-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30pm on Sat and 9:30am on Sunday
Is faith the Opposite of Complaining?
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
September 29 Homily Video Prep
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30pm Sat and 12:30pm Sun
What's the opposite of love? Clue: not hate
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30pm Sat and 12:30pm Sun
What's the opposite of love? Clue: not hate
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
Homily Prep September 22
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00 Sat, 8:00 and 12:30 on Sunday
Handle with Care!
Do you have the experience of tending or caring for something, a gift, that is or was obviously God's? This is stewardship. How did your recognition of that gift as belonging to God affect the way you "tended" to it?
What if you recognized more and more of your life and experience as gift of God? You might more and more handle all of life as a good steward....with tender care.
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00 Sat, 8:00 and 12:30 on Sunday
Handle with Care!
Do you have the experience of tending or caring for something, a gift, that is or was obviously God's? This is stewardship. How did your recognition of that gift as belonging to God affect the way you "tended" to it?
What if you recognized more and more of your life and experience as gift of God? You might more and more handle all of life as a good steward....with tender care.
Friday, September 13, 2013
September 15 Homily Prep
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30 Sat, 9:30am and 6:00pm Sunday
Lost and Found - both at the same time
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30 Sat, 9:30am and 6:00pm Sunday
Lost and Found - both at the same time
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Homily prep September 8
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4pm and 11am.
Sept 8 homily prep
Are you possessed?
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4pm and 11am.
Sept 8 homily prep
Are you possessed?
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Homily Prep September 1st
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 12:30pm Sunday
Humility - the Hard Way
A wise man recently was quoted to have said that "your pain is the breaking open of the shell that covers your understanding".
There only one way to true humility and that's the hard way we can elect it or endure it painfully. Neither is painless.
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 12:30pm Sunday
Humility - the Hard Way
A wise man recently was quoted to have said that "your pain is the breaking open of the shell that covers your understanding".
There only one way to true humility and that's the hard way we can elect it or endure it painfully. Neither is painless.
Friday, August 23, 2013
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30, 8:00, 12:30pm
Adult Disciples of Jesus OR Disciplined Children of Church
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30, 8:00, 12:30pm
Adult Disciples of Jesus OR Disciplined Children of Church
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Homily Prep August 18th
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email (Just request it in the comments)
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30 Sat & 11:00 Sunday
What has your discipleship or faith cost you?
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30 Sat & 11:00 Sunday
What has your discipleship or faith cost you?
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Friday, August 9, 2013
August 11th Homily Prep
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00, 12:30 and 6:00pm
Like a New Mother's Sleep!
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00, 12:30 and 6:00pm
Like a New Mother's Sleep!
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
August 3 Homily Prep
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-A missionary will be preaching at all the masses this weekend.
-A missionary will be preaching at all the masses this weekend.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Homily Video Prep for July 28
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 12:30 and 6:00pm
Demanding Little Things!
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 12:30 and 6:00pm
Demanding Little Things!
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
Homily Video Prep for July 21
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 9:30am Mass
What's Your Complaint?
And what is the price you're paying for it. Is it worth it?
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 9:30am Mass
What's Your Complaint?
And what is the price you're paying for it. Is it worth it?
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Friday, July 12, 2013
July 14 Homily Video Prep
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30 Sat, 8:00am and 12:30pm on Sunday
How Free are You to Love?
I'm thinking most of us are under lock and key in the self referential dungeon! How about you?
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30 Sat, 8:00am and 12:30pm on Sunday
How Free are You to Love?
I'm thinking most of us are under lock and key in the self referential dungeon! How about you?
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Friday, July 5, 2013
July 7 Homily Prep
-Last Sunday's homily is NOT available
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00, 11:00, 6:00pm
Shake the "stumbling blocks" off your feet
Jesus warns his disciple-missionaries that if they are not successful they are to "shake the dust of that town" from their shoes and move on. What I hear in that encouragement is that the dust of "failure" cannot be allowed to stick with us without it becoming "stumbling stones" in our path.
Remarkably, Jesus says the same thing about "success" in mission. He admonishes his disciples to forget their successes on mission "rather, rejoice because you are sharing in the communion of the redemption(saving work of God)." Allowing the glow of success to stick to your cheeks can also result in stumbling stones in a disciple's path.
All of this tells me that a faithful disciple is one who practices the art and spirituality of detachment. This attitude of detachment is not the stoicism of people who "just don't care". This is also not the emotional habit of "not sweating the small stuff". Disciples must be enthusiastic and passionate about their mission.
