“As they were baptised they confessed their sins”
2nd Sunday of Advent – Year A
A priest went to hear confessions of boys in a boarding school. As the priest went to this place every Saturday to hear confessions, he would find about 10 to 15 boys lining up for confession. On this particular day, he found seven of them already forming the queue for confession. The first boy came and said, “Father, we threw peanut into the pond.” The priest gave his absolution, and off went the boy. The second boy came and said, “Father, during the last week, we threw peanut into the pond near our playground.” The priest gave his absolution. The third boy came and said more or less the same sin. And so did the six boys. Finally, the seventh boy came. By this time the priest […]
Author: selvam
Sermon for 1st Sunday in Advent – Year A Homily
1st Sunday in Advent
The Son of Man is Coming (Mt 24:44)
One of the advent hymns that I like most is:
We long to see thee so!
To see Thee newly-born.
We long for Christmas morn.
The sands of time run slow.
I like this hymn particularly because it arouses in me the nostalgia for homecoming. As a young boy studying in boarding schools this song reminded me of the joyful time of going back home for Christmas. I remember how the sands of time would run so slow, especially just before Christmas. However, in the past years, especially as a priest being busy during Christmas, unwrapping Christmas of its nostalgic feelings I have also begun to appreciate its spiritual depth. I am not in anyway playing down the importance of the sentimental aspects of Christmas – we have a reason to celebrate it even […]
Sermon for Feast of Christ the King – Cycle C Homily
34th Sunday of the year – Feast of Christ the King
Jesus, the Suffering King
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I remember in the early 1990’s, being driven around some tea estates in Limuru-Kiambu area not far from Nairobi in Kenya, and being told by the driver that some of that prime land belonged to the then president. And I remember a verse from the Bible popping up in my head. The verse was from 1Samuel 8:14, “This is what the king who is to reign over you will do… He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his officials.” It is not surprising that the three families that have fielded the presidents for Kenya, feature among the ten […]
Sermon for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Homily
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
The Day of the Lord (Lk 21:5-19)
I was rushing in the streets of London to catch a bus to college. Two young men accosted me in a rather friendly manner. I was almost near the bus stop, so I stopped by to listen to them. They showed me a picture of a beautiful garden – a classical scene from the Garden of Eden! “Would you like the world to be like this?” They asked. I immediately guessed that they were members of a sect or something. I came up with my answer quite spontaneously and quickly, “It is already like this; after all, the world is good.” They were somewhat surprised by my unexpected answer. They didn’t know how to proceed on with the conversation. They didn’t want to give […]
Wellbeing Summit
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In collaboration with Tangaza University College, PPAK is organising the 1st Annual Wellbeing Summit to be held on 25th and 26th November 2022 at Tangaza University College.
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Deadline for registration: 21 November 2022