HOMILY WEEK 03 02 – Year II Doing God’s Will – Key to Joy: Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (2 Sam 6:12-19; Ps 24; Mk 3:31-35) ************************************ “Why do you Catholics worship Mary when Jesus pushed her away the time she came to see him with his family?” The readings today and the memorial of […]
Category: Homilies
Faith-St Angela Merici
HOMILY WEEK 03 01 – Year II Letting Jesus Be Our King: Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici (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 […]
Faith-Repentance-Kingdom of God-Word of God
HOMILY SUNDAY 03 – YEAR A Sunday of the Word of God: Repent, Believe, and Follow Jesus into the Kingdom (Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27; 1 Cor 1:10-13; 17-18; Mt 4:12-23) ******************************************************** An elderly lady was mailing a bible at the post office. When the clerk asked her if there was anything breakable in the package, […]
Faith-Transformation-Conversion of St Paul
HOMILY WEEK 02 06 – Year II FEAST of the CONVERSION OF ST PAUL (Acts 22:3-16/Acts 9:1-22; Psalm 117; Mark 16:15-18) ********************************************************** The readings, including both versions from Acts, for today’s feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, focus on his encounter with Jesus and the Great Commission Jesus gave to his disciples. The message […]
Faith-Mercy-Healing-St Francis de Sales
HOMILY WEEK 02 05 – Year II Sent to Proclaim Mercy and Heal: Memorial of St. Francis de Sales (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 […]
Faith-Friendship-Healing
HOMILY WEEK 02 04 – Year II Friendship in the Lord and Healing in His Name (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 a treatment centre, touches on the […]
Faith-Mercy-Law-St. Vincent of Saragossa
HOMILY WEEK 02 03 – Year II Balancing Mercy and Faith, Law and Love: Memorial, St Vincent (1 Sm 1732-51; Ps 144; Mk 3:1-6) ****************************************************** Why was Goliath so surprised when David struck him with a stone from his sling? Such a thing had never entered his head before! The readings today, on this memorial […]
Faith-Jesus Christ-St Agnes
HOMILY WEEK 02 02 – Year II Placing our Faith in Christ as Kyrios-Lord: Memorial of St. Agnes (1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89; Mk 2:23-28) *************************************** The late Serge LeClerc, former gang leader who had a conversion experience while incarcerated, became a motivational speaker. In one of his talks, he shared how he was always […]
Faith-Violence in the bible-Obedience-St Sebastian
HOMILY WEEK 02 01 – Year II Understanding Three Spiritual Themes: Optional Memorial – St. Fabian (1 Sam 5:16-23; Ps 50; Mk 2:18-22) ********************************************** Three significant themes run through the readings today, inviting us to pay attention to them, learn from them and let them strengthen our faith in Jesus as the center of our […]
Faith-John the Baptist-Lamb of God
HOMILY SUNDAY 2-A Called to be Saints: New Life through Forgiveness and Healing (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; Psalm 40; 1Cor 1:1-3; John 1:29-34) ************************************************************** One of the most well-known and popular hymns written by Carey Landry is the hymn entitled Lay Your Hands. The chorus in that hymn captures succinctly the two-fold mission of Jesus as […]
