by Fr. Bill | Apr 17, 2011 | Sunday Homilies
In the movie, Good Will Hunting, will (played by Matt Damon) is a 20 year old genius who works as a janitor at MIT. He was severely abused as a child and has been in trouble with the law ever since. When Will finally agrees to get counseling to keep himself out of...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 10, 2011 | Sunday Homilies
What do you let have the last word in your life? There are some people who are absolutely driven to get in the last word. I had a former classmate in High School and College who was like that. He became a lawyer – which was probably a pretty good fit for him. ...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 3, 2011 | Sunday Homilies
How easily do you let yourself off the hook? I was hungry on Thursday – and it was still a few hours before I was to meet a friend for dinner. Mr. Uthoff and I had finished our usual Thursday walk at Norwood, (sometimes called golf) and I was sitting at the bar,...
by Fr. Bill | Mar 20, 2011 | Pastor's Pen
Things unseen… Most parishes have people who do the ‘unseen things’, like replacing light bulbs or cleaning out gutters or dusting in the sanctuary. Though the effect of what these volunteers do is barely perceptible, the result makes a huge difference in the parish...
by Fr. Bill | Mar 20, 2011 | Sunday Homilies
How do you let God direct you? “Go to a land I will show you.” “Abram went as the Lord directed him.” Okay, maybe I am a bit obtuse, perhaps a bit lacking in faith, but HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? HOW did God direct Abram? It is a valid question, is it not? Inquiring...
