HOMILY EASTER WEEK 03 01 – YEAR I Faith that Yearns for More (Acts 6:8-15; Ps 118; Jn 6:22-29) *********************************************** Most people are yearning for intimacy. But many are afraid of precisely that journey into intimacy, fearful of being hurt in their lives once again. The readings today are an invitation to put our faith […]

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 3 B Believe, Repent and Proclaim (Acts 3:13-15; 17-19; 1 Jn 2:1-5; Lk 24:35-48) ****************************************** An elderly lady was mailing a bible and when asked by the clerk if there was anything breakable in the package, responded, “Only the10 Commandments.” The gospel today notes interestingly that Jesus “opened the minds of the […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 02 06 – Year I Balancing Prayer and Ministry, Contemplation and Action Memorial: St. Kateri Tekakwitha (Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33; Jn 6:16-21) ******************************************************* Noted spiritual writer and speaker, Fr. Richard Rohr OFM, founded a Centre for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, some years ago. That prophetic gesture provides a […]

WEEKDAY 02 05 EASTER SEASON – Year I Faith Fully Alive (Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27; Jn 6:1-15)) ******************************************* Years ago, an atheist sociologist, in his analysis of our society and the way it was developing, predicted there would one day be a crisis of the human spirit. Even he could see that our Western culture […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 02 04 – Year I Faith, Transformation and Eternal Life (Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34; Jn 3:31-36) ************************************************ Faith, transformation and eternal life – these three words sum up the message from today’s readings. We believe in the resurrection of Jesus; we experience transformation through forgiveness and healing, and we then live […]

HOMILY EASTER WEEK 02 03 – Year I Living Jesus’ New Way of Life (Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34; John 3:16-21) **************************************** “Go, stand in the temple and tell the people the whole message about this life.” That command from an angel of the Lord to the imprisoned apostles, and the gospel today, invite us to […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 02 02- Year I Resurrection, Pentecost and Community Optional Memorial: St. Martin (Acts 4:32-27; Ps 93; Jn 3:7-15) ************************************ When Richard Rohr became involved in the Charismatic Renewal in the early sixties he did so in a big way – founding the New Jerusalem Community. Looking back now, he admits there […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 02 01 – Year I Living Our Baptismal Call in the Face of Opposition and Unbelief (Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2; Jn 3:1-8) ********************************************************** “No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” These words of Jesus to Nicodemus, the secret, fearful disciple, invite us, I […]

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 02 B The Common Good – A New World Order (Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31) *********************************************************** Last week we saw the Easter event as a new creation, flowing from the words “morning of the first day of the week.” Today, one week after Easter, we listen to a […]

HOMILY OCTAVE of EASTER – SATURDAY The Good News of Easter (Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118; Mk 16:9-15) ********************************************* As we approach the end of the Octave of Easter and all its solemnities, the readings today provide an encapsulating chronology for us to ponder. In the Gospel, Mary Magdalene becomes the first witness to the resurrection […]