23rd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

In my old neighborhood most stores and supermarkets had burglar alarms, I presume they still do.…

22nd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

There are a large number of soldiers returning from battle suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.…

21st Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Today’s gospel was also used for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul at the end…

20th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Today’s gospel is strange, don’t you think?  It is embarrassing too, since it seems to depict…

20th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Are you part of the “in-crowd” or are you an outsider? In our family, work, school,…

19th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

  What advice would you have given the disciples caught in that storm Matthew tells us…

18th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

PRENOTE: I am on retreat and vacation and so I am drawing on past reflections for…

17th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

A friend of mine rented a movie called, “Everest” and recommended I see it. It’s based…

17th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Don’t you love stories that tell of a person stumbling upon a magic lantern or amulet?…

16th Sunday of the Year – First Impression – 2

I have to be careful when I travel. I’m not just talking about driving carefully, double…