Sunday Homilies
Ascension of the Lord (Fr. Francis)
The story is told about a priest who, talking about heaven in his homily, said: “We bring nothing with us when we die. There is no money in heaven! People in heaven have no money!” The whole congregation was quiet, till a little girl whispered to her mother loud...
Ascension of the Lord (Fr. Vinner)
“Proclaim the Good News to all creation” (Mk 16:15) My brothers and sisters in Christ, Today is a great day in the life of our Church. Today we celebrate the last of Jesus’ earthly mysteries. Today we celebrate a great truth of our creed that “he ascended into...
6th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Vinner)
CELEBRATING GOD’S SACRIFICIAL AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR US My brothers and sisters in Christ, On this sixth Sunday of Easter we celebrate our Lord whose love is sacrificial and universal. We celebrate a God who has no favorite and freely communicates his spirit of...
5th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis)
Somebody once compared a Christian to a basketball player. “To be a good player,” he said, “it’s not enough that you know how to dribble or avoid getting fouls. What matters most is to be able to shoot, to make points and to be productive.” The great St. Thomas...
5th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Vinner)
UNITY AND INTIMACY My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s Scripture selections emphasize the need for Christians to abide in Christ as a condition for producing fruits of kindness, mercy, charity and holiness. Last Sunday, we heard of the image of Jesus as Good...
4th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis)
Today, the fourth Sunday of Easter, is also known as “Good Shepherd” Sunday. Though most of us in the United States are not directly connected with shepherds by trade, we know about them. The Church uses this metaphor when referring to our bishops and other Church...
4th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Vinner)
GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY / VOCATIONS SUNDAY My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is known as good shepherd Sunday because, in each year of the liturgical cycle on this 4th Sunday, the gospel is always taken form the 10th chapter of John where Jesus speaks of himself...
3rd Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis)
Understanding the Bible/Scriptures: The Catholic Church exhorts all the Christian faithful to read the Bible. But it is important how we interpret it. How we interpret the Bible directly affects what we believe about Christ, about the Church, and about our faith in...
Divine Mercy Sunday (Fr. Vinner)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Today is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Today is Divine Mercy Sunday, the 8th day of the Feast of Easter in which Blessed Pope John Paul II said that we receive the Easter Gift. And what is...
Divine Mercy Sunday (Fr. Francis)
Pope John Paul II established the Sunday after Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. The Divine Mercy, of course, is the unconditional love of God seen from the point of view of the sinner. It is the fidelity of the love of God. This is the Good News of the Gospel. First of...