HOMILY WEEK 04 03 – Year II Truly Trusting or Taking Offence? Memorial of St. Agatha (2 Sam 24:2-17; Ps 32; Mk 6:1-6) ************************************** “They took offense at him.” (Mark 6:3) Today’s readings present us with a choice – to truly trust in Jesus or to end up, in one form or another, taking offense […]

HOMILY WEEK 04 01 – Year II On Not Throwing Stones: Optional Memorial of St. Blaise (2 Sam 15:13 – 16:13; Ps 3; Mk 5:1-200 *********************************************** A vain king who lived in a glass palace and loved hording, kept on buying more and more thrones and storing them in his attic. Finally, one day they […]

HOMILY YEARS ABC The Presentation of the Lord (Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24; Heb 2:10-18; Lk 2:22-24) ****************************************************** A traveller in Africa tells this story of passing through a drought-stricken area and being followed by a small, emaciated, hungry, shy boy who came out of the bush. Whenever the traveller stopped, the boy stopped also. Finally, […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 06 – Year II With Jesus in Our Boats (2 Sam 12:1-17; Ps 51; Mk 4:35-41) ******************************************** Have you ever prayed with your emotions? Have faith in Jesus and in the power of prayer. Today’s familiar account of Jesus calming the storm highlights the fear and lack of faith of the disciples, […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 05 – Year II Faith Like A Mustard Seed: Memorial of St John Bosco (2 Sam 11:1-17; Ps 51; Mk 4:26-34) ************************************* The Gospel for today features the parable of the mustard seed. Bishop Robert Barron starts us off with this reflection: How does God tend to work? From the very small […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 03 – Year II Stories of Unconditional Love: (2 Sam 7:1-17; Ps 89; Mk 4:1-20) ********************************************************** Today’s liturgy offers us two stories of unconditional love to ponder: a covenant relationship, and the prodigality of God’s Word, both inviting us to be open to the Word of God and live it out in […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 02 – Year II Doing God’s Will – Key to Joy: Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (2 Sam 6:12-19; Ps 24; Mk 3:31-35) ************************************ “Why do you Catholics worship Mary when Jesus pushed her away the time she came to see him with his family?” The readings today and the memorial of […]

HOMILY WEEK 03 01 – Year II Letting Jesus Be Our King: Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici (2 Sam 5:1-10; Ps 89; Mk 3:22-30) ************************************ “All the elders of Israel came to David at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them.” The readings today, by their stark contrast, invite us to be […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 03 – YEAR A Sunday of the Word of God: Repent, Believe, and Follow Jesus into the Kingdom (Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27; 1 Cor 1:10-13; 17-18; Mt 4:12-23) ******************************************************** An elderly lady was mailing a bible at the post office. When the clerk asked her if there was anything breakable in the package, […]