Homily For The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers a beautiful prayer of thanksgiving to the Father: “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to little children.” At first glance, these words may seem surprising. Why would God hide His truth […]
Homily For The 13th Sunday In Ordinary Time A
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says to His apostles: “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward.” At first glance, these words may seem to be simply about hospitality. But when we place them alongside […]
Homily For The 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time A
In our first reading, we hear the anguished cry of the prophet Jeremiah. Surrounded by hostility and betrayal, he laments the terror that seems to close in on him from every side. Jeremiah is often referred to as the “weeping prophet” because of the immense suffering, rejection, and loneliness that marked his ministry. His life […]
Homily For The 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
The Church, by her very nature, is missionary. This is not simply one activity among many; it is at the very heart of her identity. Since we are the Church, it follows that every baptized Christian is a missionary, whether we realize it or not. Mission is not reserved for priests, religious, or those who […]
Homily For The Solemnity of The Body And Blood of Jesus Christ, Year A
Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), a feast that honours what the Church calls “the source and summit of the Christian life.” The Eucharist is the heart of our Catholic faith. Every ministry, every sacrament, every act of charity, and every aspect of the […]
Homily For The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Trinity, Year A
Last week, when we celebrated Pentecost, I mentioned that the Holy Spirit is not merely a symbol like a dove, wind, or fire. The Holy Spirit is a person — the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. Today, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the Church invites us to reflect on […]
Homily For Pentecost Sunday, Year A
Pentecost, for many Christians today, is immediately associated with the coming of the Holy Spirit, which is not wrong. Originally, Pentecost was not a Christian feast at all. It was one of the three great pilgrimage feasts of the Jewish people: Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. These feasts were deeply woven into the spiritual and cultural […]
Homily For The Ascenssion of Jesus Year A
Today, the Church joyfully celebrates the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. The first reading from the Acts of the Apostles recounts this sacred moment in the life of Christ and the early Church. After His suffering, death, and resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples over a period of forty days, strengthening their […]
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year A
In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues his intimate conversation with his apostles as he prepares them for his departure. We can almost feel the weight in the room. The apostles are troubled, confused, and even afraid. They have come to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, the one in whom they placed all their hope—and now he […]
Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year A
We live in a time when getting lost feels almost impossible. With navigation apps guiding our every turn, we simply speak a destination and follow the voice. Yet, even with such precision, we’ve all experienced those moments when the route takes us in circles—arriving eventually, but not without confusion, delay, or detours. It’s a small […]