HOMILY ADVENT 01 02 – Year II Feast of St Andrew: Kerygma and Didache (Rm 10:9-18; Ps 19; Mt 4:18-22) *************************************************** “If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your hearts that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” This message of Paul to the Romans succinctly […]
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HOMILY ADVENT WEEK 01 01- Year II Faith in Jesus and the Inclusive Love of God (Is 2:1-5; Ps 122; Mt 8:5-11, 13) ********************************************** “Many will come from the east and the west and will recline … at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 8:11). Today’s readings for this first weekday of Advent […]
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HOMILY ADVENT SUNDAY ONE – C Celebrate an Advent Triple-Header (Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28, 34-36) ************************************************************ In the world of baseball, a triple-header is when two teams play three games against each other in succession over a few days. That sporting event pales in comparison with the liturgical triple-header that […]
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HOMILY WEEK 34 06 – Year I Being Alert and Ready at all Times (Dan 7:15-27; Dan 3:8-87; Lk 21:34-36) ******************************************* An Oblate brother playing pool was asked what he would do if he knew the world was to end that day. He replied calmly that he would keep on playing pool. Obviously, he was […]
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HOMILY WEEK 34 05 – Year I Serving Jesus our King and Obeying His Word (Dan 7:1-14; Dan 3:75-81; Lk 21:29-33) *************************************************** Did you know that Prince Harry is 5th in line to the throne? Someday he might be king of England and Meghan would be queen! Perhaps not that surprising as apparently, according to […]
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HOMILY WEEK 34 04 – Year I Grounded in Strong, Confident Faith: Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria (Dan 6:11-28; Dan 3; Lk 21:20-28) ****************************************** How strong is your faith? What difference is it making in your life? The readings today invite us to pray for a faith in Jesus Christ that will allow […]
Faith-Martyrdom-St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
HOMILY WEEK 34 03 – Year I Bless and Praise God Forever: Memorial: St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Dan 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dan 3; Lk 21:12-19) ************************************************* Today’s liturgy invites us to let go of idols, worship the one true Trinitarian God, and have the courage to endure any persecution that may confront us […]
Faith-St. Clement I
HOMILY WEEK 34 02 – Year I Temple Glory or Glorious Kingdom? Optional Memorial of St. Clement I (Dan 2:3, 9-30, 31-45; Dan 3; Lk 21:5-11) ******************************************* Did you know that Meghan Markle was the most googled woman in the world after her engagement to Prince Harry? Could that be because kingdoms, royalty, palaces and […]
Faith-Martyrdom-St. Cecilia
HOMILY WEEK 34 01 – Year I Giving God Glory and Praise at all Times: Memorial of St. Cecilia (Dan 1:1-20; Dn 3:52-56; Lk 21:1-4) **************************************** When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a book written by Rabbi Kuschner, appropriate for the readings today inviting us to trust God totally in good times and […]
Faith-Christ the King
HOMILY “CHRIST THE KING” – YEAR B A Monarch in Trouble and a Troubling Monarch (Daniel 7:13-14; Psalm 93; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33-37) *************************************************** Did you notice the headlines after Princess Diana died? “Will the monarchy last? Monarchy in trouble.” Put your trust in an eternal monarch. Listen to, and serve, Jesus the King. The […]
