HOMILY WEEK 29 03 – Year II Live the Mystery of Faith as Servants of the Gospel – Trust, Thank and Tell (Eph 3:1-12; Is 12:2-6; Lk 12:39-48) ***************************************************************** “Life is mystery to be lived, not problem to be solved.” The readings today invite us to live the mystery of faith as servants of the […]

HOMILY WEEK 29 02 – Year II Temples of a Living God: Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85; Lk 12:35-38) *************************************************** The late Serge LeClerc was a motivational speaker who gave a keynote presentation at a Catholic Health Conference in Saskatoon years ago. He was born in Winnipeg of a […]

HOMILY WEEK 29 01 – Year II Faithful Grace and Grateful Ministry – Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross (Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100; Lk 12:13-21) *********************************************** “One’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” The Word Among Us serves as an initial resource for this reflection. It states that Jesus has […]

HOMILY SUN 29-A On Being True to Moses – Mission Sunday (Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21) *************************************************************** Today, the Catholic world celebrates Mission Sunday, which given the recent focus on colonization here in Canada and in other parts of the world, can give us reason to pause for reflection, as […]

HOMILY WEEK 28 06 – Year II Knowing God, Acknowledging Jesus and Experiencing the Holy Spirit Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8; Lk 12:1-7) ************************************************************** Three men were running to catch a subway. One of them accidently knocked over the fruit stand of a young street vendor. Two of the men […]

HOMILY SUN 29-A Being True to Moses (Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21) *************************************************************** In 2014, I was invited by the Oblates in Kenya to ordain a young seminarian and offer a Christopher Leadership course. As the motto of the leadership course had to do with light, I sent out an […]

HOMILY WEEK 28 05 – Year II Enjoying our Inheritance – Memorial of St. Marguerite d’Youville (Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33; Lk 12:1-7) ********************************************** Are you aware of what your inheritance will be? The readings today invite us into a deeper appreciation of our spiritual inheritance – the kingdom of God – and how we can […]

HOMILY WEEK 28 04 – Year II Chosen and Loved to be Saints – Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98; Lk 11:47-54) *************************************** Here are some one-liners that fit the readings today: Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited-until you try to sit in their pews; Many folks want to serve […]

HOMILY WEEK 28 03 – Year II Claiming our Inheritance and Called to Conversion –  Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I ((Gal 5:18-22; Ps 1; Luke 11:42-46 ****************************************************** Have you heard the expression “The spiritual life is more a journey than a destination?” There is some truth to that statement. Today’s readings call us to […]

HOMILY WEEK 28 02 – Year II Genuine Faith Expressed Through Selfless Love (Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119; Lk 11:37-41) *************************************************** “For freedom Christ has set us free” and “Give for alms those things that are within.” These two quotes from the readings today focus our attention on this message: our faith in Christ, to be […]