If you have been with us for the past couple of weeks of Advent, you will recall that as we are preparing for the coming of Christ at Christmas, we have stepped back to acknowledge the great blessing and the great reality, that God wants to be with us. It is the great mystery of… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent: Why do I have to go to Mass on Sunday
2nd Sunday of Advent. What is the Mass
If you were with us last week, you will recall that Jesus made that promise that He would remain with us always.[1] And we saw how He fulfills that promise day in and day out through the Catholic Church. How in all four corners of the world, God coms to us and journeys with us… Continue reading 2nd Sunday of Advent. What is the Mass
1st Sunday of Advent: Why am I Catholic
Well, here we are at the start of Advent, only 27 days away from Christmas. In just 4 weeks we will gather to celebrate that central point in human history when God Himself crossed the seemingly infinite chasm between heaven and earth to become like us in all things but sin. As we begin this… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent: Why am I Catholic
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Do you believe that God loves you? Perhaps that’s an odd question to ask a group of people gather for Sunday Mass. But perhaps you have experienced this; it is so easy to experience the love of those closest to you. For example, I have no doubt that my parents love, I have no doubt… Continue reading 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Turn on the evening news, open the newspaper, go to whatever news website you go to and it is pretty much the same news day in and day out. There is some war somewhere, there is crime all over the place, more people being killed. You can begin to ask yourself, when is this going… Continue reading 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Who do you say that I am? It is certainly the most fundamental question of our faith but is also the most fundamental question of our existence and our own lives. Who do you say that Jesus is? How you answer that question, will determine not only how you practice your faith, but how you… Continue reading 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
At the time of Jesus, the scribes and the pharisees had gone to such extreme lengths that religion had been consumed by just following allot of rules. Do this, do that, wash your hands, do all these things. Religion, was about just about doing things. Today the pendulum has seemed to have swung all the… Continue reading 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Life is about decisions. Just think about getting to this point today. You’ve made numerous decisions already this morning. Sure, many of these decisions aren’t that complicated, many of these decisions, don’t require really that much sacrifice at all. But there are times in our lives where we have to make very big decisions; decision… Continue reading 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I rarely listen to music these days and I have talked about this song in a homily here before, so I’m hesitant to do it again. But as I think about today’s Gospel it continues to come up, so here we go. Time will tell if it works or not. It is a 2007 country… Continue reading 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
I lived with a priest, who will remain nameless at this point, who was famous for his social calendar. I’ve never seen someone book so much into one evening. I remember one night in particular, a few nights earlier he had come to me and told me as a courtesy that he was having a… Continue reading 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Through The Cross To Light 