HOMILY: Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” 39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle […]
In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to be people of welcome, people who love, nurture and welcome others in his name – particularly children – who perhaps represent those who are ‘smaller’ than us, those who are most vulnerable and in need. We are invited […]
Mary of the Cross Mackillop said, “never see a need without doing something about it.” We cannot turn a blind eye to the needs of our brothers and sister when we can make a difference in their lives and say that we have faith in Jesus. St James demonstrated this vividly when he rhetorically asked, “If one of the brothers or one of the sisters is in need of clothes and has not enough food to live on, and one of you says to them, ‘I wish you well; keep yourself warm and eat plenty,’ without giving them these bare necessities of life, then what good is that?
This Sunday, we celebrate Christ our Savior who makes no distinction between classes of people. He lifts us up and makes us all rich in faith. We praise the Lord who heals and restores the afflicted and who gives us eyes of faith to see […]
Dear Parishioners, Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. I hope you are all surviving. With the frequent lockdown caused by the spread of Covid 19, some people may become despondent. I write to bring a message of hope to you, […]
In the first Reading, (Deut 4:1-2. 6-8), Moses urged the people of Israel to take notice and observe the “laws and customs” that the Lord had given to them. These laws represented the presence of God among them. The God who called their great ancestor […]
HOMILY Jn 6:60-69 Many Disciples Desert Jesus 60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what […]
During his last Supper with his disciples, Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit which would lead them, (his disciples), to the whole truth, (Jn 16:13). Pope Pius XII relied on the inspiration of the Holy Spirit on the Feast of All Saints in […]
It’s all right for Jesus to say, ‘I’m telling you not to worry about your life’. It wasn’t quite so straightforward for the woman who we celebrate this morning. She had plenty to worry about and she had a heap of anxieties, not least of […]