Mar
20
Deacon Greg pointed me to this article in the Irish Times where a group of journalists headed to several different churches in the Dublin area and wrote their thoughts on the weekly homily. To be fair, the standards were rough. The journalists pointed to a good homily being about 8 minutes (which I think is …
Jan
11
The good folks at Creighton University have some interesting insights on the Wedding Feast of Cana today: But the other words Simeon had spoken that day were words she prayed with each morning. That long ago day in the temple, in that small crowd around Anna and Joseph, Simeon had turned to Mary and said …
Dec
16
…if this guy keeps this up. This video really sickened me because of the arrogance of the preacher. I like the fact that he at least pointed the finger at himself time and again, but I think this called for a gentler hand. Sitting in front of you is a family that has lost a …
Sep
30
I have attended many funerals of family members and friends and even served a bunch of funerals and wakes as an altar server or some other ministerial role. I think I’ve heard it all. People can be really awkward at funerals. They just have no words and don’t know what to say when another’s loved …
Jun
07
Today’s responsorial psalm is a nice way of summing up the theme of all three readings. God has freely chosen us, reminding us of His great love for us and breaking in again and again throughout our salvation history. For us, I fear God seems quite distant at times doesn’t He? We wonder where God …
Feb
24
Deacon Greg pointed me to this great article on Catholic Preaching which talks about what I would call “the general unpreparedness” of Catholic preachers. Listening to sermons at Mass, one often thinks, like the professor in the Narnia Chronicles, “What do they teach in school?” Not that the sermons are necessarily all that bad, but …
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