Bulletins and Homilies

This is a great story—Jesus keeps the party going!  But I want to raise a warning flag, because I wonder if this is how we sometimes expect Jesus to act in our lives. There’s a problem to be fixed. “They have no wine,” we tell Jesus. And, voila, somehow he makes more...

Today, we celebrate the last of the Christmas celebrations- the Baptism of the Lord.  I’ve always wondered why this feast was included in the Christmas Season.  To me, the Nativity Scene contained all of Christmas.  You have Mary, Joseph, and the child Jesus.  You...

Wise men from the East have followed this star to Jerusalem. They will follow it to Bethlehem. They will be overwhelmed with joy when it stops over the house where the child is. For they have come to pay homage to this child who has been born king of the Jews.  That’s...

Merry Christmas! Feast of the Holy Family Congratulations parents, grandparents, and caregivers, we survived another one! Trees still up, houses trimmed, wrapping paper may still be in piles around the tree Each year, on the First Sunday after Christmas, the Church...

I have to be honest—I’ve been having a difficult time getting into the Christmas spirit this year-- and so, I come to this Christmas Eve (Day) with mixed feelings. When I try to get at the source of this discontent, I keep returning to the idea of being worn down…...

Advent ReflectionThe gospel passage we just heard ended with Elizabeth saying to Mary: “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”  Elizabeth here is highlighting the importance of allowing our inner belief… what we hold...