Homilies of a Jesuit

The 1st Sunday of Advent focuses on waiting as a way to welcome Christ’s coming. Today we will encounter the figure of John the Baptist. He ...

Last Sunday we concluded Year C with Christ the King and this weekend, we enter Year A’s Advent, a season to help us prepare for the coming ...

In 1925, Pope Pius XI, through the encyclical “Quas primas” instituted the Solemnity of Christ the King. This Sunday should mark its centena...

I had a conversation with someone the other day. This person goes for Mass every day and receives Holy Communion. I asked the person whether...

Last Sunday was All Souls. The commemoration of the dead ranks higher than an Ordinary Sunday and so it takes precedence over the 31st Sunda...

We have no Gloria today because All Souls Day ranks higher than a Sunday in Ordinary Time. We have been focussing on the mercy of God and in...

Vatican II represents a watershed moment in the Church. The early history of the Church was such that we commemorated the martyrs—those who ...