HOMILY WEEK 25 06 – Year I The Paradox of Presence, Suffering and Persecution: Memorial of Saint Jerome (Zech 2:1-11; Jer 31; Lk 9:43-45) **************************************************** Have you ever heard of a chancel lamp? It is that lantern or candle in a church that tells us that Jesus is present in the tabernacle. You might think […]
Feast of the Archangels
HOMILY WEEK 26 05 – Year I Known and Loved – Like Nathanael: Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (Rev 12:7-12; Ps 138; Jn 1:47-51) ******************************************************* One person once said his wife was like an angel. When asked how so, he replied, “Up in the air and always harping!” Have you ever wondered what […]
St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
HOMILY WEEK 25 04 – Year I God at Work in our World: Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions (Haggai 1:1-8; Ps 149; Lk 9:7-9) *************************************** “The Lord takes delight in God’s people.” What a wonderful Responsorial psalm antiphon! But do we really believe that God takes delight in us? There is an […]
St vincent de Paul
HOMILY WEEK 25 03 – Year I Temple and Second Chance, or Kingdom of God and New Creation? Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul and World Tourism Day (Ezra 9:5-9; Tob 13:3-6; Lk 9:1-6) ********************************************************* There is a difference between a honeymoon that is time limited, and intimacy that is a choice over a life-time. […]
St. Jean Brébeuf, Isaac Joques and Companions
HOMILY WEEK 25 02 – Year I Taking up the Cross and Living Calvary in Slow Motion: Feast of Saints Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions (Rev 7:9-17; Ps 124; 2 Cor 4:7-15; Lk 9:23-26) ********************************************************* This day honours the eight martyrs of North America – six Jesuit priests and two assistants – who […]
HOMILY WEEK 25 01 – Year I Builders of a New Temple: Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmos and Damian (Ezra 1:1-6; Ps 126; Lk 8:16-18) ************************************************************ Do you see yourself as a builder? We are about rebuilding the reign of God. The first reading is all about the return of the exiles to their homeland […]
Grace of God
HOMILY SUNDAY 25 – A Workers in the Vineyard and God’s Grace (Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145; Philippians 1:20-24, 27; Matthew 20:1-16) ************************************************************* The Belly family was after their dad to move to the country and buy an acreage, which he finally did. But from the day they got there, every one of the family complained […]
St. Padre Pio
HOMILY WEEK 24 06 – Year I Listening To, and Keeping the Word of God: Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (1 Tim 6:13-16; Ps100; Lk 8:4-15) ******************************************* The first reading and gospel today combine to give us a critical message: keep the commandment, and hear and keep the Word of God. There is a […]
Kingdom of God
HOMILY WEEK 24 05 – Year I Birthing the Kingdom (1 Tim 6:2-12; Ps 49; Lk 8:1-3) ******************************************* Have you ever had the experience of a line of scripture you have read many times before, suddenly take on a whole new meaning? That was my experience with today’s readings and the following words: “Take hold […]
St Matthew
HOMILY WEEK 24 04 – Year I Unity, Community and a Spirituality of Letting Go: Feast of St. Matthew (Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19; Mt 9:9-13) *********************************************** How have you responded to the words of Jesus, “Come, follow me,” addressed to you? The readings today, on this feast of St. Matthew, offers us three interrelated […]
