Monthly Archives: January 2022

My apologies to the learned St. Paul but Love is not number on the top three list; Faith Hope and Love. The greatest is not Love. There is no Love without Hope. Faith cannot be uncovered and discovered without Hope … Continue reading →

Like fingernails on a chalkboard, I hear five words way too much. It contains nothing but twelve meaningless letters. Twice last week which is a low for me. “It is what it is.” It says zero to me but the speaker thinks … Continue reading →

Augustus, Sofia and Callie (ASC, for short) were baptized by me. (Not Christian names but that’s a different sermon.) Actually, I mean those three were baptized by all those gathered at that early 8:00 a.m. Mass here at St. Sebastian … Continue reading →

A scroll. A youngster would ask her mom, “What’s a scroll!” Her young mom would say, “Heck if I know.” Yet the unrolled scrolls of Ezra and Jesus Christ today proclaim to us all that the good news of the … Continue reading →

One of the easiest funeral sermons I’ve delivered was an Alexian resident named Joy Divine. (Real name!) It’s not that I knew her well but her name was the key to our celebration of her life. (Can’t do much with … Continue reading →

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time in the Catholic Church Readings Cana. The first miracle of Jesus Christ. Also, what also is the first, of what we know about. is a disagreement between mother and son. Hmmm. A disagreement between mother … Continue reading →

My sermon will begin in a moment. Oh wait, that’s my cue. I can sincerely assure you that I’ll take up only a moment of your time. What a curious yet unpredictably and mysterious word. Moment. My dad ran a … Continue reading →

A mother was asked, “When is your greatest joy of motherhood?” She replied, “When they’re all in bed, asleep.” That’s not our joy and cause for gathering, recognizing Mary as the Mother of God. Not to be divisive but Protestants … Continue reading →