HOMILY WEEK 34 06 – Year I Being Alert and Ready at all Times (Dan 7:15-27; Dan 3:8-87; Lk 21:34-36) ******************************************* An Oblate brother playing pool was asked what he would do if he knew the world was to end that day. He replied calmly that he would keep on playing pool. Obviously, he was […]

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: Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria (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 […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 03 – Year I Bless and Praise God Forever: Memorial: St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Dan 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dan 3; Lk 21:12-19) ************************************************* Today’s liturgy invites us to let go of idols, worship the one true Trinitarian God, and have the courage to endure any persecution that may confront us […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 02 – Year I Temple Glory or Glorious Kingdom? Optional Memorial of St. Clement I (Dan 2:3, 9-30, 31-45; Dan 3; Lk 21:5-11) ******************************************* Did you know that Meghan Markle was the most googled woman in the world after her engagement to Prince Harry? Could that be because kingdoms, royalty, palaces and […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 01 – Year I Giving God Glory and Praise at all Times: Memorial of St. Cecilia (Dan 1:1-20; Dn 3:52-56; Lk 21:1-4) **************************************** When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a book written by Rabbi Kuschner, appropriate for the readings today inviting us to trust God totally in good times and […]

HOMILY “CHRIST THE KING” – YEAR B A Monarch in Trouble and a Troubling Monarch (Daniel 7:13-14; Psalm 93; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33-37) *************************************************** Did you notice the headlines after Princess Diana died? “Will the monarchy last? Monarchy in trouble.” Put your trust in an eternal monarch. Listen to, and serve, Jesus the King. The […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 06 – Year I Reconciliation – Sign of the Resurrection: (1 Macc 6:1-13; Ps 9; Lk 20:27-40) ********************************************** Someone once told me his wife was like an angel. When I wondered how so, he said she was up in the air an always harping! Today’s gospel invites us to be like the […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 05 – Year I Living Temples of the Word: (1 Macc 4:36-37; 52-59; Ps29; Luke 19:45-48) ******************************************** When was the last time you were spellbound by someone’s words? Today’s liturgy extends a double invitation to us: not just to be “spellbound” by the words of Jesus, but to actually be a temple […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 04 – Year I The Many Visitations of Jesus: Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (1 Macc 2:15-29; Ps 50; Lk 19:41-44) ****************************************** When I was a young Oblate in my first mission of Beauval, Fr. Jim Fiori OMI and Sr. René Buliard SMS, drove down from Île-à-la-Crosse for […]