29th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

After Mass a man in his early 60s, a father of six children, approached me and…

28th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Dear Preachers: We learned from our earliest days to say, “Thank you.” Our parents handing us…

28th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

How many times have we heard, “Life is a journey?” It may sound like a cliché,…

27th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Dear Preachers: Prayers are often the result of particular events in our lives. If we are…

27th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The prophet Habakkuk lived during the time the Babylonian Empire was the dominant world power and…

26th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Dear Preachers: Don t you appreciate when someone is trying to make a point, or explain…

25th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Some stories are almost predictable. As we come to know the characters we can tell how…

24th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Have you ever played one of those picture games with children where you show them two…

24th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Some stories are almost predictable. As we come to know the characters we can tell how…

23rd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

It’s a wonder people don’t get up and walk out of church hearing today’s gospel. Maybe…