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Before and after the reading of the gospel

by | Mar 20, 2016 | Sunday Homilies

Before the reading of the gospel: It is not the first time that any of us has heard and celebrated the story. We know the players. We know the plot line. We even know the outcome – the good guys win. And yet, we still gather to hear and tell the story – to let it...

Pastor’s Pen – March 20, 2016

by | Mar 20, 2016 | Pastor's Pen

“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” “What are we to make of these extraordinary words? There are two main ways of understanding these words which Jesus quotes from Psalm 22. The first possibility is that Jesus’ words are not an expression of abandonment, but,...

Do you ever hear voices in your head?

by | Mar 13, 2016 | Sunday Homilies

I grew up with voices in my head. Voices that spoke pretty loudly at times. Voices that tried to convince me of two very different things. On the one side, there were the voices that said: “You are a good kid, Bill Kempf. You are a good listener, obedient, respectful,...