Sunday Homilies

Last Sunday, we heard how Jesus was rejected in his hometown of Nazareth. In the verses that follow, Jesus travels to the town of Capernaum and begins his ministry of teaching and healing. While in Capernaum, Jesus cures a man possessed with a demon and heals Simon's...

This Sunday we read from the Gospel of Luke, continuing immediately from last week's Gospel. Recall that in last Sunday's Gospel, Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah and announced that this Scripture was now fulfilled. In today's Gospel, we learn that the people of...

What is the purpose of the scripture What is the purpose of the Bible? Understanding purpose is crucial to interpretation.  We need to understand what is the purpose of the Bible. Then only we can appreciate it better and gain from it. Let me clarify first that Bible...

What does the miracle at Cana mean The story of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana, I think contains one of the most powerful messages in all of Scripture. But often we look at it at the peripheral level and are satisfied with it. But we do not go...

REMEMBER YOUR OWN PROMISES Today we celebrate the feast of the baptism of the Lord. It is the only Sunday of the year that belongs to two seasons. It marks the end of Christmas season and the beginning of ordinary time. In the life of Jesus too, Baptism at the Jordan...

Epiphany of the lord Today we celebrate Epiphany. The visit of the Magi to child Jesus, symbolising that God’s salvation is extended to all nations. Instead of going into the historical or theological significance of this story or event I just want to pick up two...

The Holy Family is a model to modern families If at all if there is one feast which is very, very relevant to our present day society, it is the feast of the Holy family. At a time when all essential institutions started crumbling through the onslaught materialism and...

“Once upon a time there was a man who looked upon Christmas as a lot of humbug. He wasn’t a Scrooge. He was a kind and decent person, generous to his family, upright in all his dealings with other men. But he didn’t believe all that is said about Incarnation at...

Mary is the model of Advent If you ask me who is the best model for our Advent season. I’ll say it is Blessed Virgin Mary. That is, if we want to understand the true meaning of ‘the coming of the Lord’ and its implication for us personally, we must look at the person...

Rejoice in the lord The third Sunday of Advent is called ‘Gaudate Sunday’ . The word ‘Gaudate’ in Latin means "Rejoice". Opening ante-phone says "Rejoice in the Lord always…….." And in the first reading today prophet Zephaniah  Shout for joy, Daughter Zion!  Sing...