Third Sunday of Lent – “if you do not repent, you will all perish”

The “rubbernecking syndrome”, wherein we fall into a spell of fascination upon becoming aware of the…

Third Sunday of Lent

Two powerful stories engage us at mass on this third Sunday of the Lenten season, and…

Third Sunday of Lent – Confession

  Message: Confess your sins and confess God’s mercy. For Lent we are focusing on First…

Third Sunday of Lent – The Time to Produce is Now

“OK, I’ll give the fig tree another year of care, but if it doesn’t produce, it’s…

Third Sunday of Lent – Bear Fruit Now!

Today, I’m going to start by talking about procrastination. Actually, I was going to talk about…

Third Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

In public speaking courses trainees are often instructed to begin their speech with an interest-grabbing story.…

Third Sunday of Lent – First Impressions 1

Imagine that there were modern forms of communication in Jesus’ day—radio, television and the internet.  Judging…

Third Sunday of Lent

When I went home to our place, I happened to talk to one of the officers…

Third Sunday of Lent

ONE OF THE RECURRENT THEMES throughout the Lenten season is the compassion and mercy of our…

Third Sunday of Lent – To Convert is to Find One’s Identity

Exodus 3:1-8a,13-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,1-12; Luke 13:1-9 Introduction “Things cannot go on like this, everyone takes…