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 […]
Corpus Christi June 2, 2024 INTRO: A woman left church on a Sunday morning and was shopping at a small outdoor stand near her New York city apartment. She noticed a homeless woman looking over the fruits and vegetables there. She immediately went up to the woman and asked if she would like to choose […]
Pentecost Sunday (B) 2024 INTRO: ANYY RUNNERS OUT THERE? A friend of mine just ran a ½ marathon. He talked about being in the “FLOW”!! ??? I had to look that up. “FLOW IS A STATE OF BEING WHEN WE ARE COMPLETELY FOCUSED. IN THE FLOW OUR WORK SEEMS EFFORTLESS. WE FEEL INSPIRED AND MOTIVATION […]
Ascension Sunday (B) 2024 INTRO: For those of us who have seen or have run in a relay race, the critical moment in the race is the passing of the baton. More relay races are won or lost at that moment, the passing of the baton. Today’s Feast of the Ascension of the Lord can […]
Sixth Sunday of Easter (B) 2024 INTRO: So, the diocese refers to my being your PASTOR as being APPOINTED! INTERESTING GOSPEL word today …. APPOINTED!!!! “It was I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit.” Presidents and leaders of countries… appoint people as cabinet members, office staff workers, etc.… Obviously, the […]
Fifth Sunday of Easter (B) 2024 Intro: When I worked with my dad around the yard …I got stuck with all the “dirty work”. I felt as if I was HIS SLAVE!!! He would say: “Get me this.” “Get me that” “Pick that up.” And so, I would. But I loved the yard work! Still […]
Fourth Sunday in EASTER (B) 2024 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 […]