If you have been with us for the past couple of weeks of Advent, you will recall that as we are preparing for the coming of Christ at Christmas, we have stepped back to acknowledge the great blessing and the great reality, that God wants to be with us. It is the great mystery of… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent: Why do I have to go to Mass on Sunday
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A Journey Through the Christmas Story: The Annunciation and Visitation
An advent presentation for my parishioners at St. Theodore Parish in Flint Hill
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
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for some people the holidays are some of the most difficult times of the year. Whether it is the busyness of preparing for Christmas that saps our energy, the stress of financial pressures that seem to be highlighted this time… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
4th Sunday of Advent Year B
I’m convinced that many of us have the idea of religion completely backward. Sadly, for many Christians religion is a laborious task where we reach out to God in the hope that we can break through the wall that separates heaven from earth in the hopes that God will hear us. We pray… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Advent Year B
3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
Are you ready for Christmas? No, I’m not asking if you have all your gifts bought, and the house decorated, I’m asking if you are truly prepared for Christmas. In fact, I dare say if our definition of being prepared for Christmas is having the gifts bought and the house decorated, then you… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
1st Sunday of Advent Year C
It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people the holidays are some of the most difficult times of the year. Whether it is the business of preparing for the Christmas that saps our energy, the stress of financial pressures that seem to be highlighted this… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent Year C
1st Sunday of Advent Year A
It’s that time of year again where we seem to be running from one place to the other. While it is certainly understandable that we have many things going on over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas which demand our attention, today’s Gospel reminds us that amidst all of the hustle… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent Year A
4th Sunday in Advent Year C
Perhaps it is because we are in the midst of a presidential election, but it seems to me that we are living in a world, which is becoming more and more divided. While we are going to have our differences, it seems that as a society we have begun to lose the ability… Continue reading 4th Sunday in Advent Year C
Advent By Candlelight Reflection on Joy
This was an Advent By Candlelight Reflection given at St. Norbert Parish in Florissant, MO. The reading for the Prayer Service was John 15:11-17. This past fall, the day before school started, I had speaking engagement in New York. I flew out of Lambert at 5:00 am, arrived in New York, was driven… Continue reading Advent By Candlelight Reflection on Joy
Through The Cross To Light 