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Healing the Church
This entry concerns the most recent allegations of sexual abuse in my diocese and, more directly, the issue of an unsealed deposition made by my bishop. Last week we read a letter from the Bishop at all Masses. Following that, Chuck Goudie — a Catholic living in my diocese — published a column in the…
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Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Be Made Clean
http://www.usccb.org/nab/021206.shtml Well, I didn’t preach this week, but some things came to me as I prayed through the scriptures this weekend. First, the leper in the Gospel was clearly a man of faith. “If you will it, you can make me clean.” There is no hesitation there; he knows that Jesus can heal him. Whether…
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St. John the Baptist Parish, Winfield IL
http://www.stjohnwinfield.org/
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Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Meaning of Suffering
http://www.usccb.org/nab/020506.shtml My homily today was shortened a bit from the original. We had a letter to read from the bishop. So this is the homily as I actually preached it: Todays Gospel once again shows Jesus curing people and casting out demons. People were naturally amazed at his ability to alleviate suffering and flocked to…
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St. John Bosco, Pray for Us
Today I’m preaching at the seminary. Talk about a rough crowd; definitely the most critical of audiences. I’m preaching on the feast of St. John Bosco and here’s what I’ll say… Readings: Phil. 4:4-9 Matt. 18:1-5 St. John Bosco Biography Unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.…
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Which Spongebob Character am I?
Okay, enough of these little quizzes. But I couldn’t resist the one about spongebob, mostly because my niece and nephew love it, and well, secondarily because there’s a character with my name in it. Turns out I’m him, but I take the “complete idiot” thing as an insult. I’m not a complete idiot, after all!…
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Would that my final exams were this easy…
I took this quiz to find out my theological worldview and found out that the worldview I have is 96% Catholic. What a relief! 96% is still an “A” … too bad I can’t use this for my finals! It’s always good to have standardized quizzes tell you you’re on the right track…. My theological…
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The Lone Barista
http://thelonebarista.blogspot.com
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Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Quiet! Come Out of Him!
http://www.usccb.org/nab/012906.shtml This is my homily for this Sunday. In paragraph three, the regular reader might notice a similar thought from a homily two weeks ago. But I was preaching to a different congregation that week, so I’m not doing reruns just yet. This week what really gets me is the whole idea of demons coming…
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time: Repent and Belive in the Gospel
http://www.usccb.org/nab/012206.shtml Here’s my homily for this evening and tomorrow. This is my first weekend at the parish I’ve been assigned to as a deacon: St. John the Baptist in Winfield. I’m excited about beginning there, and I hope I have a word or two here that will speak to their hearts. The call to repentance…
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