1st Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

There are some countries the United States State Department has warned American tourists to avoid —…

6th Sunday of Ordinary Time – First Impressions

Dear Preachers: There are Beatitudes for us today in the Jeremiah, Psalm and Luke  readings. They…

5th Sunday of Ordinary Time – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Peter is not the only worker who has “worked hard all night.” Many of us can…

4th Sunday of Ordinary Time – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

It is important to be a good listener. Sometimes in the course of a conversation a…

4th Sunday of Ordinary Time – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

A friend challenged me recently to write and focus a little more on the second scripture…

3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

If you think religion is just about “do’s and don’ts”; about strict observance of divinely-instituted rules…

3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1

Today’s gospel from Luke has two distinct sections, separated by several chapters.  The first is the…

2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Dear Preachers: We have been invited to a wedding. It is not a fancy affair, so…

2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Sometimes you can’t keep some people quiet. A friend just became a grandmother for the first…

Feast of the Baptism of the lord

The Jewish people had waited a very long time, for centuries, clinging to the promises God…