Homilies For This Week
Homily Archive
Saturday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Preach the word of God with urgency and steadfastness, Saint Paul reminds Timothy in today's first reading. Not only was he to be a teacher but also...
A Lesson For Us How To Give...
Sunday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Year B
Jesus' enemies accused Him of being possessed by Beelzebub and casting out devils through the power of Satan. It is unbelievable how anyone could...
Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
Sunday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Year C
How do you respond to the misfortunes of others? In a number of places the Gospel records that Jesus was "moved to the depths of His heart" when He...
The Compassion Of Jesus
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
There was an occasion when one wife said to another, 'You are so fortunate. You have a great marriage. Does your husband make you happy?' She...
Are You Happy?
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Anyone in the position of Elijah, the prophet, would have felt very insecure. He was called by God to warn Ahab to change his evil ways after...
Trust In God And You Will Fine Happiness
Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
In my time as a priest I have received several people into the faith. I have found what they like about the Catholic Church is its positiveness. Its...
Think Positive!
Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
What great compliments Jesus paid to His listeners when He called them “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world”. Had they ever...
Salt Of The Earth And Light Of The World
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
“The written letters bring death, but the Spirit gives life.” In these words Saint Paul is contrasting the New and the Old Law: he has just left...
The Demands Of The Law And Of Love
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Traffic laws have been drawn up for very good reasons, for our safety, for respecting the rights of other drivers as well as our own, and for the...
Help Us To Lead Others To Heaven
Thursday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
When Saint Paul spoke of the veil between Moses and the people he was referring to an incident which was well-known and understood by the Jews. Moses...
Remove The Veil
Thursday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
"If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not get into the kingdom of Heaven." What did Jesus mean by these...
Jesus Wants No Half Measures From Us!
Friday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
After his conversion Saint Paul lived a very difficult and challenging life. Called by God to preach the Gospel he met much opposition and was...
Life Is Difficult But The Prize Is Great
Friday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Elijah the prophet thought he was a failure because he was unable to convert his people from idolatry. In his disappointment he yearned to die...
Are We Listening For God's Gentle Voice?
Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The swearing of oaths begins in childhood when children make a pledge and promise to keep it on pain to themselves. 'Cross my heart and hope to die,...
Be A Person Whose Word Is Our Bond
Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Elijah was a great prophet of the Old Testament and is sometimes presented as representing the essence of prophecy in lsrael. Before his death he was...
Do We Accept The Demands Of Discipleship?
Sunday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Year A
What could be more frustrating than a task made unnecessarily difficult due to lack of help? Or a mission threatened by the lack of volunteers?...
Reaping The Harvest
Sunday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Year B
“This is how it is with the kingdom of God.” Jesus begins today's Gospel with these words. And how do we define the kingdom of God? It is that...
Signs Of God At Work
Sunday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Year B
The blacks in the U.S.A. gained their emancipation in 1864, but it wasn't until 1964, a hundred years later that an act was passed giving them the...
Small Beginnings
Sunday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Year C
The nature of love is such that it always evokes a response from the beloved. A person cannot remain neutral in the face of love: we respond either...
God's Love For Us - And Our Love For Him
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Saint Paul describes what God’s workers, like himself, might expect in times of hardship, suffering and distress – being flogged, imprisoned,...
What Jesus Expects From His Followers
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Ahab was an evil king but his wife Jezebel was even worse. Not satisfied with all his possessions as king, he wanted Naboth's vineyard. Fully within...
The Mercy Of God Is Upon To All Of Us
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The Christians in Jerusalem needed help. Paul praised the generosity of the Macedonians who gave far beyond their means in response to his appeal. He...
"Be Perfect As Your Heavenly Father Is Perfect"
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
When the wife of King Ahab murdered Naboth, so that her husband could take over his vineyard, Ahab was guilty of approving his wife's handling of the...
We Must Love And Pray For Our Enemies
Wednesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
In living our Christianity Jesus does not want us to play to an audience. We should not have the motive of drawing people to ourselves who admire and...
Done Only To Please The Lord
Wednesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Elijah was an important figure in the Old Testament. He was regarded as the greatest of God’s prophets. He was a representative of God who spoke...
God Communicates Through Human Beings
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Paul considers the church at Corinth to be a chaste virgin espoused to Christ yet in danger of being seduced by a false gospel. He also defends...
The Model Of All Prayer
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Today's first reading is a poem in honour of Elijah, the prophet. He was truly a great man who spoke to God's people in His name. When Jesus was...
God Is Our Father Whom We Can Approach With Confidence
