November 14, 2021 Do you remember the 1922 story of Henny Penny, called Chicken Little, who believes the world is coming to end? “The sky is falling!” The phrase features prominently in the story. Actually, the sky is not falling but Chicken Little gets so worked up and believes that it is. So the storyContinue reading “33rd Sunday: Finding calm in today’s world“
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All Souls’ Day/Dia de los Muertos: Those whom you gave me are your gift to me
November 2, 2021 I would propose to you this evening a different way to appreciate our day of the Dead. For too long, the Catholic Church has focused on our human sins which, the people of the Middle Ages believed would prevent us from entering the presence of God without some experience to purify ourselvesContinue reading “All Souls’ Day/Dia de los Muertos: Those whom you gave me are your gift to me“
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time: What Brings Meaning, Joy and Hope to Our Lives?
eaOctober 31, 2021 Same ole, same ole, love God, love your neighbor! Each one of us has “sort of” figured it out for ourselves. Most of us have put some kind of personal limits as to what it means or how far we are willing to go. So, who is God? Is it as simpleContinue reading “31st Sunday in Ordinary Time: What Brings Meaning, Joy and Hope to Our Lives?“
2nd Anniversary of Fr. Mat’s Death
28th Sunday October 10, 2021 Part of our human nature wants a short, simple answer: What do I need? What do I have to do? How easy will it be? We ask the same questions for many areas of our lives as we face all kinds of different experiences. Sometimes, all we can answer toContinue reading “2nd Anniversary of Fr. Mat’s Death“
26th Ordinary Sunday: “There are no exclusive rights to Jesus”
September 26, 2021 The Roman Catholic Church does not have an exclusive contract with God, to talk about God or to let everyone know the secrets of God. At one time, we did teach that we were the one true Church, that we had figured everything out, through specific words describing dogmas, and rituals claimingContinue reading “26th Ordinary Sunday: “There are no exclusive rights to Jesus””
24th Sunday – 9/11 Anniversary
September 12, 2021 I turned the TV on for morning news as I began to shave, looking at one tower already imploded and the second plane crashing into the other. Where were you? We were stunned by the violence — that a group of human beings were so angry and so violent with us whoContinue reading “24th Sunday – 9/11 Anniversary“
29th Sunday: To Be Human…
August 29, 2021 How did Jesus become a human being and why? Our Catholic tradition uses the word “The Incarnation” to describe how God becomes or enters into our human reality. In the First Incarnation, God’s person and presence fills and creates all inanimate materials, planets and stars and universes. In the Second Incarnation, GodContinue reading “29th Sunday: To Be Human…“
XXI Sunday: To follow Jesus in a simple, authentic, and whole hearted way is the work of a lifetime
August 22, 2021 Jesus has some very interesting things to say about life — attractive points about spirituality that focus on personal fulfillment, the heart of religion, the promise of eternal life. For the people of his day in Jerusalem and Palestine, he was a breath of fresh air. But let me repeat to youContinue reading “XXI Sunday: To follow Jesus in a simple, authentic, and whole hearted way is the work of a lifetime“
XVIII Sunday, Ordinary Time: Shoulder My Yoke and Learn from Me, for I am Gentle and Humble in Heart
August 1, 2021 We do need a savior. We do need mentors and good examples. The “I” in us is distracted easily, diverted willingly and loves to get lost in its own self. There have been and continue to be many religious or spiritual paths that are meant to help us balance the “I” andContinue reading “XVIII Sunday, Ordinary Time: Shoulder My Yoke and Learn from Me, for I am Gentle and Humble in Heart“
XVI Sunday in Ordinary Time: We need to take the time to become refreshed
July 18, 2021 We become so caught up in the work and activity of life that we become stressed and depressed and frazzled. We see this lack of balance and harmony in today’s Gospel story. After spending some time sharing with and teaching the people who were wanting to hear what Jesus had to say,Continue reading “XVI Sunday in Ordinary Time: We need to take the time to become refreshed“
Harvest and Hope 