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Homily for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
What are you doing to build up the Kingdom of God?
"The organic union in [the body of Christ] and the structure of the members are so compact that the member who fails to make his proper contribution to the development of the Church must be said to be useful neither to the Church nor to himself" (Vatican II, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, Apostolicam Actuositatem, 2)
"A Christian who in these times is not a revolutionary is not a Christian" - Pope Francis
Homily for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Keep the light of faith you received in baptism burning brightly. Walk always as a son or daughter of the light. Keep the flame of faith alive in your heart so that when the Lord comes, you may go out to meet Him with all the saints in the heavenly kingdom.
Do this through prayer, the sacraments, study of the faith, and good works.
The spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Trent Horn, Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love (Amazon.ca link)
Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments” (Mt 22:37-40).
Homily for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What's your coin? Hear Jesus say to you, "Show me your coin." And give it over to Him. He wants to heal you.
Homily for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Keep your wedding garment unstained. And if you do stain it (by sin), go to confession.
Easy act of contrition: "Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
Pope Francis also says to go to confession. Click HERE to read it.
Homily for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
What can you do to cultivate the vineyard of your soul?
Homily for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The parable of the two sons. One says he won't go work in the vineyard, but then does. One says he will, but then doesn't. Be the third son, who says he'll go, and then actually goes to do the will of the father.
Dangerous prayer: "God, I give you permission to speak to me and reveal to me what I need to change in my life to know and love you more. God, I give you permission to speak words to me that I don't want to hear right now. And give me the grace to make those changes."
Homily for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The parable of the landowner and the workers. Let this parable offend you, so that it may challenge you, so that you may be converted, and so that Jesus may heal you.
Homily for the Twenty-forth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight (Sirach 27:30). Forgive, and you will be forgiven,
Click HERE for a better explanation of the parable on forgiveness by Jeff Cavins.
Homily for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fraternal correction. It's really hard, but sometimes we have to do it.
Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped; you were too strong for me, and you triumphed (Jeremiah 20:7).
Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Installation Mass Homily (Bishop Crosby)
Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Installation Mass Program
This coming Sunday, August 20, Bishop Crosby will install me as pastor of Regina Mundi parish in Hamilton at the 11:00am Mass (all are welcome). Many parishioners have never participated in such a ceremony, and have asked what it involves. Others have shared with me that they regret that they cannot be present for it. For those interested, the program for the installation Mass may be accessed by clicking HERE.