The Assumption of Mary, Mother of God, Year A. Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6,10 – 1Corinthians 15:20-26 – Luke 1:39-56. The Church asserts the dogma that “the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life,
My Part To Play
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Isaiah 55:1-3 – Romans 8:35, 37-39 – Matthew 14:13-21. Sometimes, when we turn on the news, we hear distressing reports of famine. Not only do we hear of people starving, suffering and dying
Divine Leniency and the Human Response To It
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 – Romans 8:26-27 – Matthew 13:24-43. While I was undergoing formation in Nigeria, seminarians used to be sent out on ‘apostolic work experience’ every year. ‘Apostolic work experience’ is rather
That Which is Hidden From the Physical Eye
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Zechariah 9:9-10 – Romans 8:9, 11-13 – Matthew 11:25-30. I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to
Do not be afraid! God is with us.
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Jeremiah 20:10-13 – Romans 5:12-15 – Matthew 10:26-33. My dear friends in Christ, when I was a little boy I was always afraid of the dark. I would do my best not to
The Blessed Trinity is the God of Love and Mercy
Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity, Year A. Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 – 2Cor 13:11-13 – John 3:16-18. Today we celebrate the profound mystery of the Blessed Trinity – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – the
Praying Ceaselessly for a Fresh Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
7th Sunday of Easter, Year A. Acts 1:12-14 – 1Peter 4:13-16 – John 17:1-11. Dear Friends in Christ, three days ago we celebrated the Ascension of the Lord into heaven. This glorious event inspired the disciples literally and metaphorically to