HOMILY WEEK 10 05 Yr I Holiness and Fidelity (2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116; Mt 5:27-32) ************************************** “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away!” “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off!” What are we to make of these harsh sayings on the part of […]
Transformative faith-St Anthony of Padua
Week 10 04 Living A Transformative Faith Memorial: St. Anthony of Padua (2 Cor 3:15-4:6; Ps 85; Mt 5:20-26) ****************************************** What do you make of Paul’s focus on “glory” in the first reading today? The message he is earnestly trying to communicate to the Corinthians, and to us, is to allow our faith in Jesus […]
New Covenant-Holy Spirit
WEEK 10 03 Ministers of a New Covenant (2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99; Matt 5:17-19) ************************************** Would you like to be given new very important role in your life? You already have one – just believe it and be ministers of a new covenant. Those who are married will perhaps understand this message more easily. […]
Faith-St Barnabas-Evangelization
MEMORIAL – ST BARNABAS Returning to our Roots of Faith (Acts 11:21-26, 13:1-3; Ps 98; Mt 10:7-13) *************************************** The readings today, and this memorial of St. Barnabas, brings to mind a four-year renewal process we developed in our Archdiocese of Keewatin-The Pas years ago that was designed to involve everyone in the archdiocese. Based on […]
Blessed Virgin Mary – Mother of the Church-Sr. Raymonde Arcand
HOMILY – WEEK 10 01 Memorial: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (Gen 32:9-15,20; Judith 13:18-20; Jn 19:25-27) ************************************************* Take a moment to think of your mother. What thoughts come to mind, and what feelings flood your heart? Hopefully gratitude, warmth, tenderness, affection, and compassion for her limitations, etc. Now think of Mary, Mother […]
Easter Season-Pentecost-Holy Spirit-Jean Vanier
PENTECOST SUNDAY – YEAR C Pentecost: Recovery, Unity and Service (Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; Romans 8:8-17; John 20:19-23) **************************************************************** The cover of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and the sobriety medallion of A.A. features a triangle. Around the triangle on the medallion are the words Recovery, Unity and Service. This medallion and those three […]
Easter-St Paul- World Wide Marriage Encounter
HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 07 06 The Teachings of St. Paul and Marriage Encounter (Acts 28:16-20; Ps 11; Jn 21:20-25) ************************************************** At one point during a marriage encounter weekend, couples are asked to focus on their spouse’s most endearing quality. Having heard the first reading, what for you would be a most endearing quality […]
Easter-Peter and Paul-Forgiveness-New life
HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 07 05 On Love as Faith, Forgiveness and Following (Acts 24:27, 25:13-21; Ps 103; Jn 21:15-19) ************************************************** The readings today would fit well a feast for Peter and Paul, as they feature these two pillars of the early church. The readings also invite us to deepen our faith in Jesus, […]
Easter-Intimacy-Trinity
HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 07 04 Loving Intimacy (Acts 22:30 – 23:11; Ps 16; Jn 17:20-26) ********************************************* Are you yearning for intimacy? Believe in God’s love for you, and strive to be one with others. Most people, even if not that conscious of it, are yearning for intimacy. The readings today tap into that […]
HOMILY EASTER SEASON – WEEK 07 03 Important Words of Departure Memorial: St. Boniface – Bishop and Martyr (Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68; Jn 17:11-19) ************************************************** When someone is leaving us whom we know we will never see again, or dying, we tend to hang onto their last words as precious memories of them and teachings […]
