Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter
I watched Guardians of the Galaxy this week, I was happy to see that the New York Times didn't give it a very positive review. It was ok,...
I watched Guardians of the Galaxy this week, I was happy to see that the New York Times didn't give it a very positive review. It was ok,...
A mother was once asked by a census taker... “How many children do you have?” She replied “Well there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...
I just wanted to share some personal thoughts and highlights about our recent trip to the holy land: First, I was very impressed with the...
Time goes too fast, our children grow up too quickly, and time sometimes won't wait. I'm reminded of Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle: If I...
This evening ends the forty days of Lent, and Easter Triduum begins with tonight’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Triduum ... Latin for...
How did people feel about Jesus? They were curious about him. Who is this man who heals the sick, and gives sight to the blind? Could he...
There is a story about a little boy who was afraid of the dark. One night his mother asked him to go out to the back porch and bring her...
2023-03-19 I was watching a disturbing documentary on Amazon Prime about the sexual abuse crisis in the Amish community ("Sins of the...
In today's Gospel, a Samaritan woman completely misunderstands Jesus. She is still thinking in terms of the material things around her....
I confess! I like chocolate. It’s one of my favourite temptations. Which is why the following story resonates with me: A...
Life after delivery. I want to begin today by sharing with you some of the greatest teaching the world has ever seen - moments in the...
Lately, I have noticed that my homilies have taken a real "ethical" turn. Last week, for example, I commented on an article in the...
My homily today is organized around four quotations that I heard in the last few weeks that I found very moving, as I'm sure you will as...
A long time ago, Moses went up a mountain and received the Ten Commandments. Note that back then, when Moses went up the mountain no one...
God Over-delivers We've all experienced small miracles, little coincidences that remind us that God is still with us. But what about the...
Do you even wonder why you're here (in Church on Sunday morning)? Are there not other things that we could be doing? Does any of this...
Where do we see the face of Jesus today? I want to begin by sharing two recent experiences. First, just before Christmas, I read an...
A few months ago, a child at one of our children’s Masses asked, “what would the world be like if Jesus Hadn’t been born?” What a great...
The Light of Christ Sometimes the world seems very dark. I came across a headline in the paper yesterday, “We live in a society that has...