Our living sacrifice to God. Homily Notes, 30.08.26
“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you...
Tu es Petrus. Homily Notes, 23.08.26
Someone could think that Jesus was having an identity crisis given his conversation with the disciples in today’s Gospel. But it was not an identity crisis about Himself. It was whether they were in crisis as to who He was. The human mind is not able to guess or grasp...
The Assumption: our common destiny. Homily Notes, 16.08.23
Mary of Nazareth first experienced God in her very own body when the Son of God was conceived in her womb. In a manner of speaking, you could say that that was the first time He assumed her body to Himself. Mary also experienced Him through her body during the...
The Pearl worth it all, 26.07.26.
It’s not that the two characters in these short parables didn’t value what they already had. It’s that they invested that value in something even greater. They didn’t throw away what they owned: they sold it. They were able to turn what was of lesser value into what was of...
Romano Sambucci, RIP. Homily Notes, 17.07.26
Romano was born in Coatbridge in 1936, to Maria and Johnny Sambucci. He attended St. Patricks before going on to boarding school at St Joseph’s College, in Dumfries, until he was 18. He achieved a high academic standard and excelled at rugby, athletics, cricket, and football. He achieved a Merit...
