Tag: Faith
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“Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?” — Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Isaiah 25:6–10, Psalm 22, Philippians 4:12–14, 19–20, Matthew 22:1–14 Two of today’s readings speak of a banquet. And we know that to attend a banquet, one must be invited. And of course, when one goes to a banquet, the attire—the outfit—is very important. So we can say that there are three very interesting and striking…
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“¿Qué más había que hacer por mi viña que yo no hubiera hecho?” – Homilía del Vigésimo Séptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año A
Isaías 5,1-7, Salmo 79, Filipenses 4,6-9, Mateo 21,33-43 La parábola de las uvas silvestres del libro de Isaías 5:1-7 plantea muchas preguntas cuando reflexionamos sobre ella. Por ejemplo, ¿por qué la viña producirá uvas silvestres incluso después de los privilegios y cuidados que recibió? Fue seleccionada entre las mejores cepas, plantada en la ladera más…
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God’s call and gift are irrevocable and universal – Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Isa 56:1, 6–7; Psalm 66; Rom 11:13–15, 29–32; Matthew 15:21–28 This Sunday, the Church wishes to emphasise God’s invitation and mercy towards all humanity. It is an invitation and a mercy without boundaries. In other words, we all have equal opportunities through our response of faith. In the first reading, God promises to unite all…
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Hungers of body and spirit – Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 144; Romans 8:35-39; Matthew 14:13-21 The crowds in today’s gospel had nothing to eat, but our Lord knew they had another hunger apart from that of the stomach. They followed Jesus, listening to every word he spoke, and in none of the stories does it say that they were bothered about food…
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Giving Us Time to Grow – Homily for Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Wisdom 12:13, 16-19, Psalm 85, Romans 8:26-27, Matthew 13:24-43 History is replete with the attempt to separate the bad guys from the good guys. And sometimes the distinction and the separation are based on ambiguous criteria. As well, there were people in Jesus’ time who wanted him to separate the bad guys from the good…
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My yoke is easy, and my burden is light – Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday, Year A
Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10, Psalm 144, Romans 8:9,11-13, Matthew 11:25-30 There are times when certain words of Jesus can almost sound like a joke. Especially if you are going through a rough patch—or a completely devastating one. In the middle of the storm, it’s so easy to lose our peace and feel like we’re totally finished.…
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The God who is always with us… Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Readings: Jer 20, 10-13; Ps 68; Rom 5, 12-15; Mt 10, 26-33 On this twelfth Sunday of ordinary time, we celebrate Christ, Our Lord, who is always with us. He continues to deliver us from all that threatens and makes life difficult. This includes persecution, sins, and death. In the first reading, God delivered the…
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Homily – The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ – Corpus et Sanguis Christi
Holy Eucharist as the unique presence of God among us… Deut 8:2-3, 14-16; Ps 147; 1Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, or ‘Corpus Christi’. The feast focuses on two aspects. Firstly, on the Holy Eucharist as the body and blood of Christ. Secondly, on the…
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Homily for Pentecost Sunday
The Holy Spirit: The Source of our best impulses Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 103; 1Cor 12, 3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 Like we all know, Pentecost celebrates the dramatic fulfillment of the promise of Jesus: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit – the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. At the Last Supper, he promised…
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Homily for Palm Sunday, Year A
Finding Ourselves in the Passion Is 50: 4-7; Psalm 22; Phil 2:6-11; Matt 26:14-27:66 Today we begin the Most Holy Week. Palm Sunday ushers us into one of the most dramatic moments of the Christian year. We begin with celebration—palm branches waving, voices raised in hope—yet the liturgy quickly turns toward the stark narrative of Christ’s…
