by Fr. Bill | Apr 13, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
A classmate of mine (Fr. Kevin Schmittgens) did a rather fascinating project with his high school students, a project I encourage you to do as well. Simply put: they were asked to write a memoir of their lives. The trick was, they could only use six words. He actually...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 11, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
A few years ago, when our 8th grade presented the ‘living’ stations of the cross before our students and faculty, one of our faculty members was visibly moved by the spectacle of ‘Mary’ holding the dead body of her son ‘Jesus’. As she wiped a tear or two from her eye,...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 11, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
It is one of those details you can easily miss. But in both of the appearance accounts – it notes WHERE the disciples were. Locked in the upper room. Locked in. Doors bolted. Behind barriers. Safe, they thought, from anyone who might try to get to them. And even more...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 4, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Wrong season? I woke up with my brain ‘singing’ a song from the musical “Mame” this morning. I have no idea how it got there, but there it was. Haul out the holly; Put up the tree before my spirit falls again. Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing things, but deck...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 2, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Early on in Lent, I was at a meeting with the Archbishop. As he led the closing prayer he used a simple image: “Lord, help us to be faithful in our journey to the foot of the cross.” That phrase got me to thinking about a couple of things. First, I am grateful that...
