A reflection on the Mass Readings for July 31, 2022, the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Pope Francis spent the past week in Canada on a highly anticipated papal visit. The context of his...
A reflection on the scripture readings for July 24, 2022, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Old Testament is not light on stories of divine punishment and destruction. One of the necessary tasks to have a mature, integrated Biblical...
A reflection on the Mass Readings for July 17, 2022, the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Over the last 25 years I have travelled to many countries and places. I am always struck by the hospitality of people around the world....
A reflection on the Mass Readings for July 10, 2022, the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Are you good? I don’t mean are you well, but are you good? Every so often, at a...
A reflection on the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Church Services in 2025[i] Pastor: The Lord be with you! Congregation: And with your spirit. Pastor: Will everyone please turn on their tablet or iPad, laptop, smartphone, or...
A reflection on the readings for Sunday, June 26, 2022 — The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time About 40 miles from Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast is the little resort town of Nettuno. Nettuno is home to the shrine of...
A reflection on the readings for June 19, 2022, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “Why can’t I change after all these years? Why can’t I change my ways? I find it so strange after all...
I was away for most of yesterday, and spent my entire evening at a farewell party for good friends. Due to some confusion and conflicting schedules, we don’t have a homily for today’s readings, so today I am sharing Pope...
A reflection on the readings for Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 2022. In her landmark best-seller, Why Walk When You Can Fly?, Australian author and spiritual teacher, Isha Judd narrates the following short story: Once there was a king who received...
A reflection on the Mass Readings for May 29, 2022, the Ascension of the Lord. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. I began writing this homily by asking myself, what relevance does...
A Reflection on the Readings for May 22, 2022 — The Sixth Sunday of Easter The Book of Revelation can seem frightening at first glance. Strange visions, violent encounters, bizarre creatures—the apocalypse! However, when you dig deeper, you will discover...
A reflection on the Mass Readings for May 15, 2022, the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Sometimes scripture overwhelms me. It overwhelms me, not because of its demands but because the demands seem overwhelming...
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