HOMILY ASCENSION SUNDAY – C Redeemed and Sanctified into New Life (Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Heb 9:24-28, 10:19-23; Luke 24:46-53) ******************************************************* The readings today call us to be witnesses to a new and living way. In the Gospel, we see that we can now enter the sanctuary by a new and living way, through the […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 06 06 – Year II On Being Joyful Missionary Disciples (Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47; Jn 16:23-28) *************************************************** God is good – all the time! All the time – God is good! That saying, popular with some people, underlines the message from today’s readings: God is good, so believe in Him, love […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 06 05 – Year II Joyful Redemptive Suffering: Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury (Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47; Jn 16:20-23) ************************************************** “You will have pain, but your pain will be turned into joy.” Today’s gospel invites us into a radical stance towards suffering and pain – to see it as […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 06 04 – Year II Singing A New Song: Optional Memorial of St. Philip Neri (Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98: Jn 16:16-20) ********************************************* Are you singing a new song? The readings today invite us to sing a new song, with a chorus that could be: “Jesus is risen, the Spirit is given, […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 06 03 – Year II Faith: Lived Out or Just Worn? Optional Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi (Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Ps 148; Jn 16:12-15) ************************************************ Are we just wearing our faith, or truly living it? The readings today invite us to have a mature, genuine faith in God as […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEKDAY 06 02 – Year II Servants of the Word (Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138: Jn 16:5-11) ******************************************************* “Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world, and to go to the Father.” This statement provides the background for the message from today’s readings: grounded in the love of Jesus […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 06 01 – Year II Knowing God and the Holy Spirit (Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149; Jn 15:26-16:4a) ********************************************** “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father…” That one sentence from Jesus suggests our complete faith in God as Trinitarian relationship is the key to joyful sharing […]

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 6 – C What Would Jesus Do? (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29) ****************************************************************** Some time back, bracelets with the letters WWJD were quite popular. The letters, of course, stand for What Would Jesus Do? That is actually much more than just a catchy phrase on a bracelet. […]

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 6 – C What Would Jesus Do? (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29) ****************************************************************** Some time back, bracelets with the letters WWJD were quite popular. The letters, of course, stand for What Would Jesus Do? That is actually much more than just a catchy phrase on a bracelet. […]

HOMILY WEEK EASTER 05 – 06 Steadfast Faith and Love: Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions (Acts 16:1-10; Psalm 100; Jn 15:18-21) ******************************************************** In the gospel, Jesus warns that just as he was misunderstood and persecuted, his followers will also be misunderstood and persecuted. We must pray for the faith to stay faithful […]