HOMILY WEEK 34 03 – Year II Worship and Witness: Optional Memorial of St. Clement I, Pope and Martyr (Rev 15:1-4; Ps 98; Lk 21:12-19) ********************************************** During this last week of the liturgical year, the readings continue an apocalyptic theme, and present us with two scenes – a heavenly one and an earthly one and […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 02 – Year II Carpe Diem:  Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Rev 14:14-19; Ps 96; Lk 21:5-11) **************************************************** A message offered us by the movie Dead Poet’s Society is Carpe Diem – to grasp the day, to make the most of our time each day. Our liturgy today in this […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 01 – Year II Giving All to Christ: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Rev 14:1-5; Ps 24; Lk 21:1-4) ************************************** The message of the gospel today is to put our complete faith in Christ; to surrender to him totally. It is interesting that in one translation, Jesus looked up and […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 34 – C Christ – Another Kind of King (2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43) ****************************************************** Have you ever met a king or a queen? Believe, repent, and let Jesus be your Lord and King, the center of your life. When Cast C of the International Singing Group “Up With People” was […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 06 – Year II The Transfiguration and Resurrection (Rev 11:4-12; Ps 144; Lk 20:27-40) ********************************************** During a NECHI course on addiction’s awareness, I realized that only one other participant and I, out of a group of twenty-three, actually believed in the resurrection. All the others were into reincarnation. A friend tells me […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 05 – Year II The Word of God and Fraternal Correction: Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Rev 10:8-11; Ps 119; Lk 19:45-48) ******************************************** “My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it into a den of robbers.” That statement by […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 04 – Year II Recognizing Jesus: Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Rev 5:1-10; Ps 149; Lk 19:41-44) ************************************************ Paula D’Arcy, spiritual writer and speaker, once said, “God comes to us disguised as our life.” The readings today build on that statement: can we recognize Jesus when he comes to us, and […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 03 – Year II Jesus the Whistleblower and Servant Leader: Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland (Rev 4:1-11; Ps 150; Lk 19:11-28) ************************************************ The reality of whistleblowing is very much present in our day. Julien Assange, founder of Wikileaks, is facing legal challenges. Some time back three women were featured on […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 02 – Year II Faith, Repentance and Acceptance: Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great (Rev 3:1-22; Ps 15; Lk 19:1-10) ******************************************** Is your faith hot, cold or lukewarm? The readings today invite us to keep our relationship with God and Jesus fresh and strong through contemplative prayer, repentance for our sins, […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 01 – Year II Faith, Forgiveness and Healing: (Rev 1:1-2:5; Ps 1:1-6; Lk 18:35-43) **************************************** “Lay your hands gently upon us, let your touch render your peace! Let them bring your forgiveness and healing; lay your hands, gently lay your hands.” Those words from the hymn by Carey Landry touch on the […]