Category: Homily

IV SUNDAY OF ADVENT_Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24Elisabeth Elliot (who worked for several years with the Huorani in Ecuador) tells of two adventurers who

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THE POWER TO FORGIVE AND TRANSFORM 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43In the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Archbishop of Paris preached:Some years ago, three

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XXX SUNDAY OF THE YEARSirach 35:12-14, 16-19; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14A man boasted to a sage that he had achieved quite a degree

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XXIX SUNDAY OF THE YEAR_Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14–4:2; Luke 18:1-8 Perseverance is a trait that is admired in society. We have examples in daily

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XXVIII SUNDAY OF THE YEAR2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19I came across two studies on the effects of gratitude.One study examined the effects

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XXVII SUNDAY OF THE YEARHabakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4; 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10A few years ago, a lady lost her uncle to cancer. Her Christian

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XXV SUNDAY OF THE YEARAmos 8:4-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13A friend of mine survived Hurricane Katrina. A few days later, his neighbour asked him:

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SUNDAY SNIPPETSTHE CROSS SAVES Numbers 21:4b-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17A little girl suffered severe burn injuries in an accident. Every day, the medical team would

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SUNDAY SNIPPETSXXIII SUNDAY OF THE YEARWisdom 9:13-18b; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33Some time ago, a priest invited me to preach a retreat for his students.

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SUNDAY SNIPPETSXXII SUNDAY OF THE YEARSirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14Someone asked Leonard Bernstein, the conductor of the New York Philharmonic

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