The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Year of Saint Joseph I 2021 Cycle B – 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42 This is the first in a series of homilies on Saint … Continue reading →

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 2021 Cycle B – Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-38; Mark 1:7-11 When each of us was born the world did not stop and take notice, did it? On the day … Continue reading →

The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 They came from the East. The East – conjuring up images of the exotic, the foreign, the unknown. Veiled and mysterious, yet enticing… … Continue reading →

The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Cycle B – 2020; Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40 [We] “haven’t spoken since”. I send my sister and her wife a Christmas gift every year … Continue reading →