Homily Archive

Friday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
A repeated heartache of many a parent today is to see their children lapse from the Church and abandon their faith. Even though they have had the...
Why We Have To Live Better Lives
Friday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Modern experts advise parents always to give their children explanations for the rules and regulations they make at home. Children should be given,...
The Wisdom And The Goodness Of God In Our Lives
Saturday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
A beautiful appreciation of God’s eagerness to forgive is reflected in today's first reading. The Israelites had been guilty of abandoning God so...
What Privileges Are Ours When We Love Jesus!
Saturday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Job had to endure much suffering and much soul-searching but he came through it all and his story had a happy ending. He had lost everything he had...
What Privileges Are Ours When We Love Jesus!
Sunday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Year A
An eviction notice to the nation of Israel is the subject of today's Gospel reading. Jesus was warning the Jews that they would either pay their rent...
Use It Or Lose It
Sunday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Year B
That Jesus loved little children and had time for them is clear from today's Gospel reading. The Apostles, Knowing He was tired and that He should be...
What We Owe To Children
Sunday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Year C
Life for some does not seem fair. Jesus tells a story in today's Gospel about a slave who worked in the fields all day long. Then at sunset he went...
Concentrate on God’s Love and Not on Our Efforts
Monday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Jonah's sea voyage was a journey he would never forget. Caught in a violent storm, the crew blamed him for their misfortunes and threw him...
How To Be A Good Neighbour
Monday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
St. Paul's message in the first reading is that there can only be one Good News. There is only one version of the truth, the version which was...
How To Be A Good Neighbour
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
When Jonah eventually preached repentance to the Ninevites they acknowledged their guilt, doing penance, fasting, wearing sackcloth and sprinkling...
The Right Balance Between Work And Prayer
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
St. Paul was an unlikely candidate for launching the early faith Christian missionary outreach to the Gentiles. He had been a Jew among Jews. Before...
The Right Balance Between Work And Prayer
Wednesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
If we want to know how to pray we need look only to Jesus Who gave us the model of all prayer when He taught us the Our Father. In this He teaches...
The Model Of All Prayer
Wednesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
One of the most interesting things about studying the New Testament is comparing different writings that describe the same events. It should not...
The Model Of All Prayer
Thursday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Life can frequently seem unfair to us. Perhaps a fellow worker – someone who boasts of being a total atheist – gains promotion and you are...
God Is Always Ready To Answer Our Requests
Thursday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
We are so accustomed to our priests and leaders avoiding stepping on people's toes that Saint Paul's withering blast against the Galatians comes as a...
God Is Always Ready To Answer Our Requests
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The people of Israel were punished for their continued disobedience when God allowed the Babylonians to hold them captive for 70 long years. After...
Are You With Me Or Against Me?
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Saint Paul tried to get the Galatians to see that if you have faith in Jesus, there is no need to undertake the observance of the Mosaic Law. To...
Are You With Me Or Against Me?
Saturday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
In “the day of the Lord” God will vindicate His people, judging those who oppose Him and providing refuge to those who call on His name. “So...
Why Mary Was Truly Blessed?
Saturday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
The feasts, kosher rules and everyday regulations of Jewish life were included in the 'law' which Saint Paul describes as a kind of 'saviour' that...
Why Mary Was Truly Blessed
Sunday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Year A
Another thought-provoking story features in today's Gospel reading. It was directed at the chief priests and elders and God’s chosen people. Jesus...
Who Will Get To Heaven?
Sunday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Year B
When we think of the name Ebenezer Scrooge we think of a rich greedy man. He had more money than he could ever need and spent most of his time...
Making Our Assets Treasure In Heaven
Sunday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Year C
Gratitude is a quality which springs in response to a realisation of a favour received. The greater the magnitude of the favour, the greater should...
Forgiveness and Gratitude
Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Today we begin reading Saint Paul’s epistle to the Romans in which he claims to be favoured with being an apostle to preach the Good News to the...
May We Not Reject You
Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians has been called the 'Charter of Christian freedom'. But it might more accurately be called 'Charter of Christian...
May We Not Reject You
Tuesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The Good News has the power of saving all who have faith in God – Jews as well as Greeks. Proud of the Good News he preaches Saint Paul attacks...
How To Incur God's Anger
Tuesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
His distress over the state of the Galatians is evident in Saint Paul's impassioned words in the First Reading today. Although he is exasperated with...
How To Incur God's Anger
Wednesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The Jews of Christ’s time, by their very attitude, had distanced themselves from the rest of society. Highly critical of others, especially of the...
Are We Motivated By Love Of The Lord?