Monthly Archives: November 2021

HOMILY FOR THE THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

HOMILIES: 1KINGS 17:10-16; PSALM 145; HEBREWS 9:24-28; MARK 12:38-44   Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai The Widow’s offering and ours The gospel of today presents us with two basic themes; “Denouncing the Pretence of piety” (Luke 12:38-40) and the “Widow’s Offering” (Luke 12:41-44).  With these two themes Mark distinguishes between false kinds of disciples and authentic disciples. […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE THIRTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 (St. Charles Borromeo, 4/11/2021)

  BRIEF ACCOUNT OF ST. CHARLES BORROMEO (HOMILY BELOW).  St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) was a member of a noble family and a nephew of Pope Pius IV. He was made a Cardinal at the age of 23 and assisted the Pope in administering the affairs of the Holy See and in governing the Church. Soon […]

HOMILY ON THE COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (NOVEMBER 2, 2021)

Wis.3:1-9; Ps.23; Romans 5:5-11; Matthew 5:1-12a Prophet Isaiah says ‘the Lord of Hosts will destroy Death for ever.’ Jesus is the Lord of Host who destroyed death forever. His death is the death of death. Regardless of this grace, man still experience death. However, while the earthly body may die, the soul does not. After […]