Homilies
Since we are live streaming masses, and those masses are available online afterwards, I am not publishing my homilies in print, as you can watch/hear them on our recorded live stream HERE.
Thanks for your understanding.
Fr. Bill
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On a scale of 1-10, how are you doing with the great commandment? 30th Sunday A
In a wonderful way, the prophet Isaiah opens up for us a challenging vista, timely in our age when there is talk of a wall and deportations and ending of the Dreamer’ options for infants who were born here.
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What is the danger in the saying: Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s? 29th Sunday Cycle A
It is a trap, cleverly set for Jesus. If Jesus says “Yes, pay your taxes” he alienates his base. If he says “No, refuse to pay Caesar’s tax” he incites the Romans…
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Have you ever turned down tickets to a world series game? 28th Sunday Year A
It is October in St. Louis, and sadly, for Cardinals fans, it is not a red October. We are not in the playoffs.
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Have you ever seen a child who claims that ‘everything is mine?” 27th A
When my nephews were young children, I watched an interesting interplay at a family gathering.
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Do you have any favorite phrases? 26th A
My good friend from my grad school years, Mary, did some volunteer work in Houston after graduation, and there met and then married a man named Sam Clark from Longview, Texas.
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What does the fall festival and today’s gospel have in common? 25th A
It is a strange story, today’s gospel. Like many of Jesus’ stories, there are levels at which you can read them.