HOMILY SUNDAY 14 – C Mission of the 72 (Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66; Galatians 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12; 17-20) ******************************************************** A young boy was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. He replied he wanted to become a minister so he could stand up in Church and yell. What is a missionary? Do […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 06 – Year II New Wine – Fresh Skins: (Amos 9:11-15; Ps 85; Mt 9:14-17) ******************************************* An elderly lady went to the bar every night and ordered a glass of whiskey and a drop of water.  Every night it was the same – a glass of whiskey and a drop of water. […]

WEEK 13 05 HOMILY – Year II Forgiven, Healed, Merciful (Amos 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119; Mt 9:9-13) ********************************************** “No one lives by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” and “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” These two sentences from the readings today frame a powerful message for us centred […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 04 – Year II Faith, Forgiveness and Deeper Healing: The First Martyrs of the Early Church (Amos 7:10-17; Ps 19; Mt 9:1-18) **************************************** Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be paralyzed? The gospel today invites us to place our faith in Jesus and come to him for forgiveness […]

HOMILY – SOLEMNITY of SAINTS PETER AND PAUL Apostles of Forgiveness and Evangelization (Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34; 2 Tim 4:6-8;17-18; Mt 16:13-19) *************************************************** Today’s solemnity invites us to reflect on two foundational figures of the early Church, to be inspired by them and to learn from them. St. Peter and St. Paul met only a […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 02 – Year II Weathering Life’s Storms with Faith: Memorial of St. Irenaeus (Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5; Mt 8:23-27) *************************************** Have you ever been caught in a storm while boating? Today’s readings invite us to trust that Jesus can help us weather any storm in our lives. I remember one incident […]

HOMILY WEEK 13 01 – Year II Gratefully Going the Right Way – Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Alexandria (Amos 2:6-16; Ps 50; Mt 8:18-22) ******************************************** At a first glance, the readings for today’s liturgy seemed to be a difficult read, with a focus on lots of injustice and sin in the first, and […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 13 – C Responding to God’s Call (1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9:51-62) ************************************************************ This Sunday could be called vocation Sunday as the reading are all about a call from God and a variety of responses, culminating in the ideal response that St. Paul presents in the reading […]

HOMILY WEEK 10 06 – Year II Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Is 61:9-11; 1 Sm 2; Lk 2:41-51) ********************************************** “Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.” That statement by St. Augustine fits today’s memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who models for us a life of deep faith lived […]

SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS – Year II Revealing Our God Who is Love, Mercy and Compassion (Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103; 1Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30) ****************************************************** What word resonates in your heart more deeply – loyalty or love? Today’s solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus invites us into a paradigm shift from […]