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Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We begin the scripture readings today with Job’s lament. It’s very downbeat. His days are full of misery, which he projects to everyone. He calls man a drudge, a hireling and a slave. All this is very different from the opening pages of the Bible, which describe the human person as one who shares God’s creative power.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our Gospel, we read about Jesus speaking in the synagogue at Capernaum. Capernaum was a small town that suffered greatly. Many people were brutally killed there, as Israel was constantly being invaded.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
I’d like to once again out the focus on our first reading today. Let’s take a look at Jonah. When we hear his name, we think of one of two things. Three days inside the belly of a whale, or a character who brings bad luck wherever he goes.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our first reading today, we hear a touching story about Samuel. It is such a familiar story, but we focus on the boy Samuel and often overlook the other character, Eli.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Epiphany of the Lord
The three wise men have caught our attention more so than the other group in Matthew’s Gospel. The other group are the shepherds, and we have very few stories about them. I think the reason for that is because, in the Gospels, the shepherds are told everything.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Feast of the Holy Family
Many years ago, Reader’s Digest carried a family quiz. It contained 12 questions addressed to parents. “If a teenage boy on a TV show kissed both parents, would your children consider this normal?”
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday in Advent
As we approach the celebration of the birth of our Savior, I consider one of the most frequent assurances in scripture: “Do not be afraid.”
Fr. Bob’s Thoughts for the Fourth Week of Advent
We are at the end of Advent, a time of waiting. How was it for you? Did you wait patiently? Did you listen carefully? Did you pray thoughtfully and watch closely?
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Third Sunday of Advent
On this third Sunday of Advent, I think about John the Baptist. He’s a man unsure of himself. Somewhere along the way, doubt crept into his life.
Fr. Bob’s Thoughts for the Third Week of Advent
Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting is something many of us are not used to doing. So today I ask you, what are you waiting for?
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday of Advent
It is no good trying to avoid the running around that we have to do for Christmas. It has become so much a part of our culture. The buying of gifts, the sending of cards, the decorating of the tree.
Fr. Bob’s Thoughts for the Second Week of Advent
There’s a lot of secular sentimentality at Christmas, which makes it difficult for Christ to make an impact.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – First Sunday of Advent
It’s the first Sunday in Advent. But no one really celebrates it anymore. The season has been swallowed by commercial Christmas. We come to church and note the purple vestments and sing Advent hymns.
Fr. Bob’s Thoughts for the First Week of Advent
As we enter the season of Advent, the prophet Isaiah says to God, “Would that You might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of You in our ways.”
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Christ the King Solemnity
Today’s Gospel tells us that most of the time, we get in trouble for doing nothing. I was hungry, and you gave me no food. I was thirsty, and you gave me no water.