HOMILY WEEK 20 06 – Year I Walking the Talk with Humility (Ruth 2:1-17; Ps 128; Mt 23:1-12) ************************************* “Do what they teach you, but not what they do, because they do not practice what they teach.” The gospel today is inviting us to be humble, and to be persons of integrity living our faith […]
St. Joseph Calasanz
HOMILY WEEKDAY 20 05 – Year I Going Beyond the Law: Memorial of St. Joseph Calasanz (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 of Jesus […]
St. Bartholomew
HOMILY WEEK 21 03 – 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. […]
St. Rose of Lima
HOMILY WEEK 20 03 – Year I Playing Ball in the Kingdom of God: Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima (Judges 9:6-15; Ps 21; Mt 20:1-16) ***************************************** Have you ever resented someone else’s good fortune? The gospel today invites us to look at reality from a deeper, broader faith perspective. As a young scholastic, […]
Queenship of Mary
HOMILY WEEK 20 02 – Year I Humble Faith and Spiritual Warfare: Memorial: the Queenship of Mary (Judges 6:11-24; Ps 85; Mt 19:23-30) *************************************************** August 21, 2017, was a memorable day for millions of people in North America as they witnessed a solar eclipse – total for some and partial for many more. That experience […]
St. Pius X
HOMILY WEEK 20 01- Year I Our Journey into Deeper Healing: Memorial of St. Pius X (Judges 2:11-19; Ps 106; Mt 19:16-22) ************************************************* Where are we at on our healing journey? The readings today fit the two stages of spiritual growth described by St. John of the Cross – the Dark Night of the Senses, […]
The Canaanite Woman
HOMILY SUNDAY 20 – A Great Faith and Joyful Salvation (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-15; 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28) ************************************************************* “For soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed.” The readings today invite us to pray for a great faith that will lead us to experience more deeply the salvation and deliverance […]
St. John Eudes
HOMILY WEEK 19 06 – Year I The Power of Covenant Love: Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes (Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16; Mt 19:13-15) *************************************** Joshua made a covenant with the people. (Joshua 24:25) What appeals most to you – living a contract, or a covenant? There is an important difference between a biblical covenant […]
Radical Discipleship
HOMILY WEEKDAY 19 05 – Year I Eunuchs on a Healing Journey for the Kingdom of God (Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136; Mt 19:3-12) *********************************************** The first reading today seems to miss a few other groups the Israelites had to face upon entering the promised land: the Gigabytes and the Terrabytes! Each reading today holds a […]
Exodus and Paschal Mystery
HOMILY WEEKDAY 19 – 04 Our Own Exodus Journey and Paschal Mystery Experience (Jos 3:7-17; Ps 114; Mt 18:21-19:1) **************************************************** One day, Ronnie, a tall Cree recovering alcoholic, came into my office and shared his story with me: a drunk for years; sobriety; joining AA; a dry drunk for four years, organizing Round-ups and chairing […]
