Homily from
Father James Gilhooley
Body & Blood
of Christ
The Body and
Blood of Christ - Cycle B - Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
When Albania was
still a Communist nation, Mother Teresa paid a visit to her homeland. In the
office of the Communist dictator, she
heard him say defiantly, "Jesus will never return to Albania while I am in
charge." The ninety pound wizened woman was laughing to herself all the
time. She was carrying Jesus in a pyx pinned to her sari by a cheap safety pin.
She believed Jesus had returned to Albania under the appearance of bread.
The biggest recent advancement in the medical world is Control of Diabetes (Type 2) by Laparoscopic (Key-hole) Surgery. A team of specialists from Hyderabad led by Dr Surendra Ugale is the first in India to have performed Ileal Transposition Surgery (small intestinal switch) for control and finally cure of diabetes.