Homilies

Homily – Epiphany – A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director f the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Swaziland #Botswana #eswatini) On Remembrance Day 1987, in the North of Ireland, Gordon Wilson’s daughter was killed by a bomb in a little town called Enniskillen. Instead of calling for revenge, Wilson forgave her killers and began a

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Homily – Holy Family – A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Botswana #Swaziland #eswatini) There are no perfect families, but all families can be Holy Families. Every family carries a

Homily – 4th Sunday of Advent – A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #Southafrica #Botswana #Swaziland #eswatini) In these final days before Christmas, Advent invites us to slow our pace, as it draws us into the quiet interior world of Joseph. The Gospel today (Matthew 1:18-24), reveals a scene

Homily – 3rd Sunday of Advent – A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Botswana #eswatini #Swaziland) Elie Wiesel, a Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor, was once asked to describe his faith. In his answer he used the adjective “wounded.” He said, “My tradition teaches that no heart is

Homily – 2nd Sunday of Advent – A – Fr Jeremiah Browne (#southafrica #Botswana #Swaziland #eswatini) In his book ‘Brave New World’, Aldous Huxley once wrote: “Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the

Homily – 1st Sunday of Advent – C – Fr Jerry Browne Marianne Williamson, a well-known author and public speaker, once wrote, “Too often, we drift through life, unaware of the opportunities for growth that surround us. Reflection is a powerful tool that can awaken us from our complacent slumber.” In some ways, that quote

Homily – Christ the King – Year C – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Feast of Christ the King by Pope Pius XI in 1925. The pope – writing at a time when the

Homily – 33rd Sunday – Year C – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #eswatini #Swaziland #Botswana) As I reflected on today’s readings, I was struck by the fact that the more things change, the more they stay the same. We only have to look at history to recognise how

Homily – Basilica of St John Lateran – Fr Jeremiah Browne (national Director for the Pontifical Mission Societies #Southafrica #Swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) Today’s feast is somewhat unusual. It is one of the few times in the Church’s calendar when we celebrate not a saint, nor an event in the life of Christ, but a building

Homily – All Saints – Year C – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #SouthAfrica #Botswana #eswatini #Swaziland) Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints – that huge number that no one can count, from every nation, race, and language, standing before the throne of God, clothed in white robes,