Second Sunday In Ordinary Time – Year C January 17, 2016 Many of us enjoy a drink and, at this time of the year, to share a party. So the gospel today is very earthy and in touch with life. It has Jesus and Mary together at a wedding celebration. It reminds me that there […]
Category: Homily Notes
Homily points for Baptism of the Lord
Baptism of the Lord – Year C January 9, 2016 Homily Recently, Pope Francis was guest of the Lutheran Christian community in Rome. He was fielded a tricky question asking whether a Catholic man could accompany his Lutheran wife to share Holy Communion together. The Pope stressed that the Eucharist is a sacrament of unity […]
Homily points for Feast of Epiphany
Epiphany of the Lord – Years A, B and C Epiphany is a story. It cannot be more than that since the detail is impossible to reconstruct. It is about foreigners/refugees, arriving in Jusdea, a foreign land. They go to King Herod – Antipas (the worst of the 3 Roman puppet Kings) and then to […]
Homily Points for Christmas 2015
CHRISTMAS 2015 – YEAR C December 25, 2015 This morning’s Herald-Sun had an editorial on Christmas Eve. “It’s a time for religious observances and for focusing on what is important – family and friends.” What is important is more than family and friends. It is Jesus, born for us, as Savior and redeemer. Christmas comes, […]
Homily points for fourth Sunday of Advent
Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year C December 20, 2015 Homily: The visit of Mary to Elizabeth is a story of grace – God’s doing not our own. Both women are pregnant through grace. They are both women of great faith and trust: for Jesus is born for those who have faith in Him. In […]
From the Homily at Funeral of Pat McDonald
POPE Benedict XVI said that, “He who reads carefully the text of the Beatitudes will realise that they are a hidden inner biography of Jesus, a portrait of his person.” I am glad that you have chosen the theme of the Beatitudes to celebrate the life of Pat because this seems to be the most […]
homily points for Third Sunday of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent – Year C December 13, 2015 Advent is a time when we might wonder what there is to rejoice about. The end of the year is never easy. People are tired (sometimes irritable) and the demands of Christmas celebrations wear us out; a visit home for some and family together for […]
Homily Notes Second Sunday of Advent
Second Sunday of Advent – Year C December 6, 2015 This Sunday falls close to the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Tuesday Dec 8). It also corresponds to dark days in the Pacific when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour and, in less than 8 hours, HK, sinking American ships. Two hours after HK it was […]
Homily points for First Sunday of Advent
First Sunday of Advent – Year C November 29, 2015 Like many people I have been see the movie series: The Hunger Games/Mockingjay It has extraordinary visuals and a barely believable story. But it balances the end of the world (presumably through climate change) with human sinfulness (the survival of the fittest) and greed. Like […]
Homily Points for Christ the King feast
Feast of Christ The King November 22, 2015 The usual gospel has Christ the King as Judge, as in Matthew 25. And this is how many people think. After the terrorism of Paris, even commentators referred to the perpetrators burning in hell. That is a big question for another time. There is judgment in Christian […]