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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Kings 17:10-16 Hebrews 9:24-26 Mark 12:38-44 November 11, 2012 Today we hear stories involving two different women who lived a few hundred years apart but have a common story. They are both…
Read MoreWhile we can always be mindful of those who have gone before us, November is considered a special time to pray for the dead. We begin the month on November 1st first with the celebration of All Saints’ Day. Anytime…
Read More31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Hebrews 7:23-26 Mark 12:28b-34 November 4, 2012 Moses calls for the people to “keep all God’s statutes and commandments.” It is something we all desire in some way. After all, Moses…
Read More30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jeremiah 31:7-9 Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52 October 28, 2012 Bartimaeus was a blind man and a beggar. Physically, as a blind man, Bartimaeus would not have been able to work in the common jobs…
Read MoreOur Evangelization Team met this week for an extended session to help learn about what they have done in the past and what they would like to do in the future. It was also a chance for me to share with…
Read MoreHere is my homily for this past Sunday. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Isaiah 53:10-11 Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45 October 21, 2012 “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” This is the…
Read MoreThe topic of who can receive Communion in the Catholic Church has come up a couple of times in recent weeks. It probably began about the time we had the “divorce readings” on Sunday. The topic of divorce and receiving…
Read MoreWe have six parishioners who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation along with others from our region on October 23rd. Here at Immaculate Conception I help lead the preparation sessions so I have been thinking about this sacrament…
Read More28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Wisdom 7:7-11 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 October 14, 2012 Stewardship Commitment Sunday “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” It’s a question many of us might like to ask. We…
Read More27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Genesis 2:18-25 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16 October 7, 2012 It is not good for man to be alone. These are the words that our God after he created the first man. We are…
Read MoreI want to take a moment to comment on the second part of Sunday’s Gospel that I didn’t discuss during the homily. Jesus says if your hand causes us to sin, cut it off. If you foot causes you to sin,…
Read More26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Numbers 11:25-29 James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 September 30, 2012 John comes to Jesus concerned that a person is driving out demons in Jesus’ name because, apparently, he is not part of…
Read More25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 James 3:16-4:3 Mark 9:30-37 September 23, 2012 The disciples of Jesus are discussing which of them is the greatest, not a good thing. It’s pride and that would be a…
Read MoreIf you live in the Diocese of Rochester in New York State, you probably have heard that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation for retirement of Bishop Matthew Clark and named Bishop Robert J. Cunningham of the Diocese of…
Read MoreHere I share my homily from Sunday about how we learn about our faith. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Isaiah 50:4-9a James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35 September 16, 2012 Jesus asks his disciples “Who do people say that I…
Read MoreI have written here in recent months about how many funerals I do. I see funerals as an opportunity to minister to the funeral, to let them know that we care and that God cares. Being new in the parish,…
Read MoreLast night we celebrated Mass for the beginning of the new school year followed by a dish-to-pass supper. As the new pastor, it was my privilege to preside and preach at this Eucharist. I would like to share my thoughts…
Read MoreHere is my homily for this past week. In the past I haven’t posted many of my homilies here because I think most people reading this blog probably heard the homily in church. So, I would only post the homily…
Read More21st 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…
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