Pastor's Pondering
Preaching Notes – Presentation of the Lord (February 2, 2025)
Jesus is taken the the Temple to be offered to the Father although, being God,
Preaching Notes / Part 3 of 3 “Jubilee Year”- 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (January 25, 2025)
Still in Luke 4, Jesus boldly declares the “Lord’s year of favor.” This expression relates
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
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
Preaching Notes – Bonus! (John 2:1-11)
JOHN 2:1-11 (v. 1) “…there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee…” Throughout the Old
Preaching Notes – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time (January 19, 2025)
The wedding miracle at Cana in Galilee is Jesus’ first public display. His mother initiates
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
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)
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