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‘Let my Spirit rejoice’ Mary sings…

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent 2011 Can trust you with a secret? I have a confession to make. I love watching the TV programs called ‘Undercover Boss’, and ‘The Secret Millionaire’. I am always captivated by the idea of a boss or a millionaire going out of their own comfort zones and go […]

Behind the 12 Days of Christmas

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled us. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge that won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practise their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this […]

Be happy with God: Homily for 3rd Sunday of Advent 2011

3rd Sunday of Advent 2011 This morning I read this terrible news from Cebu in the Philippines about an armed robbery. Three pawnshop tellers were just starting their morning duty when two armed men   arrived and began shooting the victims. One of the tellers was killed and the others were injured. The robbers then took […]

Coincidence: An event when God chooses to remain ‘anonymous’

A friend sent me on email this beautiful and very moving story which reminds us how God works in and through everyone of us for a purpose…a beautiful story of reconciliation and reunion.  A new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. […]