Fourth Sunday of Easter © INTRO: True story: Many years ago, fire was consuming an apartment building in New York City. A blind girl was trapped on the fourth floor, perched on a window ledge. Firefighters could not maneuver their ladder truck between the buildings, so a net was set up to catch the teenage […]

2nd Sunday of EASTER 2025 INTRO: A prominent man died; a man who lived the “good life;” solid, moral, and trustworthy, a faithful husband and loving father. He had worked hard; his work ethic and professionalism were beyond reproach. When he died, he went to heaven where Saint Peter greeted him at the gates. When […]

Easter Vigil 2025 © LUKE INTRO: It is so good to be with all of you tonight. I am not the greatest computer software kind of guy. Manipulating certain software just baffles me, confuses me. You can ask my staff! BUT, There is a different kind of confusion tonight, a holy confusion??? Luke recounts certain […]

HOLY THURSDAY 2025 INTRO: I became a priest on June 12, 1982! It was a long-awaited day as I knew I wanted to become a priest in the second grade! The Sacrament of HOLY ORDERS is all about humbly serving other, making others come first before oneself, enriching their lives to grow in holiness and […]

Palm Sunday © INTRO: The Catholic Church all throughout the world has designated PALM SUNDAY as the opening of HOLY WEEK. It welcomes and invites the entire world to HONOR JESUS with his triumphal entry into JERUSALEM! It must have been quite the scene! ASK: May I ask, besides your home, what is the ONE, […]

Fifth Sunday of Lent © 2025 INTRO: Speaking of SAND, you might remember I go annually to CANCUN on the Caribbean Sea in the wintertime. It is soooooo beautiful!!!! AND do you know what???? …… I truly HATE SAND and rarely walk the beach. Sand gets everywhere! LOL I would never have made it in […]

Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) INTRO: It was an early diagnosis for me that my RIGHT EYE is “lazy.” They called it: amblyopia. People also have other kinds of physical blindness that is far worse than a lazy eye ……. that some of you may have; that some of you have gotten either through human […]

Third Sunday of Lent A 2025 INTRO: I am a bit of an OLD FOGEY… always loved “musicals”! In particular……. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific The lyrics for; “Some Enchanted Evening” Once you have found her, never let her go. The musical is SO touching! That song in the musical describes an encounter. Well, the […]

Second Sunday in Lent © INTRO: Are you worried about the future? For Our church….. Our society….. Your family’s well-being….. There is a lot of worry out there…. Am I RIGHT? Worrying about the future, because it is so uncertain and a bit scary, causes anxiety and stress within us and in daily living. But, […]

First Sunday of Lent © INTRO: BLESS ME FATHER FOR I HAVE SINNED……… I heard a story from a priest friend who said to a child…. “For your penance, please say TWO Our Fathers.” Bug-eyed scared, the child said…… “TWO Our Fathers??? But I only know ONE!!! Today I want to tell you that confession […]