Father Healy's Weekly Catholic Homilies » Cycle C

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 66: 18-21; Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13; Luke 13: 22-30 Originally delivered on August 27, 1989 Fr. Healy begins his homily with a funny story about the Holy Ghost Fathers. He reminds us that in today’s gospel, we are called to see everyone as part of the family of […]

Readings: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53  Originally delivered on August 16, 1992 In this week’s gospel, we hear the anger of God who proclaims, “I have come to light a fire on the earth.”  What have we done with God’s marvelous plan?  We are invited to reflect on the fact that Jesus’s crucifixion […]

Readings: Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:32-48 Originally delivered on August 13, 1989 In today’s homily, we hear about the family story of Abraham and Sarah and their son, Isaac. Through this story, we learn more about faith and are challenged to be like Abraham in listening to God, going to a place we […]

Originally delivered on January 5, 1992 Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 In today’s Gospel we hear of the three foreigners coming to welcome the baby Jesus.  We too are called to welcome the foreigners, refugees, or aliens in our lives.  We also hear of Herod’s attempt to thwart God’s plan.  May we […]

Originally delivered on December 18, 1988 Readings: Micah 5:1-4; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 Elizabeth greets Mary as “the mother of my Lord.”  This Gospel reminds us that perhaps few of us are prophetic, like John the Baptist in last week’s reading, but many more are like Elizabeth. By accepting ourselves, as God has created us, […]

Originally delivered on December 4, 1988 Readings: Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 In anticipation of the coming of Jesus, a herald’s voice cries “Make ready the way of the Lord.” While recognizing that we live within an increasingly global village, we must start preparing the way by transforming our own neighborhoods. But we mustn’t […]

Originally delivered on November 27, 1988 Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28,34-36 Advent is a time of waiting for the birth of Jesus. What we do while waiting is worth examining. Do we seize the opportunity to improve our current condition and the quality of tomorrow? If we don’t take action to make tomorrow […]

Originally delivered on November 15, 1992 Readings: Malachi 3:19-20; Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21: 5-19 We live with earthquakes, famine, war, and all sorts of tragedies.  We needn’t fear the future because we are living in hell already. We also have the ability to bring the Risen Lord into our lives right now. We are not […]

Originally delivered on November 8, 1992   Readings: Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; Thessalonians 2:16 -3:5; Luke 20:27-38 or 20-27 , 34-38   How does our conscience shape our actions? Are we, like the seven sons and their mother from the Book of Maccabees, willing to die for what we believe?  In today’s homily, we are reminded […]

Originally delivered on November 5, 1989 Readings: Wisdom 11:22 – 12:1; Thessalonians 1:11 -2:2; Luke 19: 1-10 The story of Zacchaeus, the wealthy tax collector and a short man, teaches us that we needn’t worry about things we cannot change, but rather change the things we can.  We can waste time and energy trying to […]