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  HOMILY – SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 15 August 2026 Revelation 11:19a; 12:1–6a, 10ab | Psalm 45 | 1 Corinthians 15:20–27 | Luke 1:39–56 “WHEN YOUR SOUL IS HUNGRY FOR MORE” Introduction Today, I want to speak to you personally. Not to a crowd. Not to a parish. Not to an audience. To you. Because somewhere beneath everything you do, there is a part of you that is searching. You may not always talk about it. You may cover it with work, relationships, entertainment, possessions, social media, success, ministry, achievement or even religious activity. But there is a question that eventually finds every human being: “Is this all there is?” Why do I still feel restless after achieving what I thought would make me happy? Why can I be surrounded by people and still feel lonely? Why can I pray and still feel empty? Why does my heart continue searching when I already have so much? The Assumption of Mary gives us a startling answer. You were made for more. The huma...
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  Prayer for Healing, Restoration and a New Beginning Heavenly Father, I come before You just as I am, carrying the story of my life, my joys, my wounds, my disappointments, my hopes and my dreams. Today, I choose to begin again. Lord Jesus Christ, I want to return to my first love for You . There was a time when my heart was drawn to You with simplicity, trust and joy. Somewhere along the journey, life became heavy, wounds became deep, and my relationship with You was affected. But today I hear You calling me back. Take me back, Lord, not simply to the person I once was, but to the person You are calling me to become . Give me a heart that longs for You again. Restore in me the desire to pray, to worship, to seek Your presence and to walk closely with You. When I become tired or distracted, remind me that You have never abandoned me. Jesus, I choose You again. Jesus, I give You my life again. Jesus, be my first love again. Mother Mary, Walk With Me Blessed Mother Mary, I place mys...
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  Homily – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Sunday, 9 August 2026 1 Kings 19:9, 11–13 | Romans 9:1–5 | Matthew 14:22–33 “LISTEN FOR GOD IN THE SILENCE” Introduction Perhaps you are reading or listening to this homily alone. No congregation around you. No choir. No incense. No one sitting beside you. Just you—and God. And perhaps that is not such a bad place to be. Because there are moments in life when we discover that, underneath all the noise, all the activity, all the relationships, all the achievements and disappointments, there is a question that refuses to go away: “Where is God in all of this?” You can have people around you and still feel profoundly alone. You can be successful and still feel empty. You can pray regularly and still wonder whether God hears you. You can serve others and secretly ask, “But who is looking after me?” There is something deep within every human being that longs for more than possessions, recognition, success or pleasure. We lo...
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  Homily for Monday, 3 August 2026 Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Readings: Jeremiah 28:1–17 | Matthew 14:22–36 Introduction There are moments in life when God seems silent. You pray, but heaven appears closed. You work hard, yet nothing changes. You smile in public while privately fighting fear, loneliness, disappointment or grief. Many people believe that the greatest miracle is seeing Jesus calm the storm. I think the greater miracle is this: Jesus came while the storm was still raging. He did not first remove the wind. He first revealed His presence. Perhaps that is exactly where you are today. You are searching for God—not because life is easy, but because life has become too heavy to carry alone. Today's readings remind us that in our search for God, we must distinguish between comforting lies and life-giving truth, and learn to recognise Jesus even when He comes to us through the storms we fear. A Life Story A man proudly told his priest, ...
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 My dear fellow ministers,  (Author unknown)  This is not a message from a textbook. This is not theology from a classroom. This is not the opinion of a man sitting comfortably behind a desk. This is wisdom gathered from years of ministry, tears, betrayals, victories, disappointments, observations, mistakes, corrections, and painful lessons. Many good pastors are in trouble today not because they committed adultery, stole money, abandoned the faith, or turned their backs on God. Some are suffering because they were innocent but careless. They were sincere but unguarded. They were compassionate but lacked boundaries. They were kind-hearted but failed to understand the dangerous realities of the times in which we now live. Please hear me carefully: In ministry today, being holy is not enough. You must also be wise. A single accusation can destroy what took thirty years to build. A single careless decision can bury a ministry. A single moment of poor judgment can hand your e...
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  Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 12 July 2026 Readings: Isaiah 55:10–11; Psalm 65; Romans 8:18–23; Matthew 13:1–23 Introduction Have you ever wondered why some people seem to experience God so deeply while others feel nothing? Why do some prayers change a person's life, while others seem to disappear into silence? Why do two people hear exactly the same Gospel, yet one leaves transformed and the other remains exactly the same? Perhaps the greatest tragedy is not that God has stopped speaking. The tragedy is that we have stopped listening. Today's Gospel is not really about farming. It is about the human heart. Jesus is not examining the soil beneath our feet; He is examining the soil within us. Every day God throws His love, His grace, His truth and His mercy into our lives. The question is never whether God is speaking. The question is: What kind of soil am I? A Life Story A little boy came home from church. His mother asked, "Wha...
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