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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What is your relationship to the ‘stuff’ of your life? 18th Sunday C ’19
Marie Kondo is a Japanese born woman who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Apparently, from a young age, she was obsessed with straightening things up. And while her classmates would be out at recess, she would be in the classroom, straightening up the book shelves. (And I am like, “Who gives up recess for anything…
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Do you ever want to skip some parts of the “Lord’s Prayer”? 17th Sunday Year C
A priest friend of mine tells the story of these elderly Italian sisters, who have long gone on to their final reward. He said by the time he met them, these two sisters basically did two things in their lives: bicker; and pray the Rosary.
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Martha or Mary? Whom do you resemble most often? 16th Sunday C 2019
I have always been a Martha. I make no bones about it. Given the choice between mingling with the guests and being in the back serving/cooking, I will always choose being in the back.
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Do you ever treat the Eucharist as fast food? Corpus Christi ’19
I am not a huge fan of McDonalds. Or Hardees. Or Burger King. Or any one of the hundreds of fast food places one can go to. I get that it is convenient. I know that one guy lost a ton of weight on a Subway Sandwich diet. I know for soccer moms and dads…
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Have you ever intentionally burned your bridges behind you? 13th Sunday C 19
Generally, when people speak of those who have burned their bridges behind them, it is not a good thing. It means they have angered, hurt or insulted someone to such a degree that there is no going back in the relationship.
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Is there something we can learn about the Trinity from the celebrations of the St. Louis Blues these days? Trinity Sunday ’19
There are some songs that get associated very powerfully with particular events. So much so that to hear them brings us back to the emotions associated with that event. So I suspect most of you will be able to recognize the following song in 3 chords or less. <>