Parable of the Talents

Parable of the Talents In this wonderful homily for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, Father Hanly challenges us in our interpretation of the Parable of the Talents. Readings for Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Second Reading: First Thessalonians 5:1-6…

You’re Invited!

You’re Invited! In this beautiful homily for 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, Father Hanly looks at The Parable of the Wedding Feast and its wonderful revelation that the whole world is invited to the banquet that we all hunger for. Readings for Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-10…

The Tenants of the Vineyard

The Tenants of the Vineyard In this beautiful homily for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, Father Hanly looks at The Parable of the Tenants and helps us understand how we, the tenants of the vineyard, should behave — how we should follow Jesus and heal the world. Readings for Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary…

More Parables

We do not have a homily for 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, so we offer you the following alternatives: The gospel reading for 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, is of The Parable of the Two Sons. If you would like to listen to a homily by Father Hanly on a parable with…

Hidden Treasure

Hidden Treasure In this beautiful homily for 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, Father Hanly looks at the parable of the man who stumbles upon hidden treasure. Readings for Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: First Kings 3:5, 7-12 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 Second Reading: Romans 8:28-30…