Sunday Homilies
All Souls Day (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Today we remember those who have passed from this life with faith, hope and trust in the promise of eternal life. Yesterday we remembered all the name saints but today reflect upon those who we know, those who have been part of our...
All Saints Day (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Nobody is born a saint. It’s something you have to become. Sometimes those who become saints aren’t the ones we expect. They may be the filthy, the rejected, the outcast, and the homeless. People like Benedict Joseph Labre. He grew...
All Saints Day (Fr. Francis)
I love saints. They are the spiritual superheroes of our church. The glorious communion of saints provides us with access to a massive list of prayer partners who pray with us and pray for us. The list includes the official "greats" of our church history. It also...
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
CHRIST OUR HIGH PRIEST, PLEASE HELP US TO SEE YOUR MARVELS! My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this thirtieth Sunday of ordinary time, the church invites us to manifest our faith and, place our hope in Christ. This is because, as our high priest and mediator, He is...
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Central theme: Today’s Scripture readings describe leadership as the sacrificial service done for others and offer Jesus as the best example. They also explain the servant leadership of Jesus, pinpointing service and sacrifice as...
Domingo 27 del Tiempo Ordinario
Las lecturas de hoy nos hablan de la institución del matrimonio y de la familia. La Primera Lectura (Gn. 2, 18-24) nos habla del momento maravilloso de la creación del hombre y la mujer y del plan original de Dios para la pareja humana. En el Evangelio (Mc. 10, 2-16)...
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Today's readings give us an opportunity to consider what we mean by marriage in the Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church, marriage is a sacrament. A sacrament is a real presence of God, the most powerful presence of the Lord possible in this world. In the sacrament...
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
CELEBRATING MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: “THE FACTORY OF HOPE” My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this twenty seventh Sunday of the church’s ordinary time we rejoice in the wonderful gift and institution of both marriage and family. With just a couple of days away from the...
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
There was a four-year-old boy who wanted to go to school but his mother told him that he must first know four English words. Later as he was watching TV, he heard a woman shouted, “Wonder woman!” he ran to his mother and told her he already knew an English word. “What...
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
My sisters and brothers in Christ, Today’s Scripture readings give us a strong warning against jealousy, intolerance and scandal. ”Are you jealous for my sake?” We can almost hear Moses saying this to his followers in the Book of Numbers. He is frustrated because...