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Get into the ring! How this works...

This is easy! Each week on Thursday I post my homily idea...my main focus for preaching this coming Sunday. What I am hoping for is a reaction from people in the pews. Does my "focus" connect with your daily life, faith, and experience? Or not? Either affirm the direction I am going in (by giving me an example from your life) or challenge me, ask for clarification! Questions are the best! Reaction rather than reflection is what I'm looking for here. Don't be afraid, get in the ring. Ole!



Friday, March 26, 2010

Palm Sunday - Let the passion begin!

Last week's homily is available in the "Library">>>>>>>>>>

The scriptures for this Sunday can be found at www.usccb.org under "daily readings".

Since the passion is so lengthy my preaching at the 4:00pm & 8:00am masses will be brief. The most difficult but important thing for Catholics in Holy Week is to show up. I mean physically and consciously or spiritually. In Catholicism we can't separate the two. We are a sacramental people. It is insufficient to just "spiritually commune with Jesus" (try to be a nicer person for example) if you are not going to actually commune with Jesus in Word, Sacrament and Community. So be there!

It is also insufficient for us as Catholics to simply go through the motions again this year while remaining spiritually and personally unavailable. So.....show up!

Make a re-turn to the Lord! Show up this Holy Week. Let the passion begin for you, with you, in you. Show up!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Lent 5 - March 21, 2010

Sunday's homily is up in the Estok Homily Library>>>>>>>>>>>>
See what you think.