Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Today’s readings call us to conversion: each of us must answer for our response to God, and together we are called to take on the mind of Christ.

Catastrophic flooding submerged dozens of oil wells in Unity State, and now residents are reporting a rise in diseases and birth defects

Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Last week we heard the parable of the servant whose great debt was forgiven.

Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Early one morning, a man went to draw water from the village well. He lowered the bucket, pulled it up, and found only mud at the bottom. He tried again.

Homily for the Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time: Many people in Zimbabwe who have opened a tap and found no water know how important water is for life. Saint Paul uses that same simple imag...

Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: There are times when doing the right thing feels good. And there are times when doing the right thing feels terrible.

Homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we can all imagine being hungry. Most of us have felt hunger.

Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: We have just heard that Solomon met the Lord in a dream. He was young, newly crowned, and carrying a burden too heavy for his shoulders.

Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Dear friends in Christ, today Jesus asks us to stand against what is wrong without becoming cruel, to show mercy without ignoring the truth, and to believe...

Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: It hasn't rained for awhile. Most of us know what the earth looks like after a long dry season.

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Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost: The last time I was with you, this church was dark. It was the Easter Vigil. We stood in the darkness and waited. Then the Easter Candle was lit.

Homily for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord: Brothers, The Ascension tells us something simple and strong: Jesus does not leave the earth behind.

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Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter: Jesus says today, “I will not leave you orphaned. ” That is the promise at the centre of the Gospel.

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter: There is one image that holds all the readings today. It is the image of a house. Not a perfect house, but a real one.

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter: There are voices that use people, and voices that care for people. We all know the difference. One voice pushes, flatters, and frightens.

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter: This Sunday’s Gospel gives us the familiar story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Easter: We are ending the Easter Octave. But Easter is not over. The Easter Season goes on. Today we also remember Divine Mercy Sunday.

Homily for the Easter Vigil: Brothers and sisters, Tonight begins in the dark. That matters, because we all know what darkness feels like. A dark room. A frightened heart. A hard week.

Homily for the Mass of the Lord's Supper: My brothers and sisters, Tonight we gather to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, and we are asked to remember the great gifts that God has given us.

This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem together with the Custos of the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as they made their wa...

Homily for the Palm Sunday: Today the whole city shakes as Jesus enters Jerusalem with cries of hosanna, joy, and welcome.

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent: Today’s Gospel begins in a graveyard and ends with a man coming out into the light. That is our Lenten journey.

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent: Today the Church does something beautiful in the middle of Lent. She tells us to rejoice.

The Jesuit Institute South Africa hosted a dialogue between Fr David Neuhaus SJ and Fr Chris Clohessy asking 'What the hell is going on in Iran?'

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent: Today the Scriptures speak about thirst. Anyone who has been truly thirsty knows how quickly fear rises in the human heart.

Homily for the Ash Wednesday: Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. But you are dust that God loves.

Homily for the Tuesday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time: Dear brothers in Christ, If you wanted to describe religious life in one picture, you could do worse than this: a small boat, uncertain waters...

Homily for the Monday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time: In a recent interview, former US President Barack Obama observed that it is easy to speak about free speech and human dignity when a country is ...

Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time: This morning the Lord places something simple before us. A choice. Sirach speaks plainly. If you choose, you can keep the commandments.

Homily for the Memorial of Sts Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop: Every one of us builds something to feel safe. A plan. A structure. A circle we can manage. Today the Scriptures ask a simple questio...

Homily for the Friday of the 5th week in Ordinary Time: This morning we hear how a kingdom can fall apart because a king will not listen; and how a man can be made whole because he learns to hear.

Homily for the Thursday of the 5th week in Ordinary Time: Brothers and sisters, If you ever walk on a hill and look down at a city, you can see everything at once. The roads, the houses, the churches,...

Homily for the Wednesday of the 5th week in Ordinary Time: Brothers and sisters, The Queen of Sheba arrives with questions and with caution. She wants to see for herself whether Solomon is as wise as ...

Homily for the Memorial of St Scholastica, virgin: Brothers and sisters, Solomon stands in front of everyone and prays with empty hands.

Homily for the Monday of the 5th week in Ordinary Time: In our readings this morning we hear how the priests have to stop because God’s presence fills the Temple, while in the Gospel people press forw...

Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Brothers and sisters, Today, the Lord calls us to be salt and light through real acts of justice and care, as we see in the Scriptures and in the life of …

Homily for the Saturday of the 4th week in Ordinary Time: We can recall that the disciples have just returned from the mission Jesus entrusted to them.

Homily for the Memorial of Sts. Paul Miki, Religious, and Companions; Bl. Charles Spinola, Sebastian Kimura, Priests, and Companions; Bl. Peter Kibe Kasui, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs: Before the ...

Homily for the Memorial of St Agatha, virgin and martyr: David is near the end of his life, and he speaks out of experience rather than ambition. He tells Solomon what his own failures have taught him...

Homily for the Memorial of St. John de Brito, Priest; Bl. Rudolph Acquaviva, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs: Dear sisters, The people in Nazareth thought they knew Jesus. They knew his family. They k...

Homily for the Memorial of St Blaise, bishop and martyr: In our first reading David is standing by the city gate, waiting for news. Everyone else already knows what they want to call this day. The reb...

Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: Let us picture this moment in our imagination. An old man stands in the Temple holding a baby. The child is warm and light.

Homily for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus goes up a hill and sits down. He does not tower over the crowd. He settles himself and waits, and they gather around him.