by Fr. Francis | Feb 27, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis) Some years ago, a woman and man in my parish who had been married civilly many years before, asked that their marriage vows be validated and blessed by the church. To do this, the couple was required to prove that both of them had been...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 27, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham) TRANSFIGARATION Transfiguration is such an important event in the life of Christ and the church that we get it at least twice a year as our Gospel readings. Every 2nd Sunday of the Lent and on August 6th, the feast of transfiguration....
by Fr. Francis | Feb 26, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
1st Sunday of Lent Saint Jerome, the brilliant doctor of the Church, lived for twenty-five years in the cave where the Child Jesus was born. One time he prayed to Jesus thus: “Dear Child, You have suffered much to save me; how can I make amends?” “What can you give...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 19, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
1st Sunday of Lent Temptation some years back we had the same readings for the Bible sharing group. And I asked them to share what they feel about today’s readings. One young man got up and said “ Father, thank God I am not the only one who is tempted. Adam was...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 17, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
Ash Wednesday (Fr. Simham) I remember a story about a horse and its rider. The horse was galloping at full speed. A bystander, amazed at the wild sight, cried to the rider: ‘Where are you going?’ The riders answer was……………….”Don’t ask me; ask my horse!” Friends,...
