Sociologist Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University (USA) has explored how it is that people make everyday…
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Holy Thursday – Jesus: broken bread, offered as nourishment
Introduction Among the many names by which the Eucharist was called, the one that best expresses…
The woman melting in the stare of men
Jesus rescues a hapless woman accused of adultery from the men who wanted to lynch her…
Painting Judas and Jesus
Painting Judas and Jesus Leonardo Da Vinci, the noted Italian artist, painted the Last Supper. It…
Repentance: Robert Robinson
http://storiesforpreaching.com/category/sermonillustrations/repentance/ Robert Robinson was an English clergyman who lived in the 18th century. Not only was…
4th Sunday of Lent – The Challenge of the Father’s Love
The love of the father in the parable of the prodigal son has challenged me to…
Third Sunday of Lent – The Burning Bush and the Fruitless Fig Tree
Today’s readings are green. The first reading is of a greenery that does not burn in…
A Lesson for Every Son
A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very…
2nd Sunday of Lent – Mirroring the Divine Face
Today we read the gospel of the transfiguration of Christ. Jesus took Peter, James and John—the…