by Fr. Bill | Jul 4, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
A father of a teenage girl was describing his daughter in a conversation. “She is pretty normal and balanced, good sense of humor, athletic, sociable. In 99% of her life, she is a typical teenager. But when she misplaces her i-phone – she is like a woman...
by Fr. Bill | Jun 27, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Below is an outline of the homily given by Deacon Jack Shannon 1. Gospel Reading: Jesus is beginning his journey to Jerusalem. (to end of October) To suffer, die, and rise. 2. Jesus Teaches us discipleship: “And to another he said, ‘Follow me.’ But he...
by Fr. Bill | Jun 20, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
Are you usually able to see “the whole picture” of a situation? In a conversation out in the hallway before a philosophy class, one of my professors gave me this bit of info. He said simply: “Kempf, you know well the things you know.” It was a perceptive statement...
by Fr. Bill | Jun 13, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
When was the last time you wept over your sin? It is an image that is hard to get out of your head once it climbs in there. Perhaps you have seen it in your own life. Or perhaps it comes from your reading of the gospel today. It is the image of a woman (or anyone...
by Fr. Bill | Jun 6, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
If the pope was giving out a free pass to every Catholic which said: “You never have to go to mass again in your life, and there would be no eternal consequences” – would you take it? Would you ever come back to mass? As the church celebrates this last ‘feast day’...
by Fr. Bill | May 30, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
What difference does the Trinity make in our lives? I have to tell you a secret. I spent a week here on earth, walking with the Trinity. And like the triune God we know and love, it was in the form of a single person. His name was Benjamin. He was 33. I found out...