Homily Blog

It is the Gaudete Sunday, and the church invites us to “rejoice.” This invitation, like the Israel of Zephaniah’s time, is to sing...

Jerusalem is returning from the Babylonian exile and is suffering. The people are grieving and mourning, wearing a garment of grief, and...

I want to dedicate my homily on this First Sunday of Advent to a dear friend, Fr. Emmanuel Chibuzor Anamanaeze (RIP) ( aka Anams). Fr....

The readings this weekend present yet another interesting aspect of our relationship with God. The vertical dimension of our lives...

Echoing the Pope and Scripture Pope Francis released his 4th encyclical titled “Dilexit Nos” (He Loved Us) on October 24, 2024....

This weekend, we are continuing with the theme from the 29th Sunday, “What do you want me to do for you?” The sequence in Mark's...

I have wondered why this question appears twice in the same chapter (10:36,51) of Mark’s gospel and what Jesus intends for his followers...

Mk. Ch. 10:17-30 makes me believe that there are stories in the Bible that were not completely recorded (Jn. 21:25). Why do I say that?...

In the introduction of his book, Be   Devoted , Bob Schuchts writes, “Deep down, we all want to be loved and to love in this way – with...

Two parallel incidents are presented in the readings of this weekend: A young man quickly told Moses that two elders, Eldad and Medad,...

The question, “Who do you say I am,” seems almost like an old gospel now. Somehow, we’ve got used to hearing preachers talk about the...

Identifying the image of God in humanity and seeking God’s will to keep this image sacred are challenges before us this weekend. Our...