Sunday Homilies
1st Sunday in Advent (Fr. Francis)
We finished the liturgical year last Sunday with the Feast of Christ the King. Today we begin the new liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent and we will be guided through it with the help of St Luke the Evangelist. Surprisingly we begin at the very end. On...
1st Sunday of Advent (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Advent is a time of waiting for Christ, allowing Jesus to be reborn in our lives. It is also a time for purifying our hearts by repentance and for renewing our lives by reflecting on and experiencing the several comings (advents)...
Christ the King (Fr. Francis)
Reading 1: Daniel in a vision sees what is to take place centuries after him. In effect, Daniel sees One like the Son of Man ascending to the Ancient One, where he receives in his glorified humanity glory, dominion and kingship. Jesus is the Son of Man and the Ancient...
Christ the King (Fr. Vinner)
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, This Sunday, at the end of Church’s liturgical year, the readings describe the enthronement of the victorious Christ as King in Heaven in all His glory. Instituting this Feast of Christ, the King in 1925, Pope Pius XI proclaimed:...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Here we are at the end of this Church Year once again. Next Sunday is Christ the King and then we enter into Advent. Today the readings direct our attention to the end of time. We are promised that if we are faithful, we shall not...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s readings give us the assurance that our God will be with us all the days of our lives and that we will have the ongoing presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst, guiding, protecting and strengthening us in spite of our...
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
A government social worker was visiting New England farms. He had the authority to give federal dollars to poor farmers. He found an elderly widow farming a few acres. Her house was clean but tiny. There did not appear to be much food in the house. The windows had no...
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
WIDOWS’ PLIGHT & WIDOWS’ MIGHT My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “This poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury” (Mk) In the Jewish world, too, the widow’s life was pathetic. She would often have to beg for food for herself...
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Dear Brothers and in Christ Jesus, Going through today’s gospel passage, I felt that the gospel passage was offering a shortcut! A Shortcut to Self -actualization and the short cut is somewhat like this: Know the Truth! Accept the Truth! Follow the Truth! To Know the...
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
LOVE: THE SACRIFICE OF THE NEW COVENANT My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, the thirty first Sunday of ordinary time, the church continues to lead us to Christ, the eternal high priest of the new covenant. The basis of this new covenant is the sacrifice of love....