15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 30:10-14, Colossians 1:15-20, Luke 10:25-37 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On this 15th Sunday of Ordinary time, we celebrate the God who is close to us both in His Word and in our neighbor. As the image of the unseen God, and as the Good Samaritan, Christ [...]
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66: 10-14c, Galatians 6:14-18, Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 My Sisters and Brothers, Today the Lord invites us to follow Him and to preach His Good News to others. There is much joy in the readings today but also a sense of urgency and a bit of harshness. [...]
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time I Kg 19, 16-21, Gal 5, 1.13-18, Lk 9, 51-62 Dear Sisters and brothers, Today is the thirteenth Sunday of ordinary time. This Sunday, the church calls us to be fully committed to Christ. Without “Looking back,” we must freely “slaughter” all the forces, distractions, and obstacles that [...]
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Genesis 14:18-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 9:11b-17 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, is about Jesus giving Himself to us to eat and to be transformed. Lots of the early disciples of Jesus left Him because of [...]
The Most Holy Trinity Prov 8: 22-31, Rom 5: 1-5, Jn 16: 12-15 Dear Sisters and Brothers, The story is told of St Augustine of Hippo, a great philosopher and theologian. He was preoccupied with the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity. He wanted so much to understand the doctrine of one God in [...]
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-11, 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13, John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Dear Sisters and Brothers, The season of Easter concludes with today's celebration, the feast of Pentecost. On Pentecost we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles gathered in the upper room in Jerusalem; this event marks the beginning [...]
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Christ goes up in Glory Acts 1:1-11, Eph 1: 17-23, Lk 24: 46-53 Dear Sisters and Brothers, “All peoples clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy…God goes up with shouts of joy and the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.” On this seventh [...]
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 15:1-2, 22-29, Rev 21:10-14, 22-23, John 14:23-29 Dear sisters and brothers, It is the Holy Spirit who is to teach us all things. At the heart of this teaching are important ways for us to live. Always in the early Church we see that the Holy Spirit [...]
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 14:21-27, Rev 21:1-5a, Jn 13:31-33a,34-35 Dear Sisters and Brothers, From August 31 to September 8 of this year, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will hold their eleventh General Assembly in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. The theme of the Assembly is “Christ’s love moves the world to [...]
Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 13: 14, 43-52, Rv 7:9, 14b-17, John 10: 27-30 Dear sisters and brothers, “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 Jesus offers a clear contrast among shepherds. This would apply to priests, parents and all of us in our own [...]