4th Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

I haven’t seen this recently, but when a baseball player would hit a home run a…

4th Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

I was signing a letter to friends the other day. How to sign off? “Blessings,” “Peace…

3rd Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Did you see the Super Bowl last month? Over 110 million people watched it; the most-watched…

3rd Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1

It is customary to give a title to today’s reading from Exodus. Usually it is called…

2nd Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

I was visiting an inmate on death row who, after eight years of visits, has become…

1st Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS II

Here’s something I’ve heard a lot over the years. I’ve said it and I’ve heard others…

1st Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS I

People who have had to make significant changes in their lives —  break a habit, an…

6th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Can you recall the geography of the past weeks in these stories from Mark’s gospel? Right…

6th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Can you recall the geography of the past weeks in these stories from Mark’s gospel? Right…

6th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1

At the weekend Masses in most parishes where I preach, after the communion rite, the ministers…