26th Sunday of the Year – To enjoy life is to renounce the superfluous

Introduction There was a time when God seemed an ally of the rich. Well-being, luck, abundance…

25th Sunday of the Year – God our Saviour Desires All People to be Saved

The gem at the centre of the second reading could easily be missed in the flow…

25th Sunday of the Year – Being a Success

What cheaters! Those merchants that the prophet Amos spoke about in the first reading had a…

25th Sunday of the Year

Gospel Summary In order to appreciate fully the import of today’s gospel text, which gives us…

25th Sunday of the Year – Small Things with Great Love

Message: Resolve not to be a couch potato but to have boots laced. Do small things…

25th Sunday of the Year

Today’s gospel reminds me of a story I read about an enterprising soldier. A young man…

25th Sunday of the Year

“For a quick check on your heart,” someone has wisely counseled, “look into your checkbook.” In…

25th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Some stories are almost predictable. As we come to know the characters we can tell how…

25th Sunday of the Year

A businessman who heads his own company interviewed three applicants for a job. As a test,…

25th Sunday of the Year

EACH OF THE READINGS TODAY makes a separate, but related, point: a. A warning from the…