HOMILY SUNDAY 02 – B The Dynamics of Discipleship and Friendship (1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42) ***************************************************************** Four mothers were talking about their ordained sons. One proudly said her son was a bishop and everyone addressed him as “Your Excellency.” Another stated that her son was an archbishop, […]
Category: Homilies
Faith-Discipleship
HOMILY WEEK 01 06 – Year I Following Jesus (Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19; Mk 2:13-17) *********************************** “God accepts us as we are, but believes in whom we can become.” That quote from Sr. Teresita Kambeitz OSU, underlines the message from today’s readings: we are called to follow Jesus into a new life of mercy, grace […]
Faith-Forgiveness-Healing
HOMILY WEEK 01 05 – Year I Faith, Forgiveness and Healing (Heb 4:1-11; Ps 78; Mk 2:1-12) ****************************************** Years ago, musician and songwriter Cary Landry came out with the hymn Lay Your Hands. One line in particular stands out: Let them bring your forgiveness and healing. The Gospel today on the healing of the paralytic […]
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HOMILY WEEK 01 04 – Year I Torah and Temple, or Partners of Christ (Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95; Mk 1:40-45) ************************************************* Have you ever felt guilty for not picking up a hitch-hiker? Or not reaching out to a man seemingly lost in a parking lot? Today’s liturgy invites us to go far beyond the rubrics […]
Faith-Jesus Christ-St. Hilary
HOMILY WEEK 01 03 – Year I Faith in Jesus as One of Us: Optional Memorial of St. Hilary (Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105; Mk 1:29-39) *********************************** Some students of human behaviour strive to follow the paradigm: Who, What, Where, Why, When and How? when writing on a certain topic. These questions pretty well assure that […]
Faith-Jesus Christ-St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
HOMILY WEEKDAY 01 02 – Year I Jesus: True God and True Man Memorial of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys (Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8; Mk 1:21-28) ***************************************** Our Christian faith invites us to worship Jesus as divine, and relate to his humanity as a brother. The author of Hebrews in yesterday’s first reading seemed very intent on […]
Faith-Discipleship-St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
HOMILY WEEK 01 01 – Year I The Threefold Call to Discipleship: Believe, Repent and Follow (Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97; Mk 1:14-20) ******************************************************** Liturgists usually try to choose a reading that connects with the gospel for the day. In today’s liturgy, they succeeded quite well as the author of Hebrews neatly complements the gospel of […]
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BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR B Jesus Christ: New Creation, New Incarnation and a New Exodus (Isaiah 55:1-11; Isaiah 12; 1 John 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11) ************************************************************* A little boy on beach spied a matronly woman sitting under a beach umbrella on the sand. He asked, “Are you a Christian?” “Yes,” she replied. “Do you […]
Faith-Humility-Freedom
HOMILY CHRISTMAS SEASON – January 9th Lessons on Faith, Humility and Freedom (1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149; Jn 3:22-30) ****************************************** Have you ever felt envy at someone else’s success? One response to such a question might well be, “Who hasn’t?” as envy has surely visited all of us at one time or another. Today’s readings […]
Faith-Love-Self-awareness-St Raymond of Penyafort
HOMILY CHRISTMAS SEASON – JANUARY 08th Three That Testify: Living God’s Testimony Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penyafort (1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147; Lk 5:12-16) ************************************************ And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. That sentence from the first reading hints at the dynamic energy […]
