by Fr. Bill | Oct 10, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
As a kid, I loved the connect-the-dots ‘games’ I’d find in the Highlight magazines in the dentist office and the occasional homework assignment. However, I, who draw stick fish, never realized that you didn’t have to draw exact straight lines between the numbers. In...
by Fr. Bill | Oct 3, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
In 2007 Hollywood produced a movie called The Bucket List. 2 strangers meet in cancer ward. They find they have less than 3 months to live, so, they make up a list of all the things they want to do before they kick the bucket. “Kiss the most beautiful girl in the...
by Fr. Bill | Sep 26, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Art Trapp. Gary Braun. Nick Schneider. They are three of my heroes in the priesthood. Each, in their own way, has played a role in my journey to the priesthood and my living within that priesthood. Art was the rector of the seminary and a model of humility. ...
by Fr. Bill | Sep 19, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Our family was unable to afford comic books growing up, so I was introduced to them only in college, where two classmates had extensive collections. Superman, the Fantastic Four, the X-men – really, all the comic book characters with the exception of Captain...
by Fr. Bill | Sep 12, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
“It was the stupidest thing I could have done. I brought two people on my team to lead music, and then, when the time came for them to ‘do their stuff’, they were so slow getting things started, and I felt the energy leaving the room, so I just jumped up there with...
by Fr. Bill | Sep 5, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Last Sunday, Marie Gagnepain celebrated 100 years of life. Last night, I attended a 50th Wedding Anniversary– 100 years of marriage between the two of them. Both events shaped my reflection on the gospel this week. How did they do it so well and so faithfully for...
