Father Korey Homily Podcast

The Blessed Company (Homily – November 1, 2025)

All Saints Day — November 1, 2025Gospel: Matthew 5:1–12aCelebrated at: Saint Edward Catholic Church
Today we honor the countless men and women who quietly lived the Beatitudes—ordinary souls who let grace make their lives radiant. Saints were not born shining; they were shaped by mercy through perseverance, repentance, and love that refused to quit.Fr. Korey reminds us that sainthood is not for “those people” but for us: for parents balancing exhaustion and faithfulness, for young people trying to stay true, for every person learning to see the world through the eyes of Christ.“The only difference between the saints and us is surrender.”
Listen and remember: every Mass is a rehearsal for heaven, and the altar you approach today is the doorway to the same glory the saints now see face to face.

Mercy Before the Rules (Homily – October 31, 2025)

Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time — October 31, 2025Gospel: Luke 14:1–6
Jesus is invited to dine at the home of a Pharisee, surrounded by watchful eyes waiting for Him to make a mistake. Instead, He restores a man’s dignity, healing him on the Sabbath and revealing what the law was always meant to protect: mercy.In a world obsessed with control and correctness, Christ reminds us that holiness is not suspended by compassion—it is fulfilled by it.From Saint Edward Catholic Church in Richard, Louisiana.
“When systems fail, mercy must not. The Body of Christ we receive at this altar calls us to see every hungry face as His own.”

Nothing Can Separate (Homily – October 30, 2025)

Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time – October 30, 2025Gospel: Luke 13:31–35
Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, longing to gather His people as a mother hen gathers her brood—but they are unwilling. In that tension between open arms and fearful hearts, we see the whole story of salvation. Fr. Korey LaVergne reminds us that nothing—not death, not persecution, not even our fear—can separate us from the love of Christ. At every Mass, the same Lord who refused to flee the cross stretches out His arms again to draw us close beneath His mercy.
📍 Preached at Saint Edward Catholic Church – Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana

The Narrow Gate of Hope (Homily – October 29, 2025)

Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeGospel: Luke 13:22–30Preached by Rev. Korey R. LaVergne at Saint Edward Catholic Church and Saint Thomas Mission Chapel
The Spirit intercedes within our weakness and leads us through the narrow gate of hope. Jesus reminds us that salvation is not about proximity to holy things, but communion with the living God through conversion of heart. Every Mass becomes that narrow gate where grace burns away what cannot love and reshapes us into what can.
“The narrow gate is not a punishment, but a promise. And if we let the Spirit do His work, we’ll find that what once felt impossible begins to fit through.”

Saints Simon & Jude (Homily – October 28, 2025)

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude – October 28, 2025Saint Edward Catholic Church & Saint Thomas Mission Chapel
Every house needs a strong foundation. Jesus shows us today that the Church—His household—is built not on human strength, but on prayer and apostolic faith. From the mountain of prayer, He calls the Twelve and begins to build His Church upon men rooted in His love.
Fr. Korey LaVergne reminds us that if our lives aren’t grounded in that same communion—if prayer slips to the edges of each day—our spiritual foundations begin to crack. But when we return to the mountain of the Lord, where the Eucharist renews and unites us, the whole house of God stands firm once more.
“When we stand on the foundation of Christ our cornerstone, even the cracks in our hearts begin to heal.”

Stand Straight in the Spirit (Homily – October 27, 2025)

Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time – October 27, 2025Saint Edward Catholic Church – Fr. Korey R. LaVergne
A bent back changes how you see the world. A bent soul does too. In today’s Gospel, Jesus frees a woman who has lived eighteen years looking down—and restores her to stand straight in the Spirit. Saint Paul reminds us that we have not received a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but a spirit of adoption, by which we cry out, “Abba, Father.”This is the posture of the redeemed: sons and daughters standing tall before the Father. The Eucharist is where that freedom is renewed—where fear gives way to love and the Sabbath becomes rest in mercy.
Gospel: Luke 13:10–17

One More Year (Homily – October 25, 2025)

Saturday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
October 25, 2025 – Saint Edward Catholic Church
Every gardener knows the frustration of a barren plant—alive, but not growing. That’s the image Jesus gives us today: a fig tree standing in good soil, still unfruitful. And yet the gardener says, “Leave it for one more year.”
This is not a story about trees. It’s about time, mercy, and the patience of God.
Today’s Gospel reminds us that mercy delays judgment only so grace can take root. Time alone doesn’t make us better—only repentance and conversion do. The Eucharist is not a reward for fruit already grown, but the nourishment that makes new growth possible.

Settle It on the Way (Homily – October 24, 2025)

Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time – October 24, 2025Saint Edward Catholic Church
“Make an effort to settle the matter on the way.”Jesus’ warning today is full of mercy: life is the road, and reconciliation is still possible before the courtroom of eternity. In this homily, Fr. Korey reflects on our tendency to delay conversion—to read every sign but the one in our own hearts. Drawing from Saint Paul’s cry of interior struggle in Romans 7, he reminds us that Christ Himself is our peace, our settlement, our deliverance from the war within.Every Eucharist is an invitation to act now, not later—to let mercy dissolve what sin has hardened.
📖 Gospel: Luke 12:54–59📍 Preached at: Saint Edward Catholic Church, Richard, Louisiana🎙️ Preacher: Rev. Korey R. LaVergne

Fire for Holiness (Homily – October 23, 2025)

Thursday: 29th Week in Ordinary Time — October 23, 2025Preached at Saint Edward Catholic Church
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says something that sounds more like a threat than a comfort: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing.” That line isn’t about destruction—it’s about purification. The fire of Christ’s love burns away whatever keeps us from God.
Saint Paul reminds us that sin pays in death, but grace gives gifts. When Jesus sets us free, He invites us into a new kind of belonging: not slavery to fear, but service to righteousness. This is what holiness costs—and what it ultimately gives.
If we want the peace of Christ, we must allow His fire to pass through us first.”

Lamps Kept Burning (Homily – October 21, 2025)

Preached on Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time (October 21, 2025).
In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls us to vigilance: “Gird your loins, light your lamps.” Faith doesn’t stay lit by accident—it requires attention, love, and grace that never runs out. Saint Paul contrasts the reign of sin with the reign of grace, showing that where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.
Fr. Korey LaVergne reminds us that the vigilant heart is not paranoid—it’s in love. Every Mass is a rehearsal for the final coming of Christ, the Master who serves His servants.