Sunday Homilies

May God grant us the grace and the courage to proclaim God’s love to all the world.

The need is great; “the harvest is abundant,” but the love of God is limitless, and we are called to share the love and hope we have in Jesus Christ with this troubled world.

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, when we call attention to our belief that God is Three Persons in One God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

All of our Scripture readings speak of the power of the Holy Spirit. Reflecting on the Holy Spirit has much to tell us about how we are called to be disciples today.

Jesus says that we are to teach “them to observe all that I have commanded you.” We teach others to observe all that Jesus commanded us to do by observing Jesus’ commandments ourselves.

What Jesus promises us is that the more we are willing to observe His commandments, the more His love for us is revealed, and the more we understand our call as disciples.

No matter where we are on our spiritual journey, we are all called to grow closer to God in Jesus Christ.

In our Gospel reading for Sunday (John 10:1-10), Jesus uses both the image of a shepherd and the image of a gate for the sheep to describe His love for the world: “

May we open our hearts to take Jesus ever more deeply into our lives. May His love open our hearts to recognize each other as beloved of God.