SUNDAY PREACHING
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Jesus, Our Enlightening Fellow Traveler
By Fr. Marcel Uzoigwe, CSSp. (1st reading Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16; 2nd reading 1 Pt 1:17-21; Gospel Lk 24:13-35) Dear brothers and sisters, Today's readings offer a message of hope in the midst of our confused world and difficult circumstances. It is sometimes...
Jesus, the Lord of Life
Jesus is not just a human being, but the Son of God who came to the world to spread the Good News of love, mercy, peace and joy. But the question is: Do we have the same strong faith as Martha, Mary, and Lazarus do? Or is our faith filled with doubts?…
Overcoming temptations
As we enter into the season of Lent, we are reminded of our human nature and the challenges we face in our spiritual journey. In both the first reading (Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7) and the Gospel (Matthew 4:1-11), we see the story of our first parents Adam and Eve, and the temptation of Jesus in the desert. These stories remind us of the fragility of human nature and the need for God’s grace to guide us through life…
Immanuel– God with us
We come together to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. The readings refer to his birth as the triumph of light over darkness. A light that shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it…
Be watchful, be prepared
Homily of 1st Sunday of Advent Year 2022 by Fr. Marcel Uzoigwe, C.S.Sp. Readings: Jer.2: 1-5, Ps.122, Romans 13:11-14 & Matthew 24:37-44 A new circle of the Liturgical year begins today with the First Sunday of Advent. It is interesting that the church's calendar...
Humility that makes us enjoy God’s forgiveness
For a bicycle to move properly, the wheel and the hub must work together. So also is it with prayer and humility. The gospel reading of last Sunday centered on prayer, with an emphasis on the need for faith and perseverance when one prays. In today’s gospel reading, Jesus moves further to focus on the centrality of humility for effective prayer…
Loving Christ and the Needy and the Forsaken
Do we make our time, knowledge, and talents available to reach out to them, to help those confused, or needing direction and care? Let us ask for the grace to always use our wealth positively to help those in need so that when that day comes, those acts of kindness will speak on our behalf…
Ask & you’ll receive; seek and you’ll find
What does this say to us about human relationships? Jesus asked, “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?” (Luke 11:11). Where does the interest lie? Is it just what I want or what is good for the other? If the interest of the other is central, it will not be very difficult to make adjustments…
Following Jesus without Hesitation
Today’s Gospel is actually the story of failed invitation to follow Jesus. Luke deliberately places this story in the context of Jesus going to Jerusalem. It reads, “when the days of his exaltation were about to be fulfilled, he resolutely accepted the journey to Jerusalem”, the city of his suffering and of his resurrection. With these three stories, Luke wants to make clear to us the very things that constitute obstacles to following Jesus…
Faith in the Risen Lord Jesus Christ
Homily of the Second Sunday of Easter (Acts 5:12-16, Ps.117:2-4.22-27, Rev. 1:9-13.17-19 & Jn. 20:19-31) Today, in a special way, we celebrate the mercy of God our Father. In the Jubilee Year 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed the Sunday after Easter a Sunday of...