Blessings, Gratitude and Praise (Col 3:12-17; Ps 113; Mt 7:7-12) ************************************** Years ago, a Trappist monk happened to make a comment on TV that stayed with me: “A grateful person is a happy person.” That simple statement can be an invitation on this Thanksgiving Day to count our blessings, be grateful and praise God for […]
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HOMILY SUNDAY 27-A
Producing the Fruits of the Kingdom (Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 ***************************************************** The following quip actually fits the readings for today: The alcoholic’s problem is not that, in his false pride, he thinks, “I am very special.” Nor is it that, in false humility, he thinks “I am a worm.” The alcoholic’s […]
HOMILY WEEK 26 06 – Yr I: Our Lady of the Rosary
Faith, Repent, Serve: a recipe for joy (Bar 4:5-29; Ps 69; Lk 10:17-24) **************************************** When was the last time you felt a moment of pure joy? That probably doesn’t happen that often, partly because as Henri Nouwen wrote, in this life there is no such thing as a clear-cut pure joy, and as theologian Karl […]
HOMILY WEEK 26 05 – Yr I
Listen and Repent: Blessed Rose-Marie Durocher (Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79; Lk 10:13-16) ************************************************** “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory” and “Admitted to God, ourselves and another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs” These two sentences are Step 4 and Step 5 of the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous, and together with […]
HOMILY WEEKDAY 26 04 – Yr I
A Six-Pack for Discipleship (Nehemiah 8:1-12; Ps 19; Lk 10:1-12) **************************************************** Was there ever a moment when a passage of scripture brought tears to your eyes? That was the experience of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem and assembled around the priest Ezra to hear the words of the Law proclaimed. That reading from Nehemiah, […]
HOMILY WEEK 26 03 – Yr I
Lessons Learned on the Way: Memorial – St Francis of Assisi (Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137; Lk 9:57-62) ****************************************** Have you ever been on a pilgrimage, or walked the El Camino de Santiago trail in France and Spain? If so, you will find it easy to identify with today’s gospel. Whereas the other Synoptic gospels of […]
HOMILY WEEK 25 04 – YR I
Learning to Love Ourselves (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 invitation here to live the third part of the Great Command that Jesus gave us – to […]
ST DISMAS HOUSE SOCIETY INTERVIEW
Here is an interview with Liam Connelly, board member and Justin Robert, CEO and founder of the St Dismas House Society that seeks to provide safe haven and programming for inmates coming out of detox or incarceration until they can enter treatment. Please listen and share with others you think might be interested. I am […]
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