by Fr. Simham | Feb 22, 2022 | Sunday Homilies
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) When someone hates you, you have two choices: you can hate them back or you can refuse to hate. When someone hurts you, you can respond in two ways: you can hurt them back or you can refuse to hurt. The people who hurt and hate...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 22, 2022 | Sunday Homilies
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) “If the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is in vain” 1Cor 15:16 In today’s second reading Corinthian Christians have not denied Christ’s...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 5, 2022 | Sunday Homilies
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) 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...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 3, 2022 | Sunday Homilies
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) 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...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 3, 2022 | Sunday Homilies
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) 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...
by Fr. Simham | Feb 3, 2022 | Sunday Homilies
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) 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...
