The 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
I know I shared this story somewhere recently but can’t remember if it was for a homily; forgive me if I repeat. A few years ago I got called to a parishioners home to anoint his wife. She had cancer for many years and at this point she was losing the fight.
The 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time
I think when we hear the name Zacchaeus and remember his story we chuckle to ourselves. The most memorable part of the story is the image of Zacchaeus – a short, little, rich man who couldn’t see over the crowd – who climbs into a tree in order to see Jesus. But when his neighbors and the people in the crowd heard the name Zacchaeus they didn’t laugh.
The 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
(Look at that! The art above by Jacopo Bassano is at the Cleveland Museum of Art.)
Back before I was a priest and still had a certain measure of freedom in my life, I would often house-sit for my sister and brother-in-law before they had my nieces and they had a certain measure of freedom in their lives to travel more. Those were some great summer days because as a college seminarian
The 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed…
The 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time The scriptures this week teach us about humility, and perhaps more than the usual Sunday we need to hold…
