Monthly Archives: September 2017

A Funeral Sermon, “Life’s Puzzle”

Poetic Life Leaves (at the beginning of Mass) In this early fall season, she has left us…or wait? Has she left us or has she left us with all kind of leaves to continue our “coloring?” Because the leaves from … Continue reading

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Life’s Artificial Ladder

‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I … Continue reading

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A Sermon for A Salvatorian Priest

With her children tugged safely in bed, mom now has some quiet time to recollect and reflect on the day ending and plan for what tomorrow brings. Fr. Richard’s day ends, and he thinks about the troubling dad he met … Continue reading

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Simple Advice for Complex People

Matthew 18:21-35 “Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven time?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” During my six … Continue reading

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The Grace “To Be”

Jesus says, “…Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which … Continue reading

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That Hard Word to Say and to Live

“Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and … Continue reading

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