Click here for a homily from the 33rd Sunday, on Luke 21.5–19,By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Here is my harmonization of the English version the Gloria Dominator Deus from Mass XV. Click on the image to listen to or download the audio file.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

I have written an arrangement of Alleluia O Filii for three voices, either equal or Soprano Alto Bass (or Tenor). It can be used for the Gospel Acclamation at Sunday Masses in the Easter Season. I have also included verses. Click on the image to hear it.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Click on the image to hear a homily on the call of the first disciples and what it has to do with us today. Here is the Gospel pericope for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, Mark 1.14-20. After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come nea…

To listen to a homily on the Pharisees and the Herodians testing Jesus about paying taxes, (Matthew 22.15-21), click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on how to be a living stone, click on this image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

In addition to being a memorial of Jesus sacrifice on the Cross, and He being truly present among, the Mass is also a communal meal, wherein we share in the sealing of the new and everlasting covenant made in the Blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God. To hear a homily on how that is so, click on the image.…

Jesus promised not to leave us orphans, but to be with us until the end of the world. Yet forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, he ascended into heaven where he sits at the right hand of the Father. Does he keep his promise to his disciples from the Apostles until now? Is Jesus truly present in the Holy Mass? If so, how? Click on the image bel…

This is the first in a series called Mass in Slow Motion, homilies explaining the various parts of the Mass. This podcast explains one of the three main aspects of the Mass that we keep in mind in order to understand the very nature of the Mass itself. Click on the image at the left to hear this homily.…

Why did Jesus not intervene in the brothers’ dispute? Click on the image for a homily and find out why. How can we avoid falling into their trap?By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on the drama going on between Jesus, Martha and Mary, hit the image at the left.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to an old interpretation on the parable of the Good Samaritan, click on the link below.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

When Saint Paul writes to the Galatians about the Yoke of Slavery, what does he mean? What does it have to o with me? Click on the image to find out.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Why does Jesus tell his disciples not to tell the crowds who he actually is? To hear a homily about this, and what we ought to say about Jesus when people ask why we follow Him, click on the image at the left.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Writing to the Galatians, St Paul says: “We know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law. … For through the l…

To hear a homily on the Widow’s Mite, click on the image below.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen a homily on the Beatitudes, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on how Jesus giving up his life is a ransom can save us, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on the Gospel passage, Mark 10.17-30, about the rich young man, click on the image. Here is the Gospel pericope: As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God al…

To listen to a homily on why the Father sent the Son to suffer and die and rise again instead to going himself, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on Jesus using signs to save, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on the Word that saves, click on the image of Saint James below.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on episode where many of Jesus’ disciples chose not to follow him any more, and what it means for us, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Why did Jesus say that we must eat his flesh and drink his blood in order to have eternal life? Why the body AND the blood? For a homily on how Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink, click on the image at the right. This homily is an explanation of John 6.51-58.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

St Paul writes to the Ephesians about the grieving of the Holy Spirit. To hear a homily on Ephesians 4.30 – 5.2 , click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on the Bread of Life discourse of Jesus in the Gospel of John, click on the image below.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on Luke’s account of the Apostles’ encounter with Christ on he evening of Easter, click the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on how to enter into the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on becoming a disciple of Jesus, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily oJesus asks two potential disciples what they are looking for. They give a strange answer. To find out what this has to do with you, click on the image for a homily.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

What is God up to when Jesus gets baptised? Click on the image to hear a homily explaining what’s really behind the baptism of Jesus.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

How do we prepare the way of the Lord, and what does it mean to make paths straight? To find out, click on the image and find out.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Christ gives us a image of the Last Judgement in which there will be separation of the sheep and the goats. By what criteria will he decide where to put you? Click on the image to listen to a homily on this passage from the Gospel of Matthew where Christ talk about his coming in glory.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

By what standards will we be judged when come before God? To listen to a homily on the Parable of the Talents, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Click on the image to hear what is the Christian practise of praying for the dead and whether there is any reference to this in the Holy Scriptures.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on sacramental living, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on why Jesus would use the five loaves and two fish to produce his miracle, click on the the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on the Parable of the Weeds Among the Wheat, click on the image below.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

Click on the image to listen to a homily on the Parable of the Sower.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To hear a homily on Peter’s Confession and how he came to know the truth about Jesus Christ, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For an explanation on how the mystery of the three persons in one God reveals the inner life of God and why we should care, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on the Ascension of the Lord, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

To listen to a homily on the Gospel passage about the disciples on the road to Emmaus, click on the image below.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

A blessed and happy Easter to all my readers! I know we are now in the joy of Easter, yet I would like to share some thoughts about Holy Saturday before the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night. “He descended into hell.” The first meaning of this phrase from the Apostles’ Creed affirms that Jesus, like all men, truly died and his soul joined the souls of…

To listen to a homily on the raising of Lazarus and the Christ’s pledge of future glory, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on the Christ revealing his divine nature and what this has to do with our friendship with Jesus and his invitation to us to join him in the Holy Mass, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on the devil, how he can affect us, and Christ, our champion against the devil’s attacks, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on what Jesus meant when he said, “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5.20), click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly

For a homily on the Lord’s command to be salt and light, click on the image.By Fr Lawrence A. Donnelly