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Dec 19, 20234 min read

Homily for 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B, 2023

There is a very interesting dynamic to the liturgy as we proceed through Advent. It is a bit like the promotional strategy to an epic...

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Dec 12, 20233 min read

Homily for 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B, 2023

One of the time-consuming parts of Christmas is wrapping presents. If you’re like me, it takes forever and still looks like a dog has...

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Dec 5, 20232 min read

Homily for 1st Sunday of Advent, Year B 2023 - Deacon Jim Curtain

At the risk of getting too personal, I’ll let you in on the fact that my age is getting closer to 70 than 60. Some of you may be similar....

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Nov 27, 20233 min read

Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe, Year A

I think we have mentioned before how Christmas traditionally was the end of the liturgical year. It was considered the end because the...

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Nov 23, 20234 min read

Homily for 33rd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

Perhaps one approach to this week’s readings is to look at the fundamental attitudes of the servants in the gospel parable. But I would...

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Nov 14, 20233 min read

Homily for 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

Apparently Jesus based today’s parable around a typical marriage custom. The custom was that the bridegroom could should up whenever, and...

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Nov 9, 20234 min read

Homily for 31st Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

Our readings today reprise a very familiar theme. The person who wants to be centre of attention will soon be forgotten, while the person...

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Nov 1, 20233 min read

Homily for 30th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

A while ago I read a book by the historian Niall Ferguson. It was based on his BBC lectures, and had the ominous title, The Great...

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Oct 23, 20233 min read

Homily for 29th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

This is one of those gospel passages that probably should start reading groups. I recommend praying about it all through this week....

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Oct 17, 20234 min read

Homily for 28th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

Our readings today give us a deep insight into the structure of reality. The first reading and the gospel show us what creation is all...

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Oct 10, 20234 min read

Homily for 27th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

There is a lot going on in our readings this Sunday. Jesus in his parable is clearly alluding to our first reading. And our first reading...

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Oct 3, 20232 min read

Homily for 26th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023 - Deacon Jim Curtain

Jesus was always on the side of the powerless and those who were despised. The powerless might have been beggars, or day labourers who...

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Sep 26, 20233 min read

Homily for 25th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

Today’s readings give us many things to ponder. The first thing that came to my mind was thank God that God’s ways are above my ways....

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Sep 21, 20234 min read

Homily for 24th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

One of the themes in today’s readings is fear of the Lord. We hear it mentioned in our second reading. It features in different ways in...

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Sep 21, 20234 min read

Homily for 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023

Today’s readings revisit some themes we have seen before – the original vocation of humanity, but they also provide a way to think about...