Homily -16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A)
July 21, 2023 - by CBD Parish
The owner’s servants went to him and said, “Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? If so, where does the darnel come from?” “Some enemy…
Read moreThe owner’s servants went to him and said, “Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? If so, where does the darnel come from?” “Some enemy…
Read moreThe readings this Sunday reflect on the power of words. The primary concern, in this instance, is the word of God. In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah…
Read moreJesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father,…
Read moreThis week we continue reading from Matthew’s mission discourse, where Jesus gives a series of instructions to his disciples about how they are to conceive and conduct their mission.
Read moreJesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Do not be afraid. For everything that is now covered will be uncovered, and everything now hidden will be made clear. What I say…
Read more“And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand” Have you ever imagined what heaven might be like? Perhaps our imagination is informed by artistic…
Read moreOver the last few weeks we have celebrated a number of Feast Days, including the Feast of the Trinity and the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. This…
Read moreThis weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Of course we celebrate the Body and Blood of Christ in every celebration of the Eucharist. On…
Read moreThere are certainly more suitable readings for this weekend’s Trinity Sunday where all three persons are mentioned. But on second reading of the Gospel, particularly the opening line “For God…
Read moreThe amazing thing about Jesus Christ is that the spread of the Gospel occurred after he was no longer physically among his followers. The message of the in-breaking…
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