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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Zephaniah 3:14-18a Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18 December 16, 2012 Zephaniah calls us upon the people to shout for joy, be glad, and exult. He writes before the Babylonian Exile when the Kingdom of…
Read MoreAnother tragic shooting has happened in our country. Yesterday (Friday, December 14, 2012) a man went into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut. Twenty children are dead along with six adults at the school (including the principal who working…
Read More2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Baruch 5:1-9 Philippians 1:4-6, 9-11 Luke 3:1-6 December 9, 2012 As we ended the last liturgical year and began our season of Advent our readings pointed to the End Times. We called to…
Read MoreToday (December 8th) we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This year it falls on Saturday but because it is our National Feast Day in the United States, it remains a Holy Day of…
Read More1st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 December 2, 2012 We hear Jeremiah speak the prophecy of God’s promise to raise up a “just shoot” for David. This is the prophecy of…
Read MoreAfter the Sunday morning Masses, I had the opportunity to join our two parish youth groups (Middle School & Senior High) for a joint session where they had the opportunity to ask me questions. I went in with no set…
Read MoreYesterday our parish office was closed to give our staff a long weekend with the Thanksgiving Holiday. I had no special plans when I stopped in the office for a little while to check my email. I had been thinking…
Read MoreToday we celebrate a national holiday, Thanksgiving. It has been part of our history since before we were even a nation of our own. The pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts in 1620. They arrived in winter and faced great difficulties. Native…
Read MoreAnother Sunday Homily 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Daniel 12:1-3 Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32 November 18, 2012 The end of the year is just two weeks away. No, I’m haven’t flipped my lid. I know very well…
Read More32nd 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…
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