HOMILY WEEK 32 02 – Year II Gracefully Responding to Grace: Memorial of St. Leo the Great (Titus 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37; Lk 17:7-10) *************************************** “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all.” This proclamation by St. Paul to Titus provides the context for today’s readings that are all about God’s salvation […]
Category: Ordinary Time
Faith-Church-St. John Lateran
WEEK 32 01 – Year II Temples of the Holy Spirit Feast: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (1 Cor 3:9-17; Ps 46; Jn 2:13-22) ********************************************** The Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s, Newfoundland and the mother church […]
Faith-Love-Readiness
HOMILY SUNDAY 32 – Year A Wisdom as Faith Expressed Through Love (Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13) ************************************************************* A young man was rather nervous about reading in Church, and instead of ending his reading with “The Word of the Lord” he stammered “The end of the world” to which the congregation […]
Faith-Gratitude-Wealth
HOMILY WEEK 31 06 – Year II An Attitude of Gratitude (Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112; Lk 16:9-15) ******************************************************** “You cannot serve God and wealth.” That cryptic statement by Jesus in the gospel brings to mind the story of a hundred-dollar bill, a twenty-dollar bill and a Loonie having a serious conversation about life one day. […]
Faith-Relationships-Marriage Encounter
HOMILY WEEK 31 05 – Year II The Primacy of Relationships (Phil 3:17-21; 4:1; Ps 122; Lk 16:1-8) **************************************** Did you know that the most recent addiction in our world is being right? One party in a relationship is convinced she is right and the other wrong, while the other party is convinced he is […]
Faith-Transformation- Pope John Paul II
HOMILY WEEK 31 04 – Year II Transformative Faith in Jesus (Phil 3:3-8; Ps 105; Lk 15:1-10) ************************************* When now St. Pope John Paul II returned to Canada in 1987 in fulfillment of his promise to meet with the Indigenous peoples of the North, I was in the line-up of concelebrating priests and bishops who […]
Faith-Sacrifice-St. Charles Borromeo
HOMILY WEEK 31 03 – Year II Disciples as Taking Up and Letting Go: Optional Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo (Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27; Lk 14:25-33) *********************************************** While in Newfoundland conducting a retreat for priests in the Diocese of Corner Brook-Labrador, this prairie boy enjoyed observing the tide come in and go out. It was […]
Faith-Worship-St. Martin de Porres
HOMILY WEEK 31 02 – Year II Humble Praise and Worship – a Fitting Response Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres (Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22; Lk 14:15-24) ****************************************************** Have you been invited to an important event recently? The liturgy today both extends an invitation to participate more fully in the Kingdom of God, and […]
Faith-Death-All Soul’s Day
HOMILY – ALL SOUL’S DAY Living the Paschal Mystery (Job 19:1, 23-27; Ps 103; 1Cor 15:20-23; Jn 12:23-26) ***************************************************** “Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved.” Both the readings and today’s commemoration of All Soul’s Day invite us to follow Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery. Jesus, in the […]
Faith-Christian life-Saints
HOMILY – ALL SAINTS DAY – YEAR A Helping Others Become Saints (Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12) ****************************************************** Help people be fully human, then help them become Christian, and finally help them to become saints. These words are from St. Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. […]