by sfxwadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Fr Mark's Messages (dated)
Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Imagine a young married man in his early thirties, lying next to his wife early on a Saturday morning. He’s had an exhausting week, and he’s thinking to himself, “Finally, a chance for a little sleep-in.” All of a...
by sfxwadmin | Aug 23, 2020 | Fr Mark's Messages (dated)
Homily for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A In our Gospel today Jesus asks his disciples two important questions, and it becomes a major turning point is his mission with them. “Who do other people say that I am?” and “Who do you say that I am?” Of course,...
by sfxwadmin | Aug 16, 2020 | Fr Mark's Messages (dated)
This is a fascinating Gospel passage we’ve just heard. At first glance (and through 21st century eyes) it can seem that Jesus has been rather rude to the Canaanite woman. But there’s a lot more going on under the surface here than first meets the eye. So first of...
by sfxwadmin | Aug 2, 2020 | Fr Mark's Messages (dated)
Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Over the last couple hundred years, there have been a number of theologians and Bible commentators who have tried to explain away the miracles of Jesus as being merely symbolic. One of the most significant early...
by sfxwadmin | Jul 26, 2020 | Fr Mark's Messages (dated)
Have you ever wanted something so bad that you would do just about anything to get it? For example, think about some of the remarkable things that athletes put themselves through to make the team or to win a championship. I remember when I was pursuing a career in...
by sfxwadmin | Jul 19, 2020 | Fr Mark's Messages (dated)
Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Our passage from Saint Matthew’s Gospel is a continuation of Jesus’ parables about God’s Kingdom. To begin with, Jesus gives us the simple image of plants growing in a field. As we all know, plants grow slowly and...
