Today’s liturgy offers us the vision of Isaiah in the Temple as an implied commentary on the Gospel scene in Peter’s boat. The parallel is a bold one, because it suggests that the man Jesus is to be identified with the transcendent God of Israel…
Homily for Sunday 4C, 3 February 2019, 1 Corinthians 13
Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2019
Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Christmas Day, 25 December 2018
Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 23 December 2018, Advent 4C, Luke 1:42
Homily for Advent 3C, 16 December 2018, Philippians 4:4-7
It’s customary on Gaudete Sunday to speak about Christian joy. Rejoice in the Lord! says St. Paul. It’s wonderful for us to ponder this Apostolic imperative: so very remarkable, so challenging, so attractive! The joy of Christ; the joy of the Holy Spirit: it’s both our birth right as Christians to possess, and our duty to…