Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, P., (31st July, 2019) on the Gospel and the Memorial Ex 34:29-35; Ps 98:5-7.9. (R. cf. v.9); Matt 13:44-46. Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491- July 31, 1556) fought several battles as … Read more »
...the furnace of fire: Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (30th July, 2019).
Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (30th July, 2019) on the Gospel Ex 33:7-11; 34:5-9.28; Ps 102:6-13. (R. v.8); Matt 13:36-43. Topic: ...the furnace of fire. Jesus’ disciples approached Him in today’s go… Read more »
Unless you put them forth: Memorial of Saint Martha, (29th July, 2019).
Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saint Martha, (29th July, 2019) on the Gospel and the Memorial Ex 32:15-24.30-34; Ps 105:19-23. (R. v.1); Matt 13:31-35. Saint Martha was a native of Bethany and sister to Lazarus and Mary, cf. Jn 11: 1,5,19… Read more »
God, our Father: Seventeenth Sunday of the Year (C) (28th July, 2019).
Homily (Reflection) for the Seventeenth Sunday of the Year (C) (28th July, 2019) on the Gospel Gen 18:20-32; Ps 137:1-3.6-8 (R.v.3); Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13. The daughter of Karl Marx once confessed to a friend that she had never been brought up in … Read more »
For barn or for burning: Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (27th July, 2019).
Homily (Reflection) for Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (27th July, 2019) on the Gospel Ex 24:3-8; Ps 49:1-2.5-6.14-15. (R. v.14); Matt 13:24-30. Topic: For barn or for burning. We read the parable of the weeds in today’s gospe… Read more »
Prepare the ground: Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (26th July, 2019).
Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (26th July, 2019) on the Gospel and the Memorial Ex 20:1-17; Ps 18:8-11. (R. Jn 6:68); Matt 13:18-23. Saint Joachim, also spelled Joaquin[1] meanin… Read more »
A follower of Christ: Feast of Saint James, Ap. (25th July, 2019).
Homily (Reflection) for the Feast of Saint James, Ap. (25th July, 2019) on the Gospel and the Feast 2Cor 4:7-15; Ps 125. (R. v.5); Matt 20:20-28. Saint James was son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of Saint John, cf. Matt 4:21. He was a fisherm… Read more »