Endurance in a World That Feels Like It’s Ending

Homily for the 33rd Sunday – Year C Malachi 3:19-20a; Psalm 98; 2 Thess.3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19 Endurance in a World That Feels Like It’s Ending Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the Church invites us to meditate on the “last things”—not to frighten us, but to wake us

November 14, 2025
Endurance in a World That Feels Like It’s Ending

You Are the Living Temple of God!

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica -Year C·  Ezekiel 47:1–2, 8–9, 12 ·  Psalm 46 ·  1 Corinthians 3:9–11, 16–17 ·  John 2:13–22You Are the Living Temple of God Dear friends in Christ, Today the Church celebrates something very beautiful and deeply meaningful—the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. At first,

November 6, 2025
You Are the Living Temple of God!

In the Hand of God: Hope That Transcends Death

Homily for the All Souls Day – Year C Wis 4:7-15; Psalm 25; Phil 3:20-21; Jn 11:17-27 In the Hand of God: Hope That Transcends Death  Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today the Church invites us into a sacred remembering — not a remembering of despair, but of hope that transcends death. We gather before

October 30, 2025
In the Hand of God: Hope That Transcends Death

When Prayer Becomes Surrender

Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Sirach 35:12-14; Psalm 34; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 When Prayer Becomes Surrender Dear friends, Authentic prayer is not a show before others but an opening before God. The Pharisee performs; the tax collector prays. We are made right with God not by comparison or self-righteousness,

October 23, 2025
When Prayer Becomes Surrender

Keep Praying, Keep Hoping, Keep Trusting

Homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year CExodus 17:8–13; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14–4:2; Luke 18:1–8 Keep Praying, Keep Hoping, Keep Trusting Dear friends, Today’s Gospel tells us the story of a widow—a woman with no power, no voice, no advocate—pleading for justice from a judge who neither fears God nor respects people. Yet this

October 17, 2025
Keep Praying, Keep Hoping, Keep Trusting

Gratitude: the faith that heals

Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 2 Kings 5:14–17; 2 Timothy 2:8–13; Luke 17:11–19 “Gratitude: The Faith That Heals” Friends,Today’s readings invite us into the sacred posture of gratitude — a faith-filled response that transforms healing into wholeness and blessing into relationships. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus heals ten lepers—ten

October 9, 2025
Gratitude: the faith that heals