Homilies Blog

Homily for Palm Sunday

By Archbishop Linda Nicholls We all want a Saviour!   We want someone to solve our problems;  fix what is wrong in the world; heal our wounds; and make us feel ‘good’ again – especially in

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

By The Rev. Canon Joanne Davies, Oblate, SSJD  Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922), ‘The Blind Man at the Pool of Siloam’, 1879 In our Gospel we read about healing and sight and hearing. There are differences

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First Sunday in Lent, February 22, 2026

By Sr. Constance Joanna, SSJD There are some words associated with Lent in our western tradition that I can’t find in any Bible translation or concordance. Chocolate. Diet. Exercise. Smoking. Drugs. Alcohol. Apple. Chocolate. Adam

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Feast of Hannah Grier Coome Homily

By Sr. Constance Joanna, SSJD I joined the Sisterhood 42 years ago, in 1984, when we were celebrating our centennial anniversary and I was surprised to see how many parties and celebrations the sisters had.

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Candlemas Homily

By The Rev. Canon Joanne Davies, Oblate, SSJD  My first-born child came into the world in the early dark snowy hours of January 23rd, 1984. Kate Alexandra. She was beautiful. And more alert than I

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Homily for St. Francis de Sales

By The Most Reverend Fredrick James Hiltz “Lord, let me know clearly the work you are calling me to do in life,and grant me every grace I need to answer your call with courageand love,

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Homily for St. Agnes of Rome

By The Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith, Oblate, SSJD Today we’ve come to remember St. Agnes of Rome, martyred for her faith in 304 CE, when Diocletian was Emperor. Persecution of Christians was common then.  Agnes had

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Homily for Holy Innocents

By The Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith, Oblate, SSJD In Matthew’s account of the Epiphany, there are two responses to the arrival of a baby born in a manger: fear and joy. King Herod meets the news

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Homily for the Baptism of the Lord

By The Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith, Oblate, SSJD As we move deeper into the season of Epiphany, the stories we hear remind us of the myriad of ways God makes himself known to us; how God’s

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Homily for St. John the Evangelist

By Archbishop Fred Hiltz. “All thy works surround thee,earth and heaven reflect thy rays;stars and angels sing around thee,Center of unbroken praise.” First of all Happy Christmas to you all.As many of you know I

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