HOMILY WEEK 03 06 – Year II With Jesus in our Boat (2 Samuel 12:1-17; Ps 51; Mk 4:35-41) ************************************** Are there any storms in your life at this moment? The readings today invite us to deepen our faith and trust in the presence of Jesus in our lives, especially during times of trial and […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 05 – Year II Faith Like A Mustard Seed: Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (2 Sam 11:1-17; Ps 51; Mk 4:26-34) ************************************* The Gospel for today features the parable of the mustard seed. Bishop Robert Barron starts us off with this reflection: How does God tend to work? From the very small […]

  HOMILY WEEK 03 04 – Year II Gratefully Gifted – Graciously Giving Our Light Away: Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici (2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29; Ps 132; Mk 4:21-25)) ************************************************ “Who am I, Lord God, that you have brought me to this point? (2 Samuel 7:18) David was a man of many gifts. He […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 03 – Year II The Reign of God, Radical Discipleship and Redemptive Suffering: Memorial – Saints Timothy and Titus (2 Tim 1:1-8/Titus 1:1-5; Ps 96; Lk 10:1-9) ********************************************************* Two sentences connect the readings today on this memorial of Timothy and Titus. Paul, in the first reading to Timothy, invites him to join […]

FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL (Acts 22:3-16; Psalm 117; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 16:15-18) ********************************************************** Pope Benedict XVI declared June 2008 to June 2009 the Year of St. Paul. In doing so he stated this special year presented us with an opportunity to learn more about the man, Paul of Tarsus, who is […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 01 – Year II Letting Jesus Be Our King: Memorial of St. Francis de Sales (2 Sam 5:1-10; Ps 89; Mk 3:22-30) ************************************ “All the elders of Israel came to David at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them.” The readings today, by their stark contrast, invite us to be […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 03 – C Freedom through the Word (Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Cor 12:12-3-; Lk 1:1-4, 4:14-21) ************************************************************* In the movie Lincoln, the cry for freedom is palpable. Lincoln himself, his secretary of State, and the black slaves in bondage hungered, thirsted and hoped for freedom from this oppression that was […]

HOMILY WEEK 02 06 – Year II Living in Balance: Optional Memorial of St. Vincent (2 Sam 1:1-27; Ps 80; Mk 3:20-21) *************************************** “Among yourselves, charity, charity, charity, and for others, zeal for souls.” Those are the words of St. Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, to the members of his […]

HOMILY WEEK 02 05 – Year II Sent to Proclaim Mercy and Heal: Memorial of St. Agnes (1 Sam 24:2-21; Ps 57; Mk 3:13-19) ***************************************** Do you see yourself as an apostle? The readings today call us to an apostolic mission of proclaiming the Good News of God’s mercy, and to a healing ministry. The […]

HOMILY WEEK 02 04 – Year II Friendship in the Lord and Healing in His Name: Optional Memorial of Pope St. Fabian (1 Sam 18:6 – 19:7; Ps 56; Mk 3:7-12) ************************************************ “True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare; False friends are like Autumn leaves, found everywhere.” That saying, seen on a poster at […]