HOMILY WEEK 34 02 – Year II Carpe Diem:  Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Rev 14:14-19; Ps 96; Lk 21:5-11) **************************************************** A message offered us by the movie Dead Poet’s Society is Carpe Diem – to grasp the day, to make the most of our time each day. Our liturgy today in this […]

HOMILY WEEK 34 01 – Year II Giving All to Christ: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Rev 14:1-5; Ps 24; Lk 21:1-4) ************************************** The message of the gospel today is to put our complete faith in Christ; to surrender to him totally. It is interesting that in one translation, Jesus looked up and […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 34 – C Christ – Another Kind of King (2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43) ****************************************************** Have you ever met a king or a queen? Believe, repent, and let Jesus be your Lord and King, the center of your life. When Cast C of the International Singing Group “Up With People” was […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 06 – Year II The Transfiguration and Resurrection (Rev 11:4-12; Ps 144; Lk 20:27-40) ********************************************** During a NECHI course on addiction’s awareness, I realized that only one other participant and I, out of a group of twenty-three, actually believed in the resurrection. All the others were into reincarnation. A friend tells me […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 05 – Year II The Word of God and Fraternal Correction: Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Rev 10:8-11; Ps 119; Lk 19:45-48) ******************************************** “My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it into a den of robbers.” That statement by […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 04 – Year II Recognizing Jesus: Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Rev 5:1-10; Ps 149; Lk 19:41-44) ************************************************ Paula D’Arcy, spiritual writer and speaker, once said, “God comes to us disguised as our life.” The readings today build on that statement: can we recognize Jesus when he comes to us, and […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 03 – Year II Jesus the Whistleblower and Servant Leader: Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland (Rev 4:1-11; Ps 150; Lk 19:11-28) ************************************************ The reality of whistleblowing is very much present in our day. Julien Assange, founder of Wikileaks, is facing legal challenges. Some time back three women were featured on […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 02 – Year II Faith, Repentance and Acceptance: Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great (Rev 3:1-22; Ps 15; Lk 19:1-10) ******************************************** Is your faith hot, cold or lukewarm? The readings today invite us to keep our relationship with God and Jesus fresh and strong through contemplative prayer, repentance for our sins, […]

HOMILY WEEK 33 01 – Year II Faith, Forgiveness and Healing: (Rev 1:1-2:5; Ps 1:1-6; Lk 18:35-43) **************************************** “Lay your hands gently upon us, let your touch render your peace! Let them bring your forgiveness and healing; lay your hands, gently lay your hands.” Those words from the hymn by Carey Landry touch on the […]

HOMILY SUNDAY 33 – C Towards The End of Time (Malachi 4:1-2; Psalm 98; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19) ******************************************************* A young man was rather nervous about reading in Church, and instead of ending his reading with “The Word of the Lord” he stammered “This is the end of the world” to which the congregation […]