HOMILY WEEK 14 01 – Year I Trust, Tithing, and Transformation: (Gen 28:10-22; Ps 91; Mt 9:18-26) **************************************** A hundred-dollar bill, a twenty-dollar bill and a Loony were having a serious conversation about life one day. The hundred-dollar bill said that it had a very good life – it had been on a few cruises […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 14 – YEAR A A Humble Non-Violent King (Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30) ************************************************************* In the summer of 1969, Cast C of the international singing group Up With People performed for King Beaudoin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium in their jungle garden behind their palace. The cast members were […]

WEEK 13 06 – Year I On Being New Wineskins for Jesus’ New Wine (Gen 27:1-29; Ps 135; Mt 9:14-17) **************************************** Have you ever wondered about this passage that speaks of wine and wine skins? What is this newness that Jesus is talking about? The gospel today invites us to be open to the power […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 05 – Year I Following Jesus More Closely (Gen 23:1-24:62-67; Ps 106; Mt 9:9-13) ************************************** “Follow me” – two cryptic words spoken by Jesus that changed a troubled person’s life, and can change ours as well. Today’s liturgy invites us to follow Jesus into a more compassionate way of living. The next […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 04 – Year I Walking in the Presence of the Lord: Optional Memorial of St. Maria Gorretti (Gen 22:1-19; Ps 116; Mt 9:1-8) ************************************************* Today’s psalm response extends to us an important invitation to, “Walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.” That raises the question – […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 03 – Year I Be the First Fruits of God’s Creation: Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Zaccaria (Gen 21:5-20; Ps 34; Mt 8:28-34) ********************************************************* “That we might be as the first fruits of God’s creation.” That interesting quote from the gospel acclamation today becomes for us both a challenge and an invitation […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 02 – Year I A Seismic Revelation of God: Optional memorial of St. Elizebeth of Hungary (Gen 19:15-29; Ps 26; Mt 8:23-27) ************************************** “What sort of man is this?” The Word Among Us offers us some insights into the answer to the question, inviting us to grow in our appreciation of who […]

HOMILY – FEAST OF ST. THOMAS, WEEK 13 03 – Year I Faith, Identity, Transformation and Mission (Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117; Jn 20:24-29) *********************************************************** A trip to Chenai, India, would not be complete without a visit to the tomb where tradition tells us St. Thomas is buried, after evangelizing and laying the foundations of the […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 13 – A Strong Faith and Generous Hospitality (2 Kings 4:8-12a, 14-17; Psalm 89; Romans 6:3-4, 6-11; Mt 10:37-42) ************************************************************ The announcement that parents are expecting a set of twins is usually met with both surprise and excitement. Today’s readings offer us a set of twin inter-connected themes on which to focus our […]

HOMILY CANADA DAY 2023 An Irresistible Revolution (Is 56:1,6-7; Ps 84; Mt 5:1-12a) ****************************** The title of one of our contemporary prophets, Shayne Claiborne, The Irresistable Revolution, fits the special readings for this Canada Day liturgy. We are invited to maintain justice and to live the revolutionary new way of life Jesus gave us in […]