Third Sunday in Lent (A) 2020 INTRO: Does anyone have a favorite number? (6) (7) ???? I will leave you with ONE THOUGHT today: The woman at the well…. how many husbands did she have already? Jesus tells her that he knows she had 5 husbands …… and the one she is with NOW is […]
Second Sunday in Lent (A) 2020 INTRO: I know people who climb mountains. They explain that depending on the 1. MOUNTAIN HEIGHT, 2. THE TRAIL YOU FOLLOW, and your 3. PHYSICAL ENDURANCE it can be a hard trek! They also admit you see God’s creation at its most magnificence along the way! For most of […]
First Sunday of Lent (A) 2020 INTRO: I remember that my two younger sisters each had a “security blanket” ……. raggy and dirty to a degree!!!! And I remember frantically trying to look for it when they seemed to have lost it…SUCH TANTRUMS….they couldn’t last living without it until it was in their hands! That […]
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Confirmation Retreat Day ending with the 4:30pm Mass INTRO: Let’s play SPELLING BEE…… But, let’s do it in your minds …… spell the word: EASY “It is EASY for me to boil water…. EASY” Now, think about this: What is something that you do that you consider EASY? -could […]
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) INTRO: “LET YOUR YES MEAN YES AND YOUR NO MEAN NO” Well, it just was VALENTINE”S Day…. and no I didn’t buy a VALENTINE’S DAY CARD, but, my oldest sister has a Valentine’s birthday…. So I was in the card shop looking for a card. The clerk was “stocking” […]
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) INTRO: I have three sisters The youngest: creative cooking Enthusiastic Color on the plate Herbs Innovative!!!!! The middle sister: also a wonderful cook and hostess! Now there is The oldest SISTER: NO ONE wants to go over to her house!!!!!!!… For dinner!!!! We do go over, but the SILENT […]
Second Sunday Ordinary Time (A) INTRO: Tell story of the Rabbi and the Guard Once there was a rabbi, A very poor Rabbi, Who lived in Krakow, Poland…..he, his wife, and his 4 children, They lived in a tiny hovel on a street called: LOST ANGEL. One night the poor Rabbi dreamed of great riches. […]
Baptism of the Lord 2020 INTRO: I read a story about a husband and wife. Theirs was a longstanding and happy marriage. After Dad died, his daughters and wife had the difficult task of going through his things. Together they gathered up his clothes and belongings, distributing everything to other family members, close friends, and […]
Epiphany 2020 INTRO: I remember my DAD always harping on LIGHTS!! ……………. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS! I guess my father wasn’t a good CHRISTIAN, because CHRISTIAN’S aren’t supposed to turn off our lights…. Meaning the LIGHT OF CHRIST!!!!! They are to be kept burning brightly, always ON!!!!! So, just what is this LIGHT OF CHRIST […]
Christmas Midnight 2019 (A) INTRO: 1. Who has a favorite number? (ask choir members) NICE! 2. Now everybody in church tonight… begin counting for me!!! START………. 1 2 3 4 5 ………. YOU DID THAT WELL!!!! YOU COUNTED!!!! Did you know it is roughly 100 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem? According to GOOGLE maps it […]