Sunday Homilies
PATHS TO HAPPINESS:4TH SUNDAY A, Sunday Homily, January 29, 2023
4th Sunday A
Readings:
Zephaniah 2:3,3:12-13
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Matthew 5:1-12a
HOMILY: Not so long ago there was a popular song with the title: ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’. Some people liked it very much. I found it trite and superficial. In the first place, not worrying about anything is easier said than done.
JESUS, THE BRIGHT LIGHT OF GOD IN OUR DARKNESS, Sunday Homily, January 22, 2023
3rd Sunday A
Readings:
Isaiah 8:23-9:3
1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17
Matthew 4:12-23
HOMILY: There are some valleys in the Swiss Alps that are so deep, that in the middle of winter, the rays of the sun don’t penetrate for days, and sometimes even for weeks.
THE IDENTITY OF JESUS THEN AND NOW, Sunday Homily, January 15, 2023
2nd Sunday A
Readings:
Isaiah 49:3,5-6
1 Corinthias 1:1-3
John 1:29-34
HOMILY: Who was Jesus Christ? Who is Jesus Christ? These are the most important questions that we, his friends and followers, can ask. John the Baptist has answered those questions.
GIFT-GIVING, AND THE EPIPHANY, Sunday Homily, January 8, 2023
Feast of Epiphany
Readings:
Isaiah 60:1-6
Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
HOMILY: At Christmas time we give presents to particular people. Some people give gifts to us. What’s it all about? It all goes back to the story of the three wise men going to Bethlehem, falling on their knees,
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (NEW YEAR’S DAY), Sunday Homily, Janurary, 2023
Mary Mother of God (New Year)
Readings:
Numbers 6:22-27
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:16-21
HOMILY: ‘As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart’ (Luke 2:19). We’ve been assured that ‘it takes all kinds of people to make a world’. Certainly, and fortunately, we’re not all the same.
TWO KINDS OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: COMPARE THE PAIR, Sunday Homily, December 25, 2022
Christmas Day
Isaiah 9: 1-7
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14
HOMILY: ‘… but the angel said. “Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by all the people. Today in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord’ (Luke 2:10-11)
FROM FEAR TO FAITH AND JOY, Sunday Homily, December 18, 2022
Christ the King Sunday C
2 Samuel 5:1-3
Colossians 1:12-20
Luke 23:35-43
HOMILY: A man called Michael has told this story about being a witness to the truth in an everyday situation: He recalls what happened:
My wife and I are building extensions to our house, and while that’s going on we decided to move out and rent.
RENEWING OUR LOVE, Sunday Homily, December 11, 2022
Third Sunday of Advent A
Readings
Isaiah 35:1-6, 10
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11
HOMILY: For ten years I was a member of a team in Sydney that conducted weekends for engaged couples. It was called ‘Catholic Engaged Encounter’.
REPENT, SAYS JOHN THE BAPTIST, Sunday Homily, December 5, 2022
Second Sunday of Advent A
Readings
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-9
Matthew 3:1-12
HOMILY: A brand-new priest went to the lectern to preach his first homily after ordination. He was as nervous as a kitten.
GOD’S WAKE-UP CALLS, Sunday Homily, November 27, 2022
First Sunday of Advent A
Readings
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:37-44
HOMILY: The story is told of three devils who are preparing to depart for Earth to begin their careers of deceiving people with their lies, tricks, and spin.