EASTER WEEKDAY 06 02 Servants of the Word (Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138: Jn 16:5-11) *************************************** “Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world, and to go to the Father.” This statement provides the background for the message of the readings for us today: grounded in the love of Jesus and the […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 06 01 Bearing Witness to the Truth (Acts 16.11-15; Ps 149; Jn 15.26-16.4) ************************************************* “When Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father.” Perhaps you have noticed this sentence has consistently opened the gospel for over a week now during this […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON SUNDAY 6 C Bonded Together in Intimate Love (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29) ****************************************************************** In the movie, Of God and Men, a community of Trappist monks in Algeria are caught between the army and the rebels because they offer medical assistance to both sides without discrimination. As […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 05 06 Participating in a Divine Paradigm Shift (Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100; Jn 15:18-21) ************************************************* Have you ever experienced a paradigm shift? The readings today invite us to join the early disciples in their paradigm shift from a monotheistic to trinitarian image of God. A paradigm shift is a radical […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 05 05 About Our Identity and Activity (Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57; Jn 15:12-17) ************************************************ Have you ever heard people say they believed in God but not in an institution? That they believed in Jesus but did not want to have anything to do with the church? That they were spiritual […]

HOMILY EASTER WEEK 05 04 Abiding in Love (Acts 15.7-21; Ps 96; Jn 15.9-11) ************************************ When was the last time you told someone you loved them? When was the last time someone said they loved you? The answer to that last question is actually today – just now, in the gospel, where Jesus says, “As […]

EASTER WEEK 05 03 The True Vine and Fruitful Branches (Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122; Jn 15:1-8) ******************************************** When I began my strawberry patch, I bought two kinds of strawberry plants with some berries on them and planted them with great expectation. The berries that were on the plants grew, matured, were enjoyed – and then […]

HOMILY EASTER WEEK 05 02 Being Missionary Disciples Optional Memorial: St. Eugene de Mazenod (Acts 14.19-28; Ps 145; Jn 14.27-31) ************************************************ To announce the release of a new movie, often a trailer is produced giving the viewer an idea of what the movie will be like to entice viewers to go see the movie. The […]

HOMILY EASTER WEEK 05 01 Experiencing God Through Intimacy (Acts 14.5-18; Ps 115; Jn 14.21-26) *********************************** When someone is on their deathbed, and sharing their last thoughts and words with us – we pay attention. The gospel today asks us to pay attention to the words of Jesus before the Passover, because his hour had […]

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 5-C (Homily 01) The New Commandment (Acts 14:21b-27; Psalm 145; Rev 21:1-5a; John 13:1, 31-33a, 34-35) ***************************************************************** Do you believe in heaven on earth? Love as Jesus has loved us, and you will help it happen. Imagine 50 men and women giving up a whole weekend to isolate themselves in a school, […]