Homilies

Homily – 28th Sunday – Cycle A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #Botswana #Swaziland #eswatini #southafrica) A little girl once asked her mother, “Mum, do men go to heaven?” the mom replied, “Of course they do,” “Why do you ask?” “Well, said the little girl, “whenever I see pictures

Homily – 27th Sunday – Cycle A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini). A wealthy businessman was once asked to give a testimony at a church meeting about how his faith had influenced his life. He shared how, as a young man, on the day he

Homily – 26th Sunday – Cycle A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (#southafrica #swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) A young priest once conducted a survey after Mass. One of the questions was: “Do you think our parish should offer an evening Bible study?” More than fifty people enthusiastically said yes. The priest was delighted and began making plans.

There is a little story about a sparrow who complained to Mother Nature about the beautiful colours she gave to the peacock and the lovely song she gave to the nightingale, but how she herself was plain and unnoticed. She wanted to know why she was made to suffer. Mother Nature replied, “You weren’t made

Homily – 24th Sunday – Cycle A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) Do you ever find yourself holding on to a grudge, or a hurt? It’s so easy to do. Lewis Smedes, a writer and theologian, once wrote, “To forgive is to set a prisoner

Homily – 22nd Sunday, 2026 – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #swaziland #Botswana #eswatini) I don’t know if this has ever happened to you, but sometimes, when I am using Google Maps I decided that I actually know better? It tells me to turn left, but I think I

Homily – 21st Sunday, 2026 – Fr Jerry Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Botswana #Swaziland #eswatini) I want to begin this morning by asking yyou to think for a moment about the person who has had the greatest impact on your life. That impact might have been positive, or possibly negative.

Homily – Assumption – 2026 – Fr Jerry Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica, #Botswana, #eSwatini, #swaziland) The Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven is one of the great Marian celebrations in the Catholic Church. Of course, whenever Catholics start talking about Mary, it isn’t long before some of our

Homily – 19th Sunday – Year A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Botswana #eswatini #Swaziland) You often hear it said that life can change in the blink of an eye, and how true that is. One moment we think we know what tomorrow will bring, but then without

Homily – 18th Sunday – Year – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) There is a detail at the beginning of today’s Gospel (Matthew 14:13–21) that is easy to overlook, yet it sheds new light on everything that follows. We hear that Jesus withdrew by boat to