HOMILY WEEK 01 06 – Year II The Call of Levi – Gratuitous Grace (1 Sm 9:1-10; Ps 21; Mk 2:13-17) ************************************************************ The Word Among Us offers this reflection for today’s liturgy: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Today begins the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and today’s Gospel is a […]

HOMILY WEEK 01 05 – Year II New Life through Faith, Forgiveness and Healing Memorial: St. Anthony, Abbot (1 Sm 8:4-22; Ps 89; Mk 2:1-12) ******************************************************* There is a saying, “People get the government they deserve.” That saying applies to the readings and memorial liturgy today. We are invited to place our faith in Jesus, […]

HOMILY WEEK 01 04 – Year II Humble Faith and Trust (1 Sam 4:1-11; Ps 44; Mk 1:40-45) ************************************* Have you ever wondered, “Where is God?” when something bad happened to you? The readings today provide us with a simple, clear and important message: Be humble and trust in God at all times and in […]

HOMILY WEEK 01 03 – YEAR II Living in Balance (1 Sam 3: Ps 40; Mk 1:29-39) ************************************** “I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” This sentence from Psalm 40 of today’s readings captures the message of the liturgy for us today – to balance prayer and […]

HOMILY WEEK 01 02 – Year II Spiraling Out of Control and into Healing (1 Sam 1:9-20; 1 Sam 2; Mk 1:21-28) **************************************** How would you take the air out of a glass? Would you use a vacuum pump? Or simply fill the glass with water, and the air would be pushed out. In a […]

HOMILY WEEK 01 01 – Year II Call and Response: Optional Memorial of St. Hilary (1 Sam 1:1-8; Ps 116; Mk 1:14-20) ************************************** According to Bishop Robert Barron, today’s Gospel reports Jesus’ first sermon. After his Baptism and temptation, Jesus begins to preach in Galilee. The first words out of his mouth serve as a […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 06 – Year I Missionary Disciples – Feast of St. Andrew (Rm 10:9-18; Ps 18; Mt 4:18-22) ***************************************** Can you remember and identify a time when you felt called by God? As part of a missionary Church, all of us are called to a vocation, a special role given to us by […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 05 – Year I  Serving Jesus our King and Obeying His Word (Dan 7:1-14; Dan 3:75-81; Lk 21:29-33) *************************************************** Did you know that Prince Harry is 5th in line to the throne? Someday he might be king of England and Meghan would be queen! Perhaps not that surprising as apparently, according to […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 04 – Year I Grounded in Strong, Confident Faith (Dan 6:11-28; Dan 3; Lk 21:20-28) ****************************************** How strong is your faith? What difference is it making in your life? The readings today invite us to pray for a faith in Jesus Christ that will allow us to weather any storm and stand […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 03 – Year I Bless and Praise God Forever (Dan 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dan 3; Lk 21:12-19) ************************************************* Last century, there was a great ecclesiological debate in the Vatican to decide which was the greatest male religious order in the world. They were all gathered – Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, Redemptorists, Oblates […]