Category: Homily

Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14 – 27:66“When the Cheering Stopped” tells the tale of US President Woodrow Wilson. After World War I, Wilson was

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Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45I was in Grade 5 when the school showed us a film. It was a thrill to see the shades

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1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41Author John Griffin was blinded in an explosion during World War II. Twelve years later, he suddenly

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Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42Several years ago, I was trekking with friends. By mid-day, after trekking a few hours, we were half-way to

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Genesis 12:1-4a; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9A king received two falcons and gave them to his falconer for training. Months later, the falconer informed the

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Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11In a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, Calvin tells his dad: “So long, Pop! I’m off to check my

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Sirach 15:15-20; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37There were two junior executives in a company. Both were diligent. One always went by the book and never

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Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16A little girl was visiting her grandparents, who held that Sunday should be a day of quiet and that

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Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12a“Nobody’s Child” is a song about a blind orphan boy, who feels nobody wants him. Many visit the

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Isaiah 8:23—9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23Mother Teresa visited a man who lived alone. His room was dark and dirty. She started cleaning the

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