HOMILY WEEK 34 02 – Year I Temple Glory or Glorious Kingdom? (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 temples hold out the hope for […]
The Widow’s Mite
HOMILY WEEK 34 01 – Year I Giving God Glory and Praise at all Times (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 bad. The psalm response […]
St. Catherine of Alexandria
HOMILY WEEK 33 06 – Year I Reconciliation – Sign of the Resurrection: Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria (1 Macc 6:1-13; Ps 9; Lk 20:27-40) ********************************************** Someone once told me his wife was like an angel. When I wondered how so, he said she was up in the air and always harping! Today’s […]
St. Andrew Dūng-Lac and Companions
HOMILY WEEK 33 05 – Year I Living Temples of the Word: Memorial of St. Andrew Dūng-Lac and Companions (1 Macc 4:36-37; 52-59; Ps29; Luke 19:45-48) ******************************************** When was the last time you were spellbound by someone’s words? Today’s liturgy extends a double invitation to us: not just to be “spellbound” by the words of […]
St. Clement I
HOMILY WEEK 33 04 – Year I The Many Visitations of Jesus: Optional Memorial of St. Clement I (1 Macc 2:15-29; Ps 50; Lk 19:41-44) ****************************************** When I was a young Oblate in my first mission of Beauval, Fr. Jim Fiori OMI and Sr. René Buliard SMS, drove down from Île-à-la-Crosse for a visit one […]
St. Cecilia
HOMILY WEEK 33 03 – Year I Faith, Hope and Love: Memorial of St. Cecilia (2 Macc 7:1-31; Ps 17; Lk 19:11-28) ********************************************* Some years ago, St. Albert parish celebrated their 150th anniversary with a year-long series of speakers and events. I was invited to conduct a parish mission as part of that series, and […]
Blessed Virgin Mary
HOMILY WEEK 33 02 – Year I “Carpe Diem” – Seizing the day, like Zacchaeus: Memorial – The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2 Mac 6:18-31; Ps 3; Lk 19:1-10 ************************************************** “Carpe Diem.” “Seize the day.” This saying, made famous by the movie Dead Poets’ Society, fits the readings today, inviting us to […]
Covenant
HOMILY WEEK 33 01 – Year I Being Faithful to a Covenant Relationship: (1 Mac 1:1-64; Ps 119; Lk 18:35-43) ************************************************ We have probably all heard the saying, “There is more to this than meets the eye.” That statement applies to today’s readings with a touch of divine irony – a blind man is able […]
Talents
HOMILY SUNDAY 33 – A Parable of the Talents (Proverbs 3110-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-32; Psalm 128; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 24:36; 25:14-30) ********************************************************** Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give away.” Express yourself through selfless love and service, and you will […]
Dedication of Basilicas St. Peter and Paul
HOMILY WEEK 32 06 – Year I Faith Expressed through Justice: Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; PS 105; LK 18:1-8) ******************************************** What are you praying for? Today’s readings invite us into a stronger, trusting faith in Jesus, and to persevere in prayer. Bishop Robert Barron stresses that today’s […]
