HOMILY – FRIDAY of EASTER WEEK Grace Like a Spider’s Thread: (Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118; Jn 21:1-14) ************************************** Pope Francis states that to be a missionary disciple is to first have a personal encounter with Jesus, and then to share that encounter with others. The Gospel today recounts the third appearance of the Risen Lord […]

HOMILY THURSDAY of EASTER WEEK On Being Missionary Disciples (Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8; Lk 24:35-48) ********************************************** Pope Francis has repeatedly stated that he wants a church of missionary disciples. The gospel for today could serve as a manual for how to be missionary disciples: faith; repentance; forgiveness; redemptive suffering; understanding the scriptures, and witnessing. First, […]

HOMILY WEDNESDAY of EASTER WEEK The Resurrection: Believe, Experience and Share (Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105; Lk 24:13-35) *********************************************** After the celebration of a Triduum and participating in an addiction’s awareness workshop in Deliné, NWT, a participant shared she had become aware for the first time that Jesus was truly alive and present in her life. […]

HOMILY TUESDAY OCTAVE OF EASTER – Yr II Believe, Grieve, Repent and Live in the Spirit (Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33; Jn 20:11-18) ****************************************  Can you guess what three elements arise from the readings that will enhance our experience of Easter? To deepen our experience of Easter, the readings today suggest believe, grieve and repent, then […]

HOMILY MONDAY of EASTER WEEK Absorbing and Manifesting the Reality of Easter (Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; Mt 28:8-15) ************************************************* This first day after the celebration of the Great Triduum of Easter, we are invited to allow the reality of the newness of Easter sink in more deeply, to be children of the resurrection, and […]

CHARITY THE NEW LIFE OF EASTER – YEAR C Resiliency is the key to love – Maya Angelou (Acts 10:34, 36-43; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-18) ********************************************** We know that Christ has risen from the dead because, despite all death and wounds, love exists and love continues in the world. Charity is the new life of […]

EASTER VIGIL – YEAR C 2022 Easter is Not a Spectator Sport (Romans 6:3-11; Psalm 118; Luke 24:1-12) ******************************************* Truly, tonight we have feasted on God’s Holy Word. Each year during the Easter vigil we are invited to listen attentively to the same seven readings from the Old Testament. These readings never change, nor does […]

GOOD FRIDAY HOMILY 2022 Choose Jesus’ New Way of Life (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42) ******************************************************* In the movie The Passion of Christ, Jesus, beaten, bloodied and half dead, meets his mother and tells her simply, “Behold, I am making all things new.” This is the shocking reality of faith – […]

HOLY THURSDAY YEAR C Remember and Live (Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15) ******************************************* The ability to remember is a powerful gift. Conversely, loss of memory through Alzheimer’s Disease is a terrible tragedy. My family lost our mother to that disease seven years before she died. At the same time, we delighted when […]