Homily Archive

Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
If we were to give medals to biblical personalities, Saint Paul would win the one for the most energetic! He never seemed to tire in his zeal for...
We Need Patient Endurance
Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Engaged couples sometimes choose today's First Reading for their Nuptial Mass, because it not only reveals the physical unity of marriage but also...
We Need Patient Endurance
Wednesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
If ever we do not know how to pray, the Holy Spirit is there to help us. Whenever we have difficulty in praying it would be good to recall the words...
Try Your Best - With The Help Of The Holy Spirit
Wednesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
“Children, be obedient to your parents in the Lord.” This is the command from Saint Paul in the First Reading today. I can only speak from...
Try Your Best - With The Help Of The Holy Spirit
Thursday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Scripture scholars maintain that the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans was his masterpiece, capturing much of his theology in the most refined...
Jesus Never Wants To Lose One Of Us
Thursday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
To live the life of a Christian is to be in daily warfare with Satan. This is the message from Saint Paul in the First Reading today. And he should...
Jesus Never Wants To Lose One Of Us
Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The fact that many of his fellow Jews were rejecting Jesus caused Saint Paul to lament. He goes so far as to say that he would be willing to...
Why We Should Pray With Saint Paul For The Jews
Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
One of the things that impressed Saint Paul the most about the church at Philippi was their enthusiasm for the Gospel. Even though many of the...
May We Carry Out Our Good Intentions
Saturday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Can you imagine a time when the Jewish people will be converted to Christianity, accepting Jesus as the Messiah? It might be hard to believe but...
Never Forget Conversion For Any Person Is Possible
Saturday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
“Life to me, of course, is Christ.” Saint Paul could have made these words the motto of his life. Ever since Christ blinded him and he fell...
Lord Jesus I Long To Be With You In Heaven
Sunday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Year A
Humility is an indispensable quality of character in Jesus’ scale of values. He was convinced that if you want to be great you have to be truly...
Be Humble
Sunday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Year C
Is there more crime and violence in our day than in previous times? Or is it that we hear more about them because of increased news coverage?...
Don’t Lose Faith in People
Monday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
God's ways are so different from those of the world. As St. Paul says, "How impossible it is to penetrate His motives or understand His methods!"...
God's Generosity - Who Can Match It?
Monday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Jesus tells us that the second commandment is, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Saint Paul tells us how we are to achieve this in the...
God's Generosity - Who Can Match It?
Tuesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Who has not marvelled at how our body works? There are so many different parts and functions and yet they jell together with our individual traits...
We Are All Invited To The Banquet Of Heaven
Tuesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
What beautiful words Saint Paul gives us in the First Reading today. They sum up the life of Jesus and are used in Holy Week: He is God, equal to the...
We Are All Invited To The Banquet Of Heaven
Wednesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
The focus of today's first reading is love of our neighbour and the second concerns love of God. Saint Paul says, "Love is the one thing that cannot...
Love Of God And Love Of Neighbour
Wednesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Work for salvation “in fear and trembling” is what Saint Paul advises the Philippians in the First Reading today. But can you imagine our loving...
The Cost Of Discipleship
Thursday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Aware that the Christians in Rome were squabbling and that some considered themselves better than others, Saint Paul said to them, "You should never...
Do We Realise How Much Jesus Loves Us?
Thursday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
Before Paul of Tarsus met Jesus on the road to Damascus he tried to lead the life of a perfect Pharisee. He prided himself on this. He obeyed the law...
Do We Realise How Much Jesus Love Us?
Friday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
Saint Paul experienced God's love in a personal and intimate way. He found such joy and hope through his relationship with the Lord that he could not...
Are We Doing Our All To Get To Heaven?
Friday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
The words of Saint Paul to the Philippians almost 2,000 years ago are so relevant today. Many people are so obsessed with material things that they...
Are We Doing Our All We Can To Get To Heaven?
Saturday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle I
When someone of dignity or authority calls you by your first name you may feel honoured. In concluding his great letter to the Romans, Saint Paul...
How To Avoid Money Being The Root Of All Evil
Saturday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time - Cycle II
The Philippians have generously given Paul a gift for his work. Paul wishes to show that he appreciates their generosity, but at the same time that...
How To Avoid Money Being The Root Of All Evil
Sunday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time - Year A
Jesus wants everyone to get to Heaven. So He told a parable of what we must do if we want to be there ourselves. It was about ten bridesmaids who...
Only Good Works Will Get Us To Heaven
Sunday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time - Year B
It seems that Jesus made a point of sitting where He could watch the people put money into the treasury, in the Gospel today. He noticed a widow who...
A Lesson In Giving
Sunday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time - Year C
Who were the Sadducees? They were the aristocrats, the ruling class in Jerusalem. Their chief concern was not religion but business and politics....
How Jesus Viewed Life