WEEK 31 01 – Year II Unity, Humility and Love (Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131; Lk 14:12-14) ********************************** “Coincidence is God working anonymously.” That saying seems to apply to the readings today, as the message they contain just happens to be rather remarkably reflected by an article at the back of the same issue of Living […]
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Lent
HOMILY LENT WEEK 02 02 – Year II The Making of a Lenten Stew (Is 1:10-31; Ps 50; Mt 23:1-12) ******************************************* The readings today make a good stew. A stew includes some main ingredients, such as meat, potatoes, carrots, peas, garlic, and onion, and lots of spices. Then it is slow cooked to perfection. The […]
Faith-Prayer-Forgiveness
HOMILY LENT WEEK 02 01 – Year II Giving and Receiving – Gospel Karma: (Dan 9:3-10; Ps 79; Lk 6:36-38) ************************************************ The last line of today’s gospel (the measure we give is the measure we get) seems like a throw-away line, but in a homily for today, Ron Rolheiser pointed out the importance of this […]
Saints-Sinners-St. Charles Borromeo
HOMILY WEEK 31 04 – Year I Saints and Sinners All: Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo (Rm 14:7-12; Ps 27; Lk 15:1-10) ************************************ “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2). “I am a sinner” (Pope Francis). Every coin has two sides. These statements, one about Jesus in the gospel, the other uttered […]
HOMILY WEEK 09 03 – Year I Faith and Trust in God Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter (Tob 3:1-17; Ps 25; Mk 12:18-27) ************************************ Can you remember a time when you were in dire distress? What was your prayer like at that moment? The liturgy today invites us to trust God at all […]
Good Friday-Cross-Passion
GOOD FRIDAY HOMILY – (Homily 01) Choose Jesus’ New Way of Life (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42) ******************************************************* In the movie Passion of the Christ, Jesus, beaten, bloodied and half dead, meets his mother and tells her simply, “Behold, I am making all things new.” This is the shocking reality of […]
Holy Thursday-Faith-Love-Service
HOMILY HOLY THURSDAY Faith Expressed Through Loving Service (Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15) ************************************************ Have you ever noticed the change that happens to someone when they fall in love? Let the love of Jesus lead you into and intimate relationship with him and humble service of others. Tonight, we remember that intimate […]
Faith-Transformation-St. Paul
FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL (Acts 22:3-16; Psalm 117; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 16:15-18) ********************************************************** Pope Benedict XVI declared June 2008 to June 2009 the Year of St. Paul. In doing so he stated this special year presented us with an opportunity to learn more about the man, Paul of Tarsus, who is […]
Faith-Holy Family
HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY – YEAR B Prophetic Marriage and Family Life (Genesis 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Ps 105; Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2:22-40) ************************************************************** Noted sociologist Reginald Bibby, in his book The Boomer Factor, quotes respected American journalist Walter Kirn as saying, “There is still only one way to be sane – enjoy your family, friends, […]
Faith-Jesus Christ-Christian life
HOMILY WEEK 33 04 – Year II Recognizing Jesus (Rev 5:1-10; Ps 149; Lk 19:41-44) ************************************************ Paula D’Arcy, spiritual speaker and writer, once said, “God comes to us disguised as our life.” The readings today build on that statement: can we recognize Jesus when he comes to us, and appreciate fully the great gift of […]
