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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69 August 26, 2012 During the past four weeks, we have heard that Jesus fed 5,000 people with just five barley loaves and two fish. He…
Read MoreI realized yesterday that it has been a few days since I have written here. There are typically two reasons for when I don’t write something here. The first is that I don’t have the inspiration to write something and…
Read More20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Proverbs 9:1-6 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 August 19, 2012 Lady Wisdom has prepared a great meal and invited the “simple” and those “who lack understanding.” One might think Lady Wisdom would invite only…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. It is a Holy Day of Obligation (Click here to see the readings). Here are some of the thoughts I shared in my homily. The fact that today is a…
Read MoreHere is this week’s homily from the Bread of Life Discourse 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Kings 19:4-8 Ephesians 4:30-5:2 John 6:41-51 August 5, 2012 Elijah has apparently decided to give up but why? If you go…
Read MoreToday’s Gospel Reading (Saturday, 8/11/12, 18th Week in Ordinary Time) always make me ask how strong is my faith. In this particular gospel, a man comes to Jesus seeking help for his son. Jesus’ disciples (who have already done some…
Read More18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Ephesians 4:17 20-24 John 6:24-35 August 5, 2012 Jesus has fed the people (5,000 of them!). They are following him. Ideally they would be following him because they had come…
Read MoreOur Sunday gospels right now come from Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John. For those new to my blog I don’t often put my homilies on this blog because my homily constantly develops over the week and I don’t…
Read MoreAnother ten days has passed since I last wrote. The funerals have slowed down with just one funeral in church and a separate burial last week. That doesn’t mean everything has slowed down. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this…
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