HOMILY WEEK 18 05 – Year II Radical Discipleship and Redemptive Suffering: Optional Memorial of St. Sixtus II and his Companions (Nahum 1:15, 2:2, 3:1-7; Dt 32:35-41; Mt 16:24-28) ******************************************************* When asked to address a Christian Business Men’s Association breakfast just before Holy Week one year, I decided to speak about Radical Discipleship and Redemptive […]
Faith-Transfiguration
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Being Attentive to the Mystery (Dan 7:9-10/2 Pt 1:16-19, 13-14; Ps 97; Mt 17:1-9) ********************************************** “You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place.” Those words from St. Peter, a witness to the transfiguration, invite us to ponder this […]
Faith-Conversion-Blessed Frédéric Janssoone
HOMILY WEEK 18 03 – Year II Persistent Faith: Optional Memorial of Blessed Frédéric Janssoone (Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10-13; Mt 15:21-28) ******************************************************** There is a very significant faith process at work in the readings today, calling us to have humble and persistent faith in Jesus; to come to him for forgiveness and healing, and to […]
Faith-Humility-St Jean Vianney
HOMILY WEEK 18 02 – Year II Attitudes Underlying Actions Memorial of St. Jean Mary Vianney (Jer 30:1-2,12-15; Ps 102; Mt 15:1-2,10-14) ********************************************** “Check your attitude!” We may have been addressed that way sometime in our past, or perhaps we uttered those words ourselves. Today’s gospel invites us to do just that. In the first […]
Faith-Trust-St Peter
HOMILY WEEK 18 01 – Year II The Power of Genuine Faith (Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119; Mt 14:13-21) ************************************ How strong is our faith? What difference is it making in your life? Today’s readings invite us to place our complete trust in Jesus, pray from the heart and come to him for healing. We can […]
Faith-Eucharist
HOMILY SUNDAY 18 – A The Multiplication of the Loaves (Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 145; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21) ************************************************************ A family was at a restaurant and the young boy offered to bless the meal. He thanked God and added that it would be even better if there were ice cream for desert. An older […]
Faith-Prophetic-Metanoia-St. Alphonsus Liguori
HOMILY WEEK 17 05 – Year II Called to do Metanoia – Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori (Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69; Mt 14:1-12) ***************************************************** “Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God…” Today’s liturgy invites us be prophetic – to speak the truth of repentance, […]
Faith-Prophets-St Ignatius of Loyola
HOMILY WEEK 17 05 – Year II Prophets Speaking Truth to Power: Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola (Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69; Mt 13:54-58) ***************************************** The late Andrew Britz OSB, former editor of the Prairie Messenger, was known for his ability to write and speak forcefully on issues of social justice – so much so […]
Faith-Fidelity-St Peter Chrysologus
HOMILY WEEK 17 04 – Year II Choosing Light and Life: Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus (Adapted from The Word Among Us) (Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146; Mt 13:47-52) ******************************************** “He tried again, making of the clay another object.” Israel had wandered from the Lord – not once, but multiple times, over many years. The […]
Faith-Resurrection-Discipleship
HOMILY WEEK 17 03 – Year II Memorial of St. Martha, Disciple of the Lord (Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59; Jn 11:17-27 or Lk 10:38-42) ************************************************** “I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” According to The Word Among Us, we often think of St. Martha as an example of what […]