This detachment is not a separation from the feelings but from the Self. Our being distressed about our failures and impressed about our successes tells us how NOT detached we are.
Jesus wants us to see ourselves as gifted and called to build up the kingdom of heaven here on earth. Jesus has invited us to be a part of His team, the Kingdom team. That's our mission. According to our vocation (calling) and our occupation (the work we do in the world) our daily life is an opportunity to advance the Kingdom/build or to destroy the kingdom/crumble. The pain of "personal failure" and the rejoicing in "one's successes" are the sure sign of a wrong-headed disciple. Its not about you. Suffering and rejoicing over "how one is doing" is all about YOU and not about Jesus' mission team. As the saying goes, there's no U in team.
This is true enough that we can assess the quality of our participation in the discipleship mission/team based upon "what we are suffering over and what we are delighted about". The suffering one is easiest. What are we so upset about? As a spouse, a parent, a church member, a student, a friend....what are we so upset about? Our lack of success? What are we so happy about? All of our success?
Would that we might all be at peace for having contributed the very best of our gifts to the work of the kingdom today...and allow the whining and weeping and bragging and high-fiving to others.
Be detached. Our lives are not about us. Our Christian faith calls us to make our living about His Kingdom:love!
Make any sense to you?
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00, 11:00, 6:00pm
Shake the "stumbling blocks" off your feet
Jesus warns his disciple-missionaries that if they are not successful they are to "shake the dust of that town" from their shoes and move on. What I hear in that encouragement is that the dust of "failure" cannot be allowed to stick with us without it becoming "stumbling stones" in our path.
Remarkably, Jesus says the same thing about "success" in mission. He admonishes his disciples to forget their successes on mission "rather, rejoice because you are sharing in the communion of the redemption(saving work of God)." Allowing the glow of success to stick to your cheeks can also result in stumbling stones in a disciple's path.
All of this tells me that a faithful disciple is one who practices the art and spirituality of detachment. This attitude of detachment is not the stoicism of people who "just don't care". This is also not the emotional habit of "not sweating the small stuff". Disciples must be enthusiastic and passionate about their mission.
This detachment is not a separation from the feelings but from the Self. Our being distressed about our failures and impressed about our successes tells us how NOT detached we are.
Jesus wants us to see ourselves as gifted and called to build up the kingdom of heaven here on earth. Jesus has invited us to be a part of His team, the Kingdom team. That's our mission. According to our vocation (calling) and our occupation (the work we do in the world) our daily life is an opportunity to advance the Kingdom/build or to destroy the kingdom/crumble. The pain of "personal failure" and the rejoicing in "one's successes" are the sure sign of a wrong-headed disciple. Its not about you. Suffering and rejoicing over "how one is doing" is all about YOU and not about Jesus' mission team. As the saying goes, there's no U in team.
This is true enough that we can assess the quality of our participation in the discipleship mission/team based upon "what we are suffering over and what we are delighted about". The suffering one is easiest. What are we so upset about? As a spouse, a parent, a church member, a student, a friend....what are we so upset about? Our lack of success? What are we so happy about? All of our success?
Would that we might all be at peace for having contributed the very best of our gifts to the work of the kingdom today...and allow the whining and weeping and bragging and high-fiving to others.
Be detached. Our lives are not about us. Our Christian faith calls us to make our living about His Kingdom:love!
Make any sense to you?
Friday, June 21, 2013
June 23 Homily Prep
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 8:00am and 12:30
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 8:00am and 12:30
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Homily Prep for June 16th
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00pm, 9:30, and 11:00
Whose Living in You?
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00pm, 9:30, and 11:00
Whose Living in You?
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Homily Prep June 9
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30, 9:30, and 12:30
What's the Truth? vs. What's the Teaching?
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30, 9:30, and 12:30
What's the Truth? vs. What's the Teaching?
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Homily Prep June 2 - Corpus Christi
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 11:00am and 6:00pm
Break It Down
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-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 11:00am and 6:00pm
Break It Down
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Homily Prep May 26 - Trinity
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00 on Saturday, 9:30 and 6:00pm on Sunday
Our DNA is Divine
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homily Prep May 26 - Trinity Sunday
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 4:00 on Saturday, 9:30 and 6:00pm on Sunday
Our DNA is Divine
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homily Prep May 26 - Trinity Sunday
Friday, May 17, 2013
Pentecost Homily Prep May 19
-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 8:00 and 12:30 on SundayDo We Believe? It Ain't Easy!
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