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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…