Month: June 2026
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Homily for the 13th Sunday in ordinary time, Year A.
Read More: Homily for the 13th Sunday in ordinary time, Year A.2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Psalm 89 (88): 2-3, 16-19, Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; and Matthew 10:37-42 Making Room for Christ: The Courage to Choose Love The uncomfortable question Jesus poses to us today is neither soft nor easy: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.” At first hearing, it may…
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Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Solemnity of Peter and Paul
Read More: Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Solemnity of Peter and PaulActs 12:1-11, Psalm 34 (33): 2-9, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 and Matthew 16:13-19 God Does Not Call the Perfect; He Perfects Those He Call Let us imagine, for a moment, being asked to choose two people to build an organisation that would change the world forever. Would you choose an impulsive fisherman who often spoke…
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Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Read More: Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)Jeremiah 20:10-13, Psalm 69 (68):8-10, 14, 17, 33-35, Romans 5:12-15 & Matthew 10:26-33 Do Not Be Afraid: God Knows, God Sees, God Saves “Why is it that whenever we try to live faithfully, opposition seems to arise?” “That is exactly the experience we encounter in today’s readings.” The first reading came from one of the…
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Homily for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Read More: Homily for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AExodus 19:2-6a, Psalm 100 (99): 1-3, 5, Romans 5:6-11 & Matthew 9:36-10:8 Chosen, Loved, and Sent My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Dear friends, we often carry many responsibilities. We worry about our families, careers, finances, health, ageing parents, children, and the future. Amid the demands of daily life, it is easy to lose…
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Homily for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year A
Read More: Homily for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year ADeuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 & John 6:51-58 Jesus, our Eucharistic love Introduction My dear brothers and sisters, welcome to today’s liturgical celebration of the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. On this beautiful feast of Corpus Christi, we gather to reflect on a profound mystery of love: that the…
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Homily For The 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
1 Kg 3: 5. 7-12; Ps: 118; 2nd: Rom 8, 28-30; Mt 13, 44-52 The Greatest Treasure Is the Kingdom of God The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time invites us to reflect on what we value most. Everyone is searching for something that brings lasting happiness, peace, and fulfilment. Today’s readings reveal to us that…
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Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86 (85):5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Romans 8:26-27; and Matthew 13:24-43 God Is Patient, So We Can Grow Have you ever wished that God would fix everything right away? We see violence, dishonesty, suffering, and division in the world. We also see weaknesses in ourselves. We want quick answers. We want evil to…
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Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Isaiah 55:10-11, Psalm 65 (64):10-13, Romans 8:18-23 & Matthew 13:1-23 God Never Wastes a Seed Every one of us knows what it feels like to wonder, “Is anything I do making a difference?” Parents say the same thing after years of raising children. Teachers wonder whether their lessons are sinking in. Priests and ministers preach…