Explore our collection of homilies and reflections on the Word of God.
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July 5, 2020
HOMILY, SUNDAY OF THE 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A Zechariah 9:9-10, Rom 8:9.11-13, Matthew 11:25-30 THEME: THE GLORY IN MAINTAINING A DONKEY PROFILE Every office is a platform to serve. It takes humility to serve. It takes a donkey profile to maintain an exalted position. To maintain a position of honour, one needs […]
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July 4, 2020
HOMILY, SATURDAY, 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 9:11-15, Matthew 9: 14-17. The disciples of John questioned Jesus about the attitude of his disciple towards fasting. “Why do we and the Pharisee fast, but your disciples do not fast?” This follows that we must not take the attitude of the people around for granted. Our […]
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July 3, 2020
HOMILY, FRIDAY, 13TH IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A [FEAST, ST THOMAS, APOSTLE] Ephesians 2:19-22, John 20:24-29 “Faith is the realisation of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” Hebrew 11. The above is the opposite of the popular saying, “seeing is believing”. From John 11:38-57, we understand that “believing is seeing” The […]
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July 2, 2020
HOMILY, THURSDAY, 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Amos 7:10-17.21-24, Matthew 9:1-8 No one is worthy to be God’s mouth piece. He chooses whoever he wants irrespective of their social status, and he follows to the letter whatever he has put into the mouth of his chosen one. “I am no prophet, nor a […]
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July 1, 2020
HOMILY, WEDNESDAY, 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A. Amos 5:14-15. 21-24, Matthew 8:28-34 The strength of our words and efficacy of our prayers is determined by the quality of our life and the amount of the current of the Holy Spirit we allow to pass through us. In today’s first reading, the Lord said, […]
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June 30, 2020
HOMILY, TUESDAY 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12, Matthew 8:23-27 What we know can either make us or unmake us. The ignorance of who we are or of what we have can cast a shadow of death on us. If we lack faith, whatever looks like death will always send us into panic. […]
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June 29, 2020
HOMILY, SOLEMNITY OF SS PETER AND PAUL Acts 12:1-11, 2 Timothy 4:6-8.17-18, Matthew 16:13-19 God does not call us because we are worthy of his call. His power is made perfect in our weakness. His grace speaks through our brokenness. He met both Peter and Paul on their knees, at their breaking points. Today, we […]
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June 28, 2020
HOMILY, 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2Kings 4:8-11.14-16a, Rom 6:3-4.8-11, Matthew 10: 37-42. It is a privilege to have the knowledge of where and in whom the grace of God is at work. If we are able to recognize the hands of God in someone’s life and subscribe to it, we will surely get the […]
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June 27, 2020
HOMILY, SATURDAY, 12TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Lam 2:2.10-14.18-19, Matthew 8:7-17 In our today’s gospel, we learn from the centurion the importance of faith. He was a man of faith who knew quite well that distance is never a barrier in the things of the spirit. He was a kind man who could […]
