Water pistols

Once upon a time there was a fire in a small town. The fire brigade rushed…

15th Sunday of the Year

When Jesus finishes telling the parable of the sower, he makes this invitation: “Anyone who has…

15th Sunday of the Year, We long for it. He gives it. But are we willing to do something with it?

In the early part of the Thirteenth Century, Giovanni Franceso Bernardone was headed to a prosperous…

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…

15th Sunday of the Year

  We have a saying that goes this way: “Ignorance of the law excuses no one.”…

15th Sunday of the Year

Sacred Space: http://livingspace.sacredspace.ie/OA151/ THERE ARE THREE DISTINCT PARTS in today’s Gospel: parable, interlude, and explanation of…

15th Sunday of the Year – Between Heaven and Earth: The Word

Introduction What reliability does man’s word offer? Not much. Dejected and disappointed, the psalmist kept repeating:…

14th Sunday of the year

  “At that time Jesus declared, ‘I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that…

14th Sunday of the year – Rejoice in the Power that Brings Fullness of Life.

“Rejoice heartily O daughter Jerusalem.” The reading speaks about the end of all wars.  There will…