16th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

How many of you have seen at least one Harry Potter movie? Are you a “Muggle?”…

15th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Even we city kids knew something about seeds sprouting, growing and bearing fruit. My grandfather didn’t…

15th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The Isaiah reading is a favorite of many preachers I know. When we preachers gather for…

14th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

We might have expected today’s reading from Zechariah to appear on Palm Sunday  when Jesus entered…

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The question Jesus puts to Peter is one he asks each of us.  At various times…

11th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Recently a woman described her work to me and brought this gospel to mind.  She works…

Feast of Corpus Christi – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Do you know that there are some people who have trained their memories so well that…

Feast of Corpus Christi – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Chapter 6 in John’s gospel begins with the feeding of the crowd at Passover.  It is…

Pentecost Sunday – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

When I was a boy I belonged to the Boy Scouts. We city kids used to…

Pentecost Sunday – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

In a college philosophy class the topic of the day was, “What distinguishes us humans from…