HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 6 – C What Would Jesus Do? (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29) ****************************************************************** Some time back, bracelets with the letters WWJD were quite popular. The letters, of course, stand for What Would Jesus Do? That is actually much more than just a catchy phrase on a bracelet. […]

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 6 – C What Would Jesus Do? (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29) ****************************************************************** Some time back, bracelets with the letters WWJD were quite popular. The letters, of course, stand for What Would Jesus Do? That is actually much more than just a catchy phrase on a bracelet. […]

HOMILY WEEK EASTER 05 – 06 Steadfast Faith and Love: Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions (Acts 16:1-10; Psalm 100; Jn 15:18-21) ******************************************************** In the gospel, Jesus warns that just as he was misunderstood and persecuted, his followers will also be misunderstood and persecuted. We must pray for the faith to stay faithful […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 05 04 – Year II 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, […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 05 03 – Year II Abiding in Jesus and Bearing Fruit: Optional Memorial of St. John I (Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122; Jn 15:1-8) *************************************************** In the Domano Retreat centre in the Diocese of Prince George, there is a vine covering most of a wall that both clings to and reaches out. […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 05 02 – Year II Elements of Discipleship: Relationship, Persecution and Proclamation – (Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145; John 14:27-31a) ******************************************************** The readings today offer us three elements of discipleship as followers of Jesus: relationship, persecution and proclamation. The gospel places us back at the Last Supper just before Jesus goes to […]

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

HOMILY EASTER SUNDAY 5-C Radical Newness (Acts 14:21b-27; Psalm 145; Rev 21:1-5a; John 13:1, 31-33a, 34-35) **************************************************************** Here is a trivia question for you: What line in today’s readings is found in one of Mel Gibson’s movies? A clue to the answer lies in the fact that radical newness almost leaps from the pages of […]

HOMILY – FEAST OF ST MATTHIAS, APOSTLE Chosen to Love and Choosing to Love (Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113; Jn 15:6-17) *********************************************** Two words leap out at us in today’s readings: “chosen” and “love.” Putting them together, we get the message from this feast day of St. Matthias that we are Chosen by Jesus to […]

HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 04 05 – Year II Homecoming – A Place For Us All: Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima (Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2; Jn 14:1-6) ******************************************************* A Place For Us is a song in the opera West Side Story that resonates with the gospel today in which we are assured Jesus […]