and act with authority. Fr. Mark encourages us to submit to God’s supreme authority and then gives two practice steps to resist the devil in our day-to-day life.

2021-01-24 Fr Mark - 3rd Sunday of OT - America: Collapse or Thrive? Three Lessons We Must Learn

The city of Nineveh was on the verge of collapse due to a breakdown of the moral framework. Jonah was sent by God to preach repentance in the city. Before Jonah could go to Nineveh and preach repentance he has to learn three important lessons. Father Mark encourages us to learn these same lessons so as to bring about healing and conversion in our nation.

2020-12-27 Fr Mark - Feast of the Holy Family - Families Today Must Get Scrappy!

On the feast of the Holy Family Fr. Marks shares the importance of normalizing the faith in the home. He challenges us to consider the areas where we have not been scrappy enough.

2020-12-25 Fr Mark - Christmas - Behind Enemy Lines

God came quietly and secretively, born in disguise behind enemy lines so as to rescue us. Fr. Mark encourages everyone to take a Christmas assessment to determine what side of the line they are on.