HOMILY WEEK 14 05 – Year II Ready to Evangelize (Hos 14:1-9; Ps 51; Mt 10:16-23) ************************************* “See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves.” This statement from Jesus can be a little intimidating. However, if we are solidly grounded in the Father’s love experienced through forgiveness and healing, we […]

HOMILY WEEK 14 04 – Year II God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways: (Hos 11:1,3-5,8-9; Ps 80; Mt 10:7-15) ******************************************************** A young lad, allowed by a storeowner to lick the molasses from an empty jar, decided he should pray first, “Lord, make my tongue adequate to this occasion!” Today’s liturgy invites us to respond to […]

HOMILY WEEK 14 03 – Year II Our Call to be Contemplative, Missionary Disciples: Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti (Hosea 10:1-3,7-8,12; Ps 105; Mt 10:1-7) ************************************************** A Jewish businessman in Chicago sent his son to Israel for a year to absorb the culture. When the son returned, he said, “Papa, I had a great time in Israel. […]

HOMILY WEEK 14 02 – Year II Idol-free Living: Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Zaccaria (Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115; Mt 9:32-38) **************************************** There is a sign at Fountain Park pool that says, “Keep this an idle-free zone.” Today, we are called to live in an idol-free zone; to trust the one true God with […]

HOMILY WEEK 14 01- Year II Birthing Newness Through Faith and Covenant Love: Optional Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal (Hos 2:14-16,19-20; Ps 145; Matt 9:18-26) ********************************************** Have faith in Jesus; touch the hem of his garment, receive healing and participate in a new creation. There is a relational progression in the readings today. In […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 14 – C Mission of the 72 (Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66; Galatians 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12; 17-20) ******************************************************** A young boy was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. He replied he wanted to become a minister so he could stand up in Church and yell. What is a missionary? Do […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 06 – Year II New Wine – Fresh Skins: (Amos 9:11-15; Ps 85; Mt 9:14-17) ******************************************* An elderly lady went to the bar every night and ordered a glass of whiskey and a drop of water.  Every night it was the same – a glass of whiskey and a drop of water. […]

WEEK 13 05 HOMILY – Year II Forgiven, Healed, Merciful (Amos 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119; Mt 9:9-13) ********************************************** “No one lives by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” and “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” These two sentences from the readings today frame a powerful message for us centred […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 04 – Year II Faith, Forgiveness and Deeper Healing: The First Martyrs of the Early Church (Amos 7:10-17; Ps 19; Mt 9:1-18) **************************************** Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be paralyzed? The gospel today invites us to place our faith in Jesus and come to him for forgiveness […]

HOMILY – SOLEMNITY of SAINTS PETER AND PAUL Apostles of Forgiveness and Evangelization (Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34; 2 Tim 4:6-8;17-18; Mt 16:13-19) *************************************************** Today’s solemnity invites us to reflect on two foundational figures of the early Church, to be inspired by them and to learn from them. St. Peter and St. Paul met only a […]