The homily from Bishop Bill for the 4th Sunday of Easter (Year A) as preached during the live-streamed 9.30 am Mass from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The readings proclaimed were Acts 2:14, 36-41; 1 Peter 2:20-25; John 10:1-10.

The homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year A) as preached by Bishop Bill during the live-streamed 9.30 am Mass from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The readings proclaimed were Acts 2:14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35.

"On the road to Emmaus, Jesus turns our focus from our own hopes and wants - from being followers - to truly knowing the Risen Christ and becoming truly joyful disciples of the One who has become known to us. The call of the Gospel is not primarily about us, but about Christ and about making him known because we have first come to know him."

The homily for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year A) as preached by Bishop Bill during the live-streamed 9.30 am Mass from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The readings were Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31.

The homily for the Mass of Easter Day as preached by Bishop Bill during the live-streamed 9.30 am Mass from Sacred Heart Cathedral. Hamilton.

The readings were Acts 10:34, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9.

The homily of Bishop Bill or the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night as preached during the live-streamed 7 pm celebration from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The readings were Genesis 1:1 - 2:2; Exodus 14:15 - 15:1; Isaiah 55:1-11; Romans 6:3-11; Matthew 28:1-10.

Bishop's Bill homily for Good Friday's Celebration of the Lord's Passion as preached during the 3 pm liturgy from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton. Our apologies for the 'gaps' in the audio; there were some unforeseen technical issues.

The readings proclaimed were Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9; John 18:1 - 19:42.

The homily for the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper preached by Bishop Bill during the live-streamed Mass from the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The readings were Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15.

The homily preached by Bishop Bill for Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (Year A) during the live-streamed 9.30 am Mass from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The scriptures proclaimed were Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14 - 27:66.

Bishop Bill's homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent (Year A) as preached during the live-streamed 9.30 am Mass from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton.

The readings proclaimed were Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45.

"I am the resurrection and life. If anyone believes in me, even though he dies he will live, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die."

My homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent (Year A) as preached in an empty Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton as Mass was celebrated at 9.30 am in the absence of the assembly.

The readings proclaimed were 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13; Ephesians5:8-14; John 9:1-41.

"The journey of the man born blind and the authorities stand in stark contrast to each other. One moves from physical blindness, to sight, to spiritual awareness; the other moves from physical sight deeper into darkness brought about by attempts to deny the reality staring them in the face. In a time when the world - and the Church - is confronted by pandemic, we could be tempted to deny the facts and reality which we face. Or we could seek to allow God to draw us into a spiritual awakening that focuses on the revelation of God in the here and now. The choice is ours."