Preaching Notes / Part 2 of 3 (Luke 4:14-21) – 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (January 25, 2025)
Sunday’s Gospel jumps from Luke’s “thematic statement” opening (Luke 1:1-4) to the first public event in Jesus’ life when He returns to Galilee in the
Category: Pastor’s Pondering
Preaching Notes Part 1 – 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21)
At the beginning of his Gospel, Luke points out he is writing a version of the good news and that he has a special reason
Preaching Notes – Bonus! (John 2:1-11)
JOHN 2:1-11 (v. 1) “…there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee…” Throughout the Old Testament, God’s saving action – salvation – is expressed through
Preaching Notes – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time (January 19, 2025)
The wedding miracle at Cana in Galilee is Jesus’ first public display. His mother initiates the action when she plainly says to the servants, ““Do
Preaching Notes – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord (January 5, 2025)
O sweet Jesus, reveal Yourself more and more to me! Give me eyes to me recognize Your resplendence so that I am led by it
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – In Her Own Words (January 4, 2025)
Today the Church places before us the remarkable person of Elizabeth Ann Seton (d. 1821) whom we tenderly refer to as “Mother Seton.” Making good
Preaching Notes – Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God (January 1, 2025)
Worldly misunderstanding posits peace merely as what follows the ending of hostility, be it between nations or within people. In this way, peace is something
Time Well Lived (December 31, 2024)
God allocates to each of us a certain time in which to fulfill His divine plan for our soul. We have only this time and
Preaching Notes – Feast of the Holy Family [Sunday, 29 December 2024]
“Each year his parents [Mary and Joseph] went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he [Jesus] was twelve years old, they went
God’s Quiet Entrance [24 December 2024]
God’s astonishing rescue operation begins in obscurity and silence. Caesar Augustus forces Joseph and Mary to leave their simple dwelling in Nazareth. Together they set