Why are you troubled? In tonight's Gospel passage, Jesus asks that question in a very particular context. Jesus had been unjustly tried, horrifically tortured, even more grotesquely crucified, abandoned, and left dead in a…
WHAT POSSESSES YOU? ALL SAINTS DAY
Hi everyone - happy Feast of All Saints! Today's readings can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/110116.cfm. Thanks as always for reading, sharing this blog on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit - and for your comments and feedback.…
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS
Hi everyone, here's my homily for the 31st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - October 30, 2016. The readings for today can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/103016.cfm. Thanks as always for stopping by and reading this blog,…
TRUMP, CLINTON, GOD HAVE MERCY
Hi everyone - here's my homily for October 23, 2016, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102316.cfm Thanks as always for reading, sharing this blog on Facebook, Twitter and…
GIVING UP ON PRAYER?
Hi everyone - here's my homily for the 29th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - October 16, 2016. The readings can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/101616.cfm . Thanks as always for reading, sharing this on facebook, twitter and…
BART SIMPSON’S LESSON ON PRAYER
Hi everyone, here’s my homily for OCTOBER 9, 2016 the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100916.cfm . Thanks as always for reading, sharing this on Facebook, Twitter,…
TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS?
I’d like to punch the person who came up with the cliche “Time heals all wounds.” Punching probably sounds a bit extreme, particularly coming from a priest, but another cliche (or rather truism) is that…
WHY GOD?
Hi everyone, here's my homily for the 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - October 2, 2016. The readings for today can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/100216.cfm. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing this blog on…
Don’t ignore the WARNING!!
Hello everyone, here's my homily for the 26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - September 25, 2016. The readings for today can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/092516.cfm . Thanks for stopping by to read this blog, for sharing it…