Homilies (Page 2)

Corpus Christi: Heaven’s Bread for Earth’s Pilgrims                                                     Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-59 Among the many realities that define human existence, perhaps none is more universal than hunger. Every human being knows what it means to hunger. We hunger for food, for love, for security, for meaning, for belonging, and ultimately for life itself. Hunger accompanies us from the moment we enter the world until the day we leave it. It is therefore not surprising that GodRead More →

Holy Trinity: Our Pathway to Unity Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16–18 Among the mysteries of the Christian faith, perhaps none is more profound and difficult to explain than the mystery of the Holy Trinity. Human language reaches its limits when attempting to explain how God can be one in nature yet three in Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Theology has spent centuries searching for concepts and analogies to illuminate this mystery. Saints, philosophers, and theologians have explored its depths using examples drawn from human experience, yet every analogy eventually falls short because finite realities can never fully capture the infinite realityRead More →

Pentecost: Power from Above Acts 2:1–11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13; John 20:19–23 Before His Ascension, Jesus gave a very strange instruction to His disciples: “Do not leave Jerusalem but wait for the promise of the Father” (Acts 1:4). Humanly speaking, that instruction made little sense. Jesus had already trained them for three years. They had listened to His sermons, witnessed miracles, seen His death and resurrection, and received explanations of the Scriptures. One would think they were already prepared for mission.  Yet Jesus said: Wait! Why? Because information is not enough; human effort is insufficient; talent is inadequate; organization is limited. They needed power from above.Read More →

The Absent–Present God Acts 1:12–14; 1 Peter 4:13–16; John 17:1–11a One of the deepest human experiences is the experience of absence. Human beings naturally seek presence because presence gives assurance, comfort, and security. The absence of a loved one, the absence of certainty, or the absence of health often creates anxiety and pain. Among all forms of absence, perhaps the most troubling is the perceived absence of God. There are moments in life when people pray fervently but receive no immediate answer, when suffering persists despite repeated supplication, or when silence appears to replace divine response. In such moments, believers often ask: Where is God?Read More →

Who is in you, what Spirit? Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 Christians are pilgrims. They are on a pilgrimage to God, and getting their bearings right is key to arriving at their destination – God. The Divine GPS to God is the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit the journey cannot start. Our first reading positions us well to ask the difference between knowledge and power. Obviously, this is not Francis Bacon’s “knowledge is power” that has decimated our planet and its ecology, places us on track for self-annihilation morally and planetarily. On the contrary, the Samaritans acquired knowledge listening to theRead More →

Not neighborhood watch, but Brotherhood Watch Acts 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-13 Who is watching out for your brother? Who is watching out for your sister? In many parts of our world today, we hear of “Neighborhood Watch,” a system by which people keep an eye on their surroundings to ensure safety and prevent harm. Yet the Word of God this Sunday calls us to something deeper and far more demanding—not merely a neighborhood watch, but a Brotherhood Watch. Christianity is not simply about living side by side with others; it is about living with a profound sense of responsibility for one another. InRead More →

Good Shepherd Sunday: Let us “Hear” the World, But “Listen” to Jesus  Acts 2:14a, 36-41; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10 Every human being, by default, has the sense of hearing, except for cases of deformity or hearing loss. Cases of deformity and hearing loss, sometimes, hearing-aids are very useful for such persons; otherwise, people of that category couldn’t be blamed for failing to hear what is said to them and around them. Interestingly, even persons with hearing deformity can listen – listening engages the other senses! “Hearing” is the ability to be aware of the noises around us. In fact, we now live in aRead More →

I am a Christian Gossip: When Gossiping turns into Salvation Story and Good News Acts 2:14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35 Do you know that “god-sibb” is the forefather of “gossip”? Just google the etymology of “gossip” or look up that word in old English dictionaries or dictionary of etymology. “God” is included in the word “gossip”. God-talk was gossip, and in the nations where freedom of religion is unacceptable, it remains a gossip. For us Christians, Easter fever has gone viral, and salvation virus has gone nuclear. The fever and virus in town is GOSSIPING! The trending gossip, you know, is the resurrectionRead More →

We are Missionaries of Mercy Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-32 We know, as a matter not only of faith but of history, that Divine Mercy assumed a human face about two thousand years ago in Jesus Christ of Nazareth—who came among us, lived our life, and died for our salvation. The testimony of Scripture leaves no ambiguity: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son… not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him” (John 3:16–17). In Christ, mercy is no longer an idea to be contemplated but a reality to be encountered. TheRead More →