Transfiguration, year A
The readings for the feast of the Transfiguration fill us with the hope that, in the end, God will conquer all that oppresses us: evil, sin, and death. This gives us confidence as we follow Jesus each day.
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Join Catholic priest Fr. Nick Meisl for weekly homilies rooted in the Sunday Mass readings. Each message invites you to encounter God’s love more deeply and to live the Gospel with faith and joy. Fr. Nick preaches from St. Peter’s Parish in New Westminster, where he serves as Pastor, and brings the insight of a biblical scholar and Professor at St. Mark’s and Corpus Christi Colleges at the University of British Columbia.
Transfiguration, year A
The readings for the feast of the Transfiguration fill us with the hope that, in the end, God will conquer all that oppresses us: evil, sin, and death. This gives us confidence as we follow Jesus each day.
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In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as being a treasure or a pearl of great price that people acquire by selling all that they have (Matthew 13:44-46). Jesus reminds us that although following Him can be difficult at times - it requires selling or leaving behind certain things or ways of thinking and acting - what we gain by being His disciple is truly worth it!
(17 Sunday Ordinary Time, year A)
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16th Sunday Ordinary Time, year A
In the Gospel today (Mt 13:24-43) Jesus uses parables to help us better understand different mysteries about the Kingdom of God.
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