Category: Ordinary Time

St. Cecilia

HOMILY WEEK 33 03 – Year I Faith, Hope and Love: Memorial of St. Cecilia (2 Macc 7:1-31; Ps 17; Lk 19:11-28) ********************************************* Some years ago, St. Albert parish celebrated their 150th anniversary with a year-long series of speakers and events. I was invited to conduct a parish mission as part of that series, and […]

Blessed Virgin Mary

  HOMILY WEEK 33 02 – Year I “Carpe Diem” – Seizing the day, like Zacchaeus: Memorial – The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2 Mac 6:18-31; Ps 3; Lk 19:1-10 ************************************************** “Carpe Diem.” “Seize the day.” This saying, made famous by the movie Dead Poets’ Society, fits the readings today, inviting us to […]

Covenant

HOMILY WEEK 33 01 – Year I Being Faithful to a Covenant Relationship: (1 Mac 1:1-64; Ps 119; Lk 18:35-43) ************************************************ We have probably all heard the saying, “There is more to this than meets the eye.” That statement applies to today’s readings with a touch of divine irony – a blind man is able […]

Talents

HOMILY SUNDAY 33 – A Parable of the Talents (Proverbs 3110-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-32; Psalm 128; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 24:36; 25:14-30) ********************************************************** Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give away.” Express yourself through selfless love and service, and you will […]

HOMILY WEEK 32 03 – Year I Grateful Servants of the Kingdom: Memorial of St. Albert the Great (Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82; Lk 17:11-19) ************************************************** “Because as servants of the kingdom you did not rule rightly.” That quote from the first reading caught my attention for two reasons: one, it is the first time that […]

Living Well

HOMILY WEEK 32 02 – Year I Living Our Human Longing Well (Wis 2:23-3:9; Ps 34; Lk 17:7-10) ****************************************** “God created us for incorruption.” That evocative statement from the Book of Wisdom, and the readings today, invite us to live our human longing well. Today’s first reading from Wisdom is one we are most likely […]

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