Category: Homilies
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Prayer for Beginners
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time It has taken me some time to understand prayer. I know I can always learn new things—what prayer is, how to pray, how to enhance my experience of prayer, how to teach others to pray. I’ve spent many hours in prayer. I’ve read many books on prayer. I’ve taken countless courses […]
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A Better Way to Live
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time “How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen!” We certainly can relate to the prophet’s sentiments. We all have known times of difficulty and challenge in our lives; and we understand that difficulties and challenges are very much a part of life. But there may be […]
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My American Dream
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time I recently saw a production of the musical “Miss Saigon.” One of the main characters is a Vietnamese man who fled into neighboring Thailand after the fall of Saigon. There he is sadly employed in the trafficking of women and children. It is a sad consequence of war and the forcible […]
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GPS
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time I like new technology. I love that it challenges me to imagine something amazing and beautiful, or it inspires me to re-imagine what’s good, what works, so that it is even more amazing and more beautiful. Sometimes I might hesitate, mainly because I can’t figure out a clear path to amazing […]
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The Insanity of God
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Why does God do such outrageous and crazy things sometimes, behaving so completely irrational, then expecting us to do as he does? It’s totally insane! God creates human beings, and gives us the gift of reason, expecting we use it. So it makes absolute sense that we consider our options; figure […]
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What Have We Become?
Originally posted on middlechildcatholicpriest:
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ten years ago this very day, our nation was brought to a standstill at the news of terrorist attacks in NYC, Washington DC and Shanksville PA. The whole world was horrified beyond words and shed many tears for America. And the memory of that dreadful morning continues… -
Following in His Footsteps
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Congress is in recess, so elected officials are home from Washington these days getting an earful from their constituents. The president is knee-deep in the crisis of the moment—Syria. But to be fair, there’s really nothing new about it. Egypt is on the back burner for the time being, not that […]
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A Guarantee of Salvation?
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” I think whoever asked the question was not expecting a yes or no answer, nor a detailed accounting of how few are guaranteed actual salvation. Instead, I think many of us are more curious to know something else altogether. “Lord, am I among […]
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Prophets: Love ’em & Hate ’em
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time No child dreams of becoming a prophet someday. No parent ever says they’d love for their son or daughter to grow up to be one. Spouses of prophets will not claim the honor. Children of prophets will not follow in their footsteps, and do not like to speak of it […]
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