HOMILY WEEK 22 02 – Year I Living with Christ as Children of the Light: Memorial of St. Gregory the Great (1 Thess 5:1-11; Ps 27; Lk 4:31-37) *********************************************** Are you familiar with the term “paradigm shift”? It refers to an idea or event that radically affects the way we see and deal with reality […]
Faith-Humility and Pride
HOMILY SUNDAY 22 – C Being Humble of Heart (Sirach 3:17-20, 28-29; Psalm 68; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14) ************************************************************* A happy loving couple celebrating their 60thwedding anniversary was asked their secret. The husband replied that when they got married, they agreed that he would make the major decisions, and she all the minor […]
Faith-Love-Justice-Judgment
HOMILY WEEK 21 06 – Year I Just Love (1 Th 4:9-11; Ps 98; Mt 25:14-30) ************************************* A customer placed an exquisite greeting card on the store counter and reached for his wallet. Pushing the keys on the cash register, the clerk said, “That will be $4 please.” “$4,” the man reacted, “Forget it.” He […]
Faith-Human sexuality-Will of God
HOMILY WEEK 21 05 – Year I Living with Lamps Lit (1 Thess 4:1-8; Ps 97; Mt 25:1-13) ************************************* Recently, after years of burning messy candles, we noticed an oil lamp sitting on a side table in our chapel. We filled it with oil, held a match to it and voila! – it lit up […]
Faith-Prophets-Passion of St. John the Baptist
HOMILY – THE PASSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Prophetic Consolation and Desolation (Jer 1:17-19; Ps 71; Mk 6:17-29) *********************************************** The late Fr. Andrew Britz OSB, former editor of the Prairie Messenger newspaper, was noted for his courageous editorials that addressed rather fearlessly and directly the key and often controversial issues of the day. After his […]
Faith-Love-St. Monica
HOMILY WEEK 21 02 – Year I Genuine Faith and Love: Memorial of St. Monica (1 Thess 2:1-8; Ps 139; Mt 23:23-26) ************************************* What sins bothered Jesus the most in the Gospels? Were they sexual in nature? The answer is the unbelief and hypocrisy of the Pharisees, which explains why he was always in tension […]
Faith-Christian Life
WEEK 21 01 Living Faith (1 Thes 1:1-10; Ps 149; Mt 23:13-22) *************************************** The problem of addicts is not that they think they are worms, nor that they think they are special. Their problem is that they think they are very special worms! This cute saying actually fits in with today’s liturgy. Usually, liturgists aim […]
Faith-The Narrow Gate-Kingdom of God
HOMILY SUNDAY 21 – C By Fr. Alfred Groleau OMI at the Foyer Lacombe Chapel (Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalm 117; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30) ************************************************************* It is good to remember that St. Luke situates Jesus on his journey back to Jerusalem. This journey covers the second half of his Gospel. It tells us that Jesus […]
Faith-Evangelization-St. Bartholomew
HOMILY WEEK 20 06 – Year I Called to Unite Heaven and Earth: Feast of St. Bartholomew (Rev 21:9b-14; Ps 145; Jn 1:45-51) ******************************************** A somewhat forgetful preacher at a wedding was an ardent fisherman. He asked the groom, “Do you promise to love, honor, and cherish this woman?” “I do,” said the groom meekly. […]
Faith-Fidelity-St Rose of Lima
HOMILY WEEKDAY 20 05 – Year I Going Beyond the Law: Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima (Ruth 1:1-22; Ps 146; Mt 22:34-40) ******************************************** Keep it simple, sweetheart! We are probably more accustomed to a less flattering version of that saying, but I prefer this more positive rendering. It also applies to the teaching […]
