19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 2023 INTRO: There is an old JEWISH legend about Moses…. It says when Moses stretched out his staff to divide the water of the Red Sea for the people to cross over….it didn’t divide!!!! ???? IT ONLY divided when an old couple, HAND IN HAND, lovingly, faithfully, and bravely […]
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD (A) INTRO: A top level executive was dashing through the airport to catch a plane, when he discovered he‘d forgot his watch!!!! As he was hurrying thru the airport he stopped a stranger to ask the time. The stranger smiled and set down his 2 very large suitcases […]
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023 (A) INTRO: Our dad was always referred to as: The great TRANSFORMER! He could TAKE STUFF and he would completely transform the stuff into something new! I remember when we got to the BIG HOUSE; we had no dining room set!! Well, my dad’s mom (Grandma Singler) decided to […]
Corpus Christi The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2023 A Intro: QUESTION TIME … Congregation participation! 1. How many of you like to EAT? 2. How many of you like to cook or GRILL OUTSIDE? 3. How many of you have ever “waited on tables”? 4. How many of you eat out? Obviously, […]
Trinity Sunday 2023 INTRO: Everybody’s got a name ……. A “given” name or a nickname! My Father was called: DAD Sometimes: DADDY Or POPS My mom of course called him JOHN And He called my mom: PEACH The names of GOD Is what we celebrate today! God the Father, God the Son and God the […]
Ascension Sunday 2023 INTRO: Some of you have heard this story, but a couple of years ago…. on a Mother’s Day…. I received a “Mother’s Day” card!!!!!!!!!!! It was from my older sister…who was organizing and cleaning out some “MEMORIBILIA” of my mom’s after she had died. What she found were several pictures of me […]
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night 2023 Intro: Growing up…. Our family had lots of parties! That meant A LOT OF CHORES put on us kids to get ready for the party!! And A LOT of work put upon our mom! Anyway, when we all were getting into the thick of getting everything ready […]
Holy Thursday 2023 INTRO When we were kids …. There was a set place for each of us at the dinner table. I was always to the right of my father…. I was a S L O W – eater and he could help me speed things up!!! When our family went to church there […]
PALM SUNDAY 2023 INTRO: A number of years ago I took horseback riding lessons with my brother on our day off. And, one day, as it could only happen to me, while in the arena as I was trying to “canter”, outside the arena there was a truck delivery using the “backup feature that had […]
Fifth Sunday in Lent (A) 2023 INTRO: “Untie Him” We have these ropes for the servers’ albs. They have to be tied in a knot. It’s hilarious to watch. Kids today cannot tie a knot!! Besides that, I got to say: Many of us adults are: Tied up or Tied down! Think about it…. • […]