My homily for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) as preached during the 5.30 pm Saturday evening Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton. The readings were Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48. "We don't join a faction or group when we are baptised; we join Christ! We belong to Christ, and… Continue reading Homilies: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Month: February 2020
Review: Eagles in the Storm
Eagles in the Storm by Ben Kane My rating: 4 of 5 stars The third book in the Eagles of Rome series sees our by now well-known characters once more in the territory of the German tribes, continuing to seek revenge for the events of the Teutoberg Forest. And to recover the lost Eagles of… Continue reading Review: Eagles in the Storm
Homilies: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
My homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) as preached during the 9.30 am Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton. The readings proclaimed were Sirach 15:15-20; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37. "True righteousness before God is not measured by the external observance of God's laws and teachings, but of allowing the laws… Continue reading Homilies: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Homilies: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
My homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) as preached during the 8 am Mass in St Columba's Church, Adamstown. The readings were Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16. "We are called to a be light to the nation, and the only way we can do that is by following what… Continue reading Homilies: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Another Year Ends; Another Year Begins
As I write this, I'm sitting in my study on a Sunday evening, having celebrated the usual things a priest might celebrate on a Sunday in any parish anywhere in the world. The difference, at least tonight, is that today marks the thirteenth anniversary of my ordination as priest. Thirteen years ago tonight, in the… Continue reading Another Year Ends; Another Year Begins
Review: Hunting the Eagles
Hunting the Eagles by Ben Kane My rating: 4 of 5 stars The story of Arminius and his treachery continues in this second edition of the Easgles of Rome series set in the early years of the Common Era and following on from the slaughter of three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. This edition… Continue reading Review: Hunting the Eagles
Homilies: The Presentation of the Lord, Year A
My homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Year A) as preached during the 5 pm Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton. The readings were Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40. "When the Lord appears in the Temple he does so as 'one like us' not as a distant external judge. In… Continue reading Homilies: The Presentation of the Lord, Year A
