Sunday Sermons
Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ The readings of this third Sunday of Lent speak about ‘thirst’, not only physical thirst, but the deep thirst of the human heart. Every person is thirsty for something: love, peace, forgiveness, and true happiness. In the first reading from the book of Exodus, the Israelites are wandering […]
The journey of lent calls us to reflect on the deeper meaning of our faith, to examine how we are responding to God’s call, and to contemplate the ultimate goal of our Christian journey- union with God. Today, the liturgy presents us with two powerful readings that highlight God’s call and the revelation of His
My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, as we begin this sacred season of Lent, we are invited to deepen our relationship with God through prayer, fasting and alms giving. Today, the Church presents us with powerful Scripture passages that invite us to reflect on the nature of temptation, our weaknesses, and God’s provision
My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, we are in the 5th Sunday in ordinary time. Today we have the gospel passage from St Mathew, this is the continuation of the sermon on the mount. After the Beatitudes Jesus does something striking: He does not give new rules, He gives an identity. “You are
My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ. We are in the 4th Sunday in ordinary time. Today we hear one of the most familiar passages in the Gospel: The Beatitudes. Many people call them the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Jesus says: Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are
My dear brothers and sisters today we celebrate the third Sunday in ordinary time. Today’s readings remind us that God enters our darkness with light, calls us from divisions to unity and invites us out of comfort into a deeper mission. In the first reading taken from the book of the prophet Isaiah, Isaiah addresses
On this second Sunday in ordinary time the church moves us from the celebration of Christmas and the Baptism of the Lord into the public ministry of Jesus. Today’s gospel is quite simple, and yet deeply profound. John the Baptist sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “behold, the lamb of God, who takes away
Today we celebrate the feast of the baptism of the Lord, a pivotal moment in the life of Jesus and in the story of salvation. While we might initially think of baptism as a rite for the forgiveness of sins, something significant happens here. Jesus, the sinless Son of God, chooses to be baptized in
Dear friends in Jesus Christ, today we celebrate the solemnity of Mary Mother of God and we conclude the Christmas octave today. Last week on this day we celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus, today we celebrate the solemnity of Mary Mother of God connected to the birth of Jesus. In other words, both the
Dear friends in Jesus Christ, we are in the 33rd Sunday in ordinary time year C. in the first reading Prophet Malaki speaking to the Jews who returned from the exile in Babylon, he says that the destruction of the temple is the end of the present age, that the Lord will come and vindicate
