23rd Sunday Ordinary Time (B) INTRO: I was never really that good at “diagramming sentences”! Diagramming a sentence is an exercise to gain a deeper understanding of its grammatical structure. The trouble I had was identifying what the predicate was, or what is the noun, or pronoun and the verb. I still would not be […]
22nd Sunday in Ord Time (B) INTRO: To keep us twins, “individuals” my parents bought us DIFFERENT toys. Unfortunately, at times we would sneak around and take one another’s’ toys to play with which caused a lot of FRICTION between us brothers. Jesus makes clear in the Gospel that what causes us to act inappropriately […]
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time INTRO: At an early age, RESPONSIBILITY WAS TAUGHT. My responsibility was taking on the cleaning of the basement. In other words, I was expected to clean the FOUNDATION of our home! When my father was a newlywed and found out that they were having TWINS… he needed to take on […]
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) INTRO: I found this story…. Thirteen-year-old “Jeremiah” was about to celebrate his bar mitzvah. His grandmother, whom he called “Bubby”, asked what he’d like for a present. This 13-year-old, who could have asked his grandmother for anything in the world, but he said: “Bubby, I’d like you to make […]
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 2024 INTRO: Interesting story about “murmuring.” I remember being in the third grade at our small catholic school. Our teacher was a sister of Notre Dame. Very tall and most likeable. School students were seated in the classroom alphabetically, so that means I was seated next to my twin […]
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) INTRO: tell story of the Accidental Tourist A theology student was invited to study with a famous Rabbi, a scholar renowned for his wisdom and holiness. The student travelled many miles to meet the famous man. Upon arriving the student carrying his heavy luggage, was SHOCKED to enter the […]
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Intro: I have some friends, who, not too long ago, decided to build their own home. They met with builders and contractors and finally made the decision as to its “look.” As time went on, many more decisions had to be made, but one that intrigued me was “planning” […]
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) INTRO: Geography was never my STRONG SUIT? You tell me to go NORTH and undoubtedly, I end up going South! But…there are some interesting facts in the bible where GEOGRAPHY plays an important part!! Take for instance today the SEA OF GALILEE…………. It is a body of water…correct?? The […]
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) INTRO: True Story……………. “Who Knows What It Will Bring to Someone?” A church held a clothing drive for the poor and homeless. The parish youth group volunteered to sort, fold, and pack the clothes. The kids…as only kids can do…. Made a GAME of it, trying on items that […]
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 2024 INTRO: Tell the story of who is the most popular in school. PATRICK IS!!! WHY? He gave me the HIGH FIVE!!!! What is it about that action? Or the “fist bump”? It really makes a point that we are congratulating one another, or that we are united to […]