HOMILY – FEAST OF THE VISITATION (Zeph 3:14-18/Rm 12:9-16; Is 12; Lk 1:39-56) *************************************************** In his book, Mary – Mirror of the Church,former papal preacher Ranaiero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., offers beautiful insights into role of Mary in the Church. In his writings, Cantalamessa invites us to make imitation of Mary our priority. He calls Mary […]
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Good Friday-the Cross-New Life
GOOD FRIDAY HOMILY 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 The Passion of 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 faith – it […]
Trust-Following Jesus-Forgiveness
HOMILY WEDNESDAY of HOLY WEEK Trust the Father and Follow Jesus (Is 50:4-9; Ps 69; Mt 26:14-26) ***************************************** “Lord, in your great love answer me.” This psalm response and the readings today invite us to trust in God the Father as Jesus did, and emulate him who was without sin. Both Isaiah and the psalm […]
Holy Week-Mary of Bethany-Anointing-Helen Préjean
HOMILY MONDAY of HOLY WEEK Mary of Bethany – Model of Genuine Caring (Isaiah 42:1-7; Ps 27; Jn 12:1-11) ******************************************** Many years ago, well-known spiritual writer Henri Nouwen wrote a book entitled Out of Solitude.It contains three sermons he gave to health-care professionals outlining what it means to really care. One of the points he […]
Week 02 02 St Vincent, Covenants of Hope and Love
WEEK 02 02 Covenants of Hope and Love Optional Memorial: St Vincent of Saragossa (Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111; Mk 2:23-28) ************************************************ “God is ever mindful of his covenant.” That sentence from today’s psalm, along with the two disparate readings (the first reading and the gospel are not as connected as usual), combine to invite us […]
HOMILY MARY MOTHER OF GOD – YEAR C
Children of God – Adopted and Redeemed (Num 6:22-27; Ps 67; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21) ********************************************* A young Jewish girl told her teacher one day that her cat had kittens, and they were all Fascist kittens. The teacher was impressed by this story and called one of Hitler’s generals to come and hear the little […]
HOMILY FEAST OF ST STEPHEN
Living Calvary In Slow Motion (Acts 6:8-10; Ps 31; Mt 10:17-22) **************************************** A well-known theologian, Deitrich Bonhoeffer, once said:Grace is free, but not cheap. This statement resonates with a song the International singing group Up With Peoplesang as part of their show: Freedom isn’t Free. These two phrases seem to fit this feast of St. […]
HOMILY CHRISTMAS DAY YEAR C
A New World Order (Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18) ****************************************************** At least one American presidential candidate has run for office on the campaign promise that if elected he would bring about a new world order. Haughty dreams and high hopes notwithstanding, I think it goes without saying that no mere president, let […]
HOMILY CHRISTMAS EVE – YEAR C 2018
Be Light For The World (Isaiah 9:2-4, 6-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-16) ********************************************************* Fr. Rene Fumoleau OMI in the NWT recounts a trip by truck one night with an elder. The elder compared believing in God to driving a car at night. One sets out to a destination unable to see further than […]
HOMILY ADVENT DECEMBER 21 Yr I
Faith, Forgiveness, Healing and Joy (Zeph 3:14-18; Ps 33; Lk 1:39-45) ************************************** “The Lord has taken away the judgements against you, he has turned away your enemies.” Those words, a repeat of the first reading from the third Sunday of Advent, along with the gospel account of the Visitation, hint at the way our faith […]
