Sunday Homilies

26 – 27 February 2022 Dear Friends, the readings invite us to think of the words we speak as revealing the condition of our heart: “A man’s words betray what he feels” says the author of the first reading (Eccl 27:7-8). Our Lord reinforced this view, saying: “A man’s words flow from what fills his […]

19 – 20 February Today’s first reading from the first book of Samuel recounts an incident from the life of King David. David (who had already been anointed king in his youth but had not yet assumed the crown) is being pursued by the reigning King Saul who, motivated apparently by jealously, is waging war

12 – 13 February 2022 Here Jesus continues to teach his disciples about the Kingdom of God. The Gospel says that many people from many places came to hear Jesus preach. But these words, though clearly relevant to all were meant especially for Jesus’ disciples. Who are his disciples? They are those who have identified

5 – 6 February 2022 On this feast day, that of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt, it is customary here to speak of Stewardship. Some of you might remember the days when a screen was pulled down and an overhead projector displayed the finances of the parish. A member from the Parish Finance

29 – 30 January 2022 Which of the following groups/roles mentioned in the Scriptures do you think might describe us practicing Catholics today? The Prophet: the role of the prophet was to call Israel back to God. In today’s readings we heard of Jeremiah, Elijah, and Elisha. Our Lord is also a prophet. The message

22 – 23 January 2022 As human beings, a critical part of our behaviour and nature is to try to make sense of one’s experience. This has enabled human beings to survive and ultimately to thrive in a world wherein humanity has found many threats to its survival, from tiny bacteria to large bears. The

15 – 16 January 2022 Hidden Feast: St Joseph Vaz To blush in the presence of love: being a good witness to God’s love A fabled story exists about pupils of a theology class at Oxford, or literature class as variously described, sitting down to their final exam. Their instruction was to write a commentary

4 – 5 December 2021 Today’s first reading is from the book of Baruch, one of the shorter (and less well-known) books of Sacred Scripture. Much better known is its sister (or brother?) book of Jeremiah – connected because Baruch was a close collaborator of Jeremiah the prophet, often described as his secretary. A quick

27 – 28 November 2021 Brothers and sisters, we should wish each other a happy new year as we start the new liturgical year on this first Sunday of Advent. Indeed, when we begin a new year, we reflect and consider how we are needing to reorient our- selves, return, convert, and come back to