Preaching the Santity of Human Life and the Gospel Message
HOMILY FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A.
THEME: ARE WE OVERRATED?
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
1. Joke. Here’s a relevant one-liner joke. “Love is overrated: it is worth only 7 points in scrabble”.
HOMILY FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A.
THEME: GRATITUDE FOR THE BEATITUDES.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong.
1. Beatitude Joke. As some churches do, there was this huge signpost outside a church in Hou
HOMILY FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
THEME: DESPITE DANGERS AND DIVISIONS
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
1. Joke. A football player went to his doctor and told him he had broken his arm in 3 different places an
YEAR A: HOMILY FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT.
THEME: ULTIMATE ANSWERS.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong.
1. Blowin’ in the Wind. When the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American sing
HOMILY FOR THE 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A.
THEME: HOW TO ENJOY CHRIST.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong.
1. One-Liners. Let’s start with some interesting one-liners: 1. Many folks want to serve God, but o
SUNDAY HOMILY FOR 33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.
THEME: HUMANITY’S OBITUARY.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
1. Humanity’s Obituary. Last week we used epitaphs to deepen our faith in the resurrection of the body and to further
YEAR C: HOMILY FOR THE 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME.
THEME: LIFE AFTER LIFE.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong.
1. Tombstone/Epitaph. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) was a polymath and one of the Founding Fathers
HOMILY FOR THE 31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.
THEME: BEYOND REPENTANCE.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong.
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 2022.
1. One Dollar Bills. The House of Representative candidates have lined up for the 2022 midterm elections and Nove
HOMILY FOR THE 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.
THEME: PRAYER THAT OVERCOMES INJUSTICE.
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong.
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 29
1. A Serious Joke. Inside a prison in Russia, two victims of oppression were comparing no
HOMILY FOR THE 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
THEME: HOW TO BE HAPPY AND HOW TO BE SAVED
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong at St Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, Omaha, USA.
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 2022
1. Gratitude. Thankfulness guarantees happiness. To be happy, be grateful. Ingratitude guarantees sadness. Here is a story to illustrate it. One day, two old friends met
HOMILY FOR THE 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
THEME: HOW TO INCREASE YOUR FAITH
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 2 2022
HOMILY FOR THE 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
THEME: THE DONKEY THAT TEACHES HOW TO GROW IN HUMILITY
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 28 2022
1. Joke. You may have heard the classic joke, “He won a badge for humility, but they took it
HOMILY FOR THE 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
THEME: SPIRITUAL DEMOCRACY
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 21 2022
1. Undecided Voters. There are 2 candidates in this spiritual election of our path in life: Narrow Gate versus Wid
HOMILY FOR THE 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
THEME: THE GOSPEL OF WEALTH
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY JULY 31 2022
1. “The Gospel of Wealth”. The Scottish-American, Andrew Carnegie, needs no introduction because of his legacy
HOMILY FOR THE 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
THEME: DOES PRAYER CHANGE GOD OR HUMAN BEINGS?
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY JULY 24 2022
1. Prayer in prison. As inflation, violence, insecurity, and injustice in many places on earth fill Heave
HOMILY FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY YEAR C
THEME: HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT SANCTIFIES US
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong at St Patrick’s Parish, Calabar, Nigeria.
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY JUNE 5 2022
1. Now Your Turn. An Italian magazine “Scarp de’ tenis”, run by homeless people, interviewed Pope Fran
HOMILY FOR THE 7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR C
THEME: SUIT JACKETS AND AGBADA TO INFLICT OR REDUCE SUFFERING
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY MAY 29 2022
1. Doing More. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I sincerely thank you for your amazing faith, hope and charity, public and private, including
HOMILY FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR C , GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY
THEME: THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND THE GOOD MOTHER
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY MAY 8 2022
1. Mother’s Day Joke. Mrs Smith said to her 8-year old son, Jimmy, “Look at that kid over there; he’s not mis
Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent Year C
Theme: ANOTHER ENEMY OF FREEDOM
By: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong at St Mary Magdalene Cath. Church, Omaha, USA.
Homily for Sunday April 3 2022
1. Threats to Freedom. Before ideological,
Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Theme: WEALTH, POVERTY AND HAPPINESS
By: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong at St Mary Magdalene Cath. Church, Omaha, USA.
Homily for Sunday February 13 2022
1. Shock Advertising Joke. Mr Pennington, a middle-class gentleman, stopped when the traffic lights turned red….
YEAR B: 23RD SUNDAY HOMILY IN ORDINARY TIME
THEME: HEALING FOR ALL
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong, St Mary Magdalene Cath. Church, Omaha, USA.
HOMILY FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 2021
YEAR B: HOMILY OF THE FEAST OF ASSUMPTION BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
THEME: CONQUEROR OF SIN AND DEATH
BY: Fr Andrew Ekpenyong (St Mary Magdalene Cath. Church, Omaha, USA.)
20th Sunday, Yr B, 15th August 2021.
Solemnity of the Assumption of the BVM