Gospel Reflection: by Fr Doug Harris Today’s homily is a little catechism on Baptism.  Why is there the Sacrament of Baptism?  The first reason is that Jesus Himself was baptised.  Jesus did not need to be baptised.  He is without sin.  One reason why Our Lord was baptised was to sanctify all baptisms.  In the Bible, Jesus Himself commanded us to baptize.  In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus said to His disciples: “Make disciples of all the nations and baptise  them in the Name of

Gospel Reflection: Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The word Epiphany means ‘manifestation.’  On this day, Our Lord manifested or revealed Himself to Gentiles (people who are not Jewish).  He manifested Himself to “some wise man … from the east.” Tradition has given these wise men names: Melchior, Kaspar and Belthazar. When the wise men saw the baby, they ‘knelt before Him.’ The original Greek word for ‘knelt before Him’ is ‘proskolineo’ which means: ‘to go on on

Gospel Reflection: Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family.     The love between a husband and wife and their children should  reflect the love between the Holy Family of Jesus, Joseph and Mary and the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit .     Imagine the love that exists between the three Persons of the Holy Trinity, or even the Holy Family. That is the love God wants between a father, a mother and their children.   That is the Grace that God gives to a Catholic m

Today’s Gospel records events surrounding the Incarnation: Christ becoming human flesh. Christ became human flesh in order that we who are flesh may experience the fullness of his Divinity or experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit.  Our Blessed Mother is the ideal example; the Bible says she is full of Grace or full of the Holy Spirit.  This is the state that all humans are called to. Another example is Luisa Piccarreta.  Luisa loved Jesus so much that the two of them wer

Today’s Gospel is about St. John the Baptist. Jesus said: “of all children born of a woman, greater than John the Baptist has never been seen.”   The question begs:   What about Our Lord? He was born of a woman, surely, he is greater than John the Baptist? Also, what about our Blessed Mother? She was born of a woman, surely, she is greater than John the Baptist?   Our Lord clarifies His statement by immediately saying: “Yet, the least is the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than