Sunday Homilies
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we continue to read from Mark’s Gospel, learning more about the ministry of Jesus. Jesus cured Simon’s mother-in-law, and she immediately began to serve Jesus and his disciples. Jesus also cured many others who were brought...
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Called to be Prophets In the First Reading, we heard of God's promise to Moses that He would raise up for us a prophet. This is only one of God's many promises that were made and are found in the Old Testament, each of them having been fulfilled through Jesus Christ...
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
AUTHORITY My Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, The common theme of today’s readings is Divine authority as exercised in this world by the prophets of the Old Testament in their messages, by the apostles (including St. Paul), in their writings and teaching in the...
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Nineveh was the oldest and most populous city of the ancient Assyrian Empire. Its ruins are located on the east bank of the Tigris River opposite the modern city of Mosul in Iraq. The Ninevites were a great empire known for their ruthlessness. They were the sworn...
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
God’s call My Brothers & Sisters in Christ, The three readings today underline the absolute necessity for us of repentance and a prompt response to God’s call. The first reading tells us how God had to deal with the disobedient, fleeing prophet Jonah to turn him...
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
I want to begin today by talking about Caller ID and Voice mail. We all use both these advancements in technology to see who is calling us and then decide whether to answer the call or send it to voice mail. I might be overstating it to say that these are advancements...
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
“Speak, Lord, Your servant is listening.” Dear Brothers and Sisters, The main theme of today’s Scripture readings is Divine vocation – that everyone is called by God to be a witness for Christ by doing something for others with his or her life, using his or her...
Epiphany of the Lord (Fr. Francis)
Epiphany: “Epiphany” means manifestation. And the “Epiphany of the Lord” is Jesus’ manifestation not only to these three Magi from the East, but it’s also a symbolic but real manifestation of the Christ to the whole world. These Magi, traveling from a foreign and...
Epiphany of the Lord (Fr. Vinner)
THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD See, Search, Submit Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, John Mgliola writes about a small boy who looked at a star and began to cry. The star said: “Boy, why are you crying?” and the boy said, “You are so far away. I will never be able...
Feast of the Holy Family (Fr. Vinner)
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, Let us thank the Lord for all the gifts we received on this Year 2017 and Let us welcome the New Year 2018 with the blessings of God and our Parents and elders. This Sunday after Christmas we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family,...