Category: Homily

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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II SUNDAY OF THE YEARIsaiah 49:3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34Someone asked a missionary whether he liked what he was doing. His response was

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A NEW WAY OF LIVING Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17A 10-year-old boy, Cameron, walked into the pastor’s office with a request: “We were

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