Prophets

Today we were blessed to have Fr. George Nkeze, a priest of the Diocese of Buea in Cameroon preach a mission at the parish.  I was able to enjoy a preaching holiday! But I happily share a homily on these Sunday readings from another year.


IsaiahprophetWould that all the people of the LORD were prophets!” – so said Moses to the people of the Exodus. And did you know that at your own baptism you were anointed with the Sacred Chrism to share in the prophetic ministry of Christ? Would that each one of us would know that we are prophets of the Lord and would live accordingly….. Of course, that raises the question of what it means to be a prophet. When I ask around there are a couple of ideas that seem to be popular: Continue reading