Soul Food & Homilies

We celebrate this Eucharist to mark the transition of Sr. Rose and Sr. Ria’s ministry. Interestingly, we have today’s readings from the Gospel of Mark as we do so. The very first word of the reading...

One cold winter morning, three palm fruit farmers were warming themselves by the fireside. Soon two of them were engaged in a heated debate comparing their religions to decide which one was the true...

Introduction Isn’t it a bit strange that the Church celebrates the motherhood of Mary on the first day of the year? Have you ever asked that question to yourself? Why, after celebrating advent waiting...

MEMORIAL OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS: WHAT’S IN A NAME? Remember the names that parents gave their newborn babies during the pandemic? In the US, the most famous ones would be Covid for boys and...

To grasp the very gift and meaning of Christmas, I often turn to this story that is really a parable by Soren Kierkegaard. Once upon a time there lived in a great castle a king so powerful and wealthy...

I remember applying to the Society of Jesus about 27 years ago and in one of the interviews, I was asked, so why are you applying? And clumsily, I sputtered out some platitudes but one statement...

There’s this story about a young lector, a beginner, who was reading in church to a big crowd for the first time. He was super nervous and had a difficult time getting through the first reading...

            What did scribes do? They were ancient Israel’s human word processors & Xerox machines. With almost maniacal accuracy, they hand-copied biblical texts word for word on parchment. But...

The readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time bring us face to face with a powerful message about humility, service, and what true greatness is. In the Gospel of Mark that we just proclaimed...