Homilies

The Temptation of Christ

Homily for 1st Sunday of Lent 2014 One of the things we do in Melbourne seminary while in formation is to gather into smaller groups  every Sunday evening after dinner, to reflect and share about the words in the scriptures. One evening, the gospel  being read was the gospel today which is about the temptation […]

Searching for the Kingdom of God

Homily for 8th Sunday  in Ordinary time year A 2014 My priestly calling began when I was still in grade three. Drawn by the white vestments of our then parish priest and the way he carried out himself, I just felt within me that I wanted to become a priest. That desire was even intensified […]

An extra mile in the Christian journey: Love and pray for our enemies

Homily for 7th Sunday in Ordinary time year A 2014 Between April and June 1994, the world witnessed one of the horrific and heart- wrenching events in the world- the terrible genocide in Rwanda. It  was noted that within those 3 months, about  800,000 Rwandans were killed most of them were from the ethnic minority, […]

Walking in the path of Jesus

Homily for 6th Sunday in Ordinary time year A 2014 One strong message in our gospel today is the truth that following Christ is not that easy. As I have already mentioned many times before, being a Christian is not always walking on a red carpet or sleeping in a bed of roses. Following Christ […]