Sunday Homilies
XXI Domingo (Fr. Francis)
"Tú eres Pedro y, sobre esta Roca, construiré mi Iglesia y las puertas del inframundo no prevalecerán contra ella". En el evangelio de hoy, Cristo le dijo a Simón que su nombre sería Pedro, que se traduce como "Roca". ¿Por qué llamar "Roca" a Simón el pescador?...
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)
WHAT IS CHURCH FOR YOU “You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it.” Friends, Today I want to share and reflect with you about an important topic called “Church”. The church which Jesus built on...
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
By declaring through the prophet Isaiah (the first reading), “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,” God reveals the truth that in His eyes there is no distinction among human beings on the basis of race, caste, or color. The long-expected...
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)
Today’s gospel about Jesus encounter with a Canaanite woman is the most difficult passage to understand. If we don’t make effort to understand it correctly there is danger of misunderstanding the person of Jesus himself. Look at the story. Jesus is on a Summer...
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
“‘Beware!’ warned the nutritional expert to the sizable crowd assembled before him in the auditorium. ‘The material we regularly put into our stomachs is enough to kill most of us. Red meat is awful for you. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is...
XIX Domingo (Fr. Francis)
"¡Cuidado!", Advirtió el experto en nutrición a la considerable multitud reunida ante él en el auditorio. “El material que regularmente ponemos en nuestro estómago es suficiente para matar a la mayoría de nosotros. La carne roja es terrible para ti. Los refrescos...
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)
IT IS THE TRUST THAT KEEPS THE WORLD MOVING Visitors to the Holy Land usually like to take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee, the sea on which Jesus walked. And the ticket is very dear for the tourists. And some one told a joke about the boat ride. A certain...
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
The first reading is taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 55:1-3. The prophet, living among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, utters words of consolation for the despairing exiles. Here he tells them that Yahweh is inviting them to a banquet which he freely gives...
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSNDThis is the only miracle that is found in all the four gospels. Jesus satisfying the hunger of five thousand people. Hunger. What can I say about it? You know which is the greatest killer of humanity? Its not cancer, or aids, or other diseases....
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
In John 1:38. Jesus asks Andrew and the other disciple, “What are you looking for?” it means a lot more than just, “Can I help you find something? Is there some object you’ve lost?” Jesus is really asking, “What are you searching for in life? What is your soul’s...