Tonight, we gather to celebrate the birth of a child born 2,000 years ago to poor parents in a stable in the insignificant city of Bethlehem. What is it about this child born so many years ago halfway across the world that has captivated billions of hearts for over 2,000 years? No matter where we… Continue reading Christmas 2020
Month: December 2020
4th Sunday of Advent Year B
I’m convinced that many Christians have the idea of faith completely backwards. I realize that is a big and shocking statement, but bear with me for a second. Maybe this is you or maybe this is someone you know, but at least in my experience, for many faithful Christians religion is just a laborious task… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Advent Year B
Immaculate Conception 2020
If you asked 9 out of 10 Catholics what today’s feast celebrates, they would tell you that it celebrates the day that the angel Gabriel came to Mary and Jesus was conceived. Of course, 9 out of 10 Catholics would be wrong, but does that really surprise us? Today of course the math doesn’t add… Continue reading Immaculate Conception 2020
A Journey Through the Christmas Story: The Annunciation and Visitation
An advent presentation for my parishioners at St. Theodore Parish in Flint Hill
2nd Sunday of Advent Year B
I’m going to let you in on a little secret that maybe I shouldn’t because it will help you dissect my preaching in the future. When the Church sat down after the Second Vatican Council to decide which readings should be used on which days, She set a very simple precented; that the First Reading… Continue reading 2nd Sunday of Advent Year B
1st Sunday of Advent Year B
I hope you all had a blessed and relaxing Thanksgiving. I’m sure it was different than any other Thanksgiving in the past and I’ll be impressed if you tell me that you got through Thanksgiving without talking about COVID. On Thanksgiving, I found myself sitting around a kitchen counter with some friends as they were… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent Year B
Through The Cross To Light 