Have you ever fallen asleep during Mass? I must admit, my brothers and sisters, that I have done it myself, normally with a reasonable excuse, such as trying to listen to a homily in a foreign language while jet-lagged after a long flight. But whether the excuse is reasonable or not, we should not afraid to admit that, although prayer in general and the celebration of the Mass in particular should be experiences of an extraordinary encounter with God, sometimes it fails to en
Today we reflect on the great gift that God has bestowed upon his Church: all those people throughout history whom the Church has declared to be saints. We don’t only celebrate these people, but also all those anonymous people who attained great sanctity in their lives, even though their sanctity may not be known until the end of time, when all is revealed. And yet, some people might object to this great proliferation of saints. Doesn’t it, one may ask, detract from the idea
Among the reasons why the Lord twins these commandments is surely that together they are the way of heaven, the way things are in heaven. Yes, there were the early debates among thorny scholars about the greatest commandment: whether it is God, our parents, or our neighbour who came first is indeed behind the interlocutors' question. The Lord ends that speculation by providing not one but two commandments. And yet, the end of that speculation identifies a new way of living
From the beginning, St Dominic’s friars have set about preaching with the mind of the Church. Our homilies are offered here for the good of their readers and the support of homilists everywhere.
