Homily – Page 12 – Apology Analogy

Sharp Corners and Rough Edges

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

A Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year C And he told them this parable: “There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none, he said to the gardener, ‘For three

Ripples

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

A Homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C I am continually amazed at how the effects of sin are so very far reaching. The results of sin, regardless of whether the original sin has been forgiven, endure from one generation to another. Sin, like a rock

Prayer: Heading in the Right Direction

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

A Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B And rising long before daybreak, he went out and departed into a desert place, and there he prayed. –Mark 1:35– Ladies and gentlemen, I hold in my hand a box that contains something so important, that, if it

Period. Said. Done.

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

Sometimes when the bell rings to signal the end of class, I say to my students: “I hate to see you go.” On other occasions, when I am feeling a little playful, I might say: “I hate to see you. Go!” Obviously words are not everything. Punctuation is key.

My Soul Magnifies the Lord

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

Do you wish to know the most intimate perfections of Jesus and the most hidden attractions of His love? Then seek them in the heart of Mary! –Saint Peter Eymard– Being a legally blind priest does indeed have its challenges. For one thing, I cannot read most printed material

Lent: Living in the Fast Lane

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

“But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they will fast” –Matthew 9:15– Lent, as we all know, is a time of special fasting and abstinence. There are, of course, a number of physical benefits of fasting and abstinence. We might

Hooray for Fatherhood!

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

In the second chapter of Saint Luke’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph discover the missing twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple, and Mary says: “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”[1] Our Lady is actually calling Saint Joseph

Fishers of Men

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. –Matthew 4:19– My friend Conrad uses a boat and sonar to map out the bottoms of lakes. In other words, he charts the topography of lake bottoms, indicating the kinds of plant life, as well as the various

Bricks vs. Stones

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

At the very beginning of the Bible, in the eleventh chapter of Genesis, we have this description of the Tower of Babel: While men were migrating eastward, they discovered a valley in the land of Sennaar and settled there. They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks

Cathedrals, Catholicism, and Courage

January 21, 2017 Father Bernard J. Ezaki Homily

Imagine. It is the year 1440. You are standing on a quiet hillside somewhere deep in the heart of France. Off in the distance, you see the double-spired magnificence of a Gothic cathedral, its newly quarried stone gleaming white against a backdrop of green trees and azure sky. Almost