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Sermon for 5th Sunday of Easter – Year A Homily
5th Sunday of Easter – Year A Service at Table and Service of the Word (Acts 6:1-7) In the first reading of today we have an interesting story of conflict resolution in the early church. Earlier in...
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Sermon for 6th Sunday of Easter – Year A Homily
Lessons from the Ministry of Philip, the Deacon During the Eastertide we hear so much from and about the Acts of the Apostles. The first reading of today focuses on the ministry of Philip, one of...
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Sermon for the Ascension of the Lord – Year A: I am with you!
“I am with you always” (Mt 28:20) Seeking redress for injustice is a human need: when we perceive that we are unjustly treated we want justice to be restored. There are mainly two ways in which we...
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Sermon for the Feast of Pentecost – Cycle A Homily
“Receive the Holy Spirit” (Jn 20:22) In the recent years I have been travelling across continents and living in different cultural contexts. The question, “Where do you come from,” has become so...
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Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity – Cycle A Homily
How real is your God? I once had a spiritual director who was fond of asking the question: “What is your God like?” She would then challenge me to go even deeper as she would continue to ask: “What...
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Feast of the Precious Body and Blood of Jesus
Eucharist: Mystery of Incarnation Enacted Why did Jesus use bread and wine – mere objects of food – to institute the Eucharist? I offer two possible reflections on this mystery. The enactment of the...
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Sermon for 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Homily: The Yoke!
My yoke is easy and my burden light While talking to young people, it is not rare to hear this sort of expression: “Oh, I cannot engage in premarital relationship, just because I am a Christian.” The...
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Sermon for 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Homily: The Sower
The Amateurish Farmer who does not expect 100% output A few years back I had the privilege of visiting the Holy Land. And I remember, as our bus made its way up the hill from the Sea of Galilee to what...
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Sermon for 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Homily: The Mustard Seed
Believe in the principle of ‘graduality’! I realise how I have been sucked into the world of “fast-food”! I have become increasingly impatient. When I go for breakfast I want instant coffee. When I...
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Sermon for 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Homily: The Treasure
The goal of my life is to be with God for ever The sole goal of my life: St Ignatius of Loyola writes in his Spiritual Exercises (‘Principle and Foundation’ that has influenced the 2nd question of the...
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