Adult Formation
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Do you remember the first name of the waiter/waitress from your most recent trip dining out? Or the name of the custodian at work? 25th Sunday B
His name was Mr. Sommers. He was the maintenance man at the seminary high school. You’d see him in the gym and the hallways and corridors with his buckets and mops and rags. Polishing statues of the saints. Cleaning up the….
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Do you have selective hearing/selective speaking? 23rd B
No one chooses to be deaf. Nor do they chose to have a speech impediment. Or at least so I would like to think. And yet, when I am honest, I realize there are times when I choose both.
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Have you cleaned out your ‘fridge lately? 22nd Sunday Year B
Though the refrigerator in the rectory is pretty much common property for the staff, Fr. Johnson and me, the bottom crisper drawer is kind of my territory – for things I use for cooking, and leftovers that I don’t want Fr. J. to find and eat. So, as I was putting away some food, I…
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How do you pray during these difficult times? 20th Sunday B 2018
Dear God, Sometimes I get so angry at your church. So angry! “Horrific.” “Sickening.” “Despicable.” “Intrinsically Evil.” I don’t have a big enough vocabulary to find words for my feelings of being scandalized.
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What is your favorite energy food/snack? 19th Sunday, Year B
These are times your body says: I NEED SOMETHING! I need some energy to sustain me, to take care of me. I need something to replace the electrolytes or restore the energy that has been sapped form me.
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How easy is it for you to say: I have enough? Or in your worldview, is there ever enough? 17 Sunday Year B
My grandparents on my mom’s side of the family nearly lost their house during the depression. You see, grandpa was a carpenter, and because people didn’t do much building when money was tight, there was not much work and no regular paycheck to help them get by.