Homilies 8/9

Oct 10, 20204 min read

28th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

I can’t remember where I heard or read this story—probably someone logged on at the moment told me—but there is a story about the English...

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Oct 3, 20203 min read

27th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A (Deacon Jim Curtain)

Today’s reading from Isaiah makes it pretty clear that the vineyard is an image for Israel, but I’d also invite you to think of it as...

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Sep 26, 20205 min read

26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A

This first reading from Ezekiel always reminds me of the sacrament of reconciliation. It highlights the spiritual nature of our actions.

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Sep 19, 20204 min read

25th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A: Good News for the Poor in the Lord’s Vineyard (Fr Joe Caddy)

The laws of the market are largely determined by supply and demand; price is ultimately decided by scarcity. On the other hand...

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Sep 12, 20204 min read

24th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

Those early Christians who from around the 300s took to the desert and were the beginnings of monasticism – and that they thought that one..

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Sep 6, 20203 min read

23rd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A (Deacon Jim Curtain)

One of the major challenges in living the Christian life is often other Christians. How often do we hear of Christian people acting in...

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Aug 29, 20205 min read

22nd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

The Greek and Hebrew words for church in this context refer to the liturgical assembly formed to hear the word of God. The church then...

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Aug 22, 20205 min read

21st Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

Not sure if you have had the same experience, but when I was growing up being a Catholic and going to Mass was deeply uncool. Most of my...

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Aug 15, 20203 min read

20th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A (Fr Joe Caddy)

The “other” is not me, yet an encounter with an “other” makes a demand on me. This demand arises before I can express...

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Aug 8, 20205 min read

19th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

And his feelings of failure revolve around this too. Elijah questions whether anything he has done has been successful...

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Aug 1, 20203 min read

18th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

In a time of pandemic and fear, it’s worth reflecting on the difference Christ makes.

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Jul 25, 20205 min read

17th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

I think we have looked at the idea of culture previously, and it features again prominently in today’s readings. As we know, the words...

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Jul 18, 20204 min read

16th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

I remember reading an interview with an exorcist, who recounted some terrifying tales of possession. The interviewer followed these...

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Jul 11, 20204 min read

15th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

Our gospel today introduces us to Jesus’s parables. The parable of the sower is the first parable in Matthew’s gospel; and some consider...

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Jul 4, 20203 min read

14th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

Can any of you remember what you were like at the age of 3 or 4?

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Jun 27, 20204 min read

13th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

This gospel reminds me of another one. In our gospel today, Jesus talks about rewards. He says that anyone who welcomes a prophet will...

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Jun 21, 20204 min read

12 Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A

Our first reading comes from the prophet Jeremiah. It is well worth reading all of the prophet Jeremiah because...

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Jun 16, 20204 min read

Feast of Corpus Christi, Year A

Every year we have this wonderful run of feasts: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and now Corpus Christi.

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Jun 7, 20203 min read

Trinity Sunday, Year A

That God, who is love and peace, is Trinity.

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May 30, 20204 min read

Pentecost, Year A

Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the moment when the Holy Spirit came with power. Jesus had told his disciples to remain...