Bulletins and Homilies

This weekend we welcome Fr. Michael McDermott to preside at weekend (and weekday) Masses while I am away.  Fr. Mike has retired from parish ministry in Nebraska and moved here to live with his sister Ann (who is a parishioner and coordinates our 9:00 AM Mass ushers.) ...

“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while . . . ”   Jesus was moved with pity for the vast crowd, for they were like sheep without a shepherd. (PAUSE)  Should we keep a piece of “lockdown” from the pandemic?   The vaccines seem to be...

This weekend we welcome Fr. Michael McDermott to preside at weekend (and weekday) Masses while I am away.  Fr. Mike has retired from parish ministry in Nebraska and moved here to live with his sister Ann (who is a parishioner and coordinates our 9:00 AM Mass ushers.) ...

There are many instances in the Gospel stories where Jesus does things that amaze and astound.  In last week’s gospel reading, Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter from the dead.  Rightly so, those who saw the event were utterly astounded.  Initially in today’s gospel...

I talk to a lot of people about the quality and condition of their lives—and people are often quitehonest. Recently someone said to me: “Do you ever feel like the bucket of your life has a hole init-- that it leaks faster than you can fill it? No matter what you do,...

“Give thanks to the Lord, for his love is everlasting.” How fitting this refrain is on a night when so many have come to receive the sacrament of anointment.  Life has presented each of you with a challenge – a challenge that could create a distance between you and...