During the Coronavirus shutdown I have been reading books that have been sitting on my shelf for a while. This week I read Rev. Evan Pilkington’s Paths to Personal Prayer (Twenty-Third Publications: Mystic, Connecticut. 1988. The edition I read is from the third printing in 1991.) I got it secondhand someplace over the years – …
What was your life like before the Coronavirus? Maybe you were very busy at work. Maybe you were very busy with your children’s (or grandchildren’s) activities. Maybe you are retired and you didn’t do much because it always seemed like there was plenty of time, and now you can’t do the stuff you hadn’t gotten …
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We are not currently able to gather together to celebrate Mass because of the Coronavirus. The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith (Lumen Gentium, 11). Thus, this time without public celebration of the Eucharist might seem a threat to our church. Is this the devil at work? What does this mean for …
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CSirach 35:12-14, 16-18Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23 (7a)2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18Luke 18:9-14October 27, 2019 We continue to hear about prayer in our readings this week. Today, the question addressed start with whose prayer gets answered. First, we hear that God “knows no favorites.” God listens to everyone’s prayers. Yet, …
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CExodus 17:8-13Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (see 2)2 Timothy 3:14-4:2Luke 18:1-8October 20, 2019 Jesus tells us to “pray always”. Really? How can anyone pray “always”? We have to sleep or we will become “weary”. We have to work. We have to eat. How can we “pray always”? The fact …
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CHabakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 (8)2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14Luke 17:5-10October 6, 2019 Habakkuk the prophet cried out, “How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen!” Have you ever felt the same way? Have you asked God for help but feel like you don’t …
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Homily for January 2019 Holy Hour1 Samuel 8:1-22Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13Romans 13:1-6Matthew 22:15-22 In much of the Old Testament period, people were led by “kings”. Yet, before the time of Samuel, Israel did not have a king. Ultimately God was their king. They did have human leaders. Moses was the one through whom God …
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Homily for August 2018 Holy Hour Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 Psalm 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 6:7-15 We started our monthly holy hour last September as part of our diocesan Year of the Eucharist. So, it was only logically that the themes of the readings we used helped us reflect on the Eucharist. After …
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I just did another presentation last night. This one is called “The Journey to Jesus.” I begin with talking about what “journey” means along with “desert” and “Lent” before discussing the necessity of silence. You can view the video at http://www.renewaloffaith.org/video—the-journey-to-jesus.html Hope you enjoy it. It’s about 1 hour 10 minutes. Peace, Fr. Jeff
I don’t think many people would argue with the statement that prayer is important. Well, actually they might without meaning to. By this I simply acknowledge the fact that not everybody prays. Maybe they mean to but it isn’t the most important thing to them and so they let all their time be taken up by …
