Homilies

Christian Hope: Power over trials and tribulations

Homily for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary time year B 2012 Many of us here might have heard of the story of Helen Keller. If you do, please bear with me if I have to repeat it to you because her story is such an inspiration that I can’t help but go back to it every […]

Generosity is not how much we give, but how much does it cost us

Homily for 32nd Sunday in Ordinary time year B 2012 Jesus in the gospel last Sunday summed up the commandments into one commandment of love- love of God and love of our neighbor as ourselves.  Certainly many of us have our own ways of listening and fulfilling this commandment. Some of us went to a […]

Prayer, Eucharist, and Friendship: Key to loving God and our neighbours

Homily for 31st Sunday in Ordinary time  year B 2012 Many of us might have heard of the extraordinary story of a Vietnamese Archbishop named Cardinal François Nguyen Van Thuan who was imprisoned by the communist government in Vietnam just three months after he was appointed coadjutor Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon). He then […]

Bartimaeus: A model of Christian discipleship

Homily for 30th Sunday in Ordinary time  year B 2012 Everytime I read something, a news article or write-ups against the Catholic Church, I always felt something deep inside of me being pricked by a sharp needle. I cringed. I felt I’m betrayed. I felt I’m being the one being discriminated against. I come to realize […]