by Fr. Bill | Nov 25, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
As you may know, the Kempf family celebrates Thanksgiving on Wednesday nights. It makes it easier for the married ones among us to spend time with their other side of the family, and it allows us to visit uninterrupted, instead of having family who can only make it...
by Fr. Bill | Nov 14, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Little Timmy got a toy drum for his birthday. And he loved that drum above all the other gifts he got that day. Timmy loved that drum. Aunt Dottie, growing weary asked Timmy: “Aren’t you tired of playing that drum yet?” It was the wrong question. About 10 minutes...
by Fr. Bill | Nov 7, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Two teenage girls are looking through the latest issue of a Hollywood star magazine’s list of the “Most beautiful people on the planet.” While flipping the pages they come to a picture of Justin Beiber, and one of the young girls says to the other, “Isn’t he just...
by Fr. Bill | Oct 31, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Those of you who ‘acted’ in the haunted garage may have a leg up on today’s gospel question. I always found it a bit disconcerting how ‘easy’ it was to enter into those scary roles on Halloween. Put on a mask or some face paint, add a costume, a prop or two, and the...
by Fr. Bill | Oct 24, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
I remember as a kid having a kind of hate/love relationship with the IOWA Basics. Those were the standardized testing of my day. (Replaced now by ITBS testing) I hated taking the tests themselves. I loved getting done in some of the sections way before my classmates...
by Fr. Bill | Oct 17, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
(Sing) Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. For it won’t be long, ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on… That song, by Bill Withers, captures something that is important, I think, in our spiritual journey. There are...
