Deep Calls to Deep 016-Time for Serious Levity Five
“How Can I Keep from Singing” arranged and sung by John Foley, SJ and John Kavanaugh, SJ (Ways to Get Through album, 1972) seems like the perfect song to accompany us into celebration of the Triduum – Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Holy Thursday; Good Friday; Easter Vigil; Easter Sunday and Easter Vespers. May this song of hope and trust, founded in […]
JPS Homily – Palm Sunday 2015 (Cycle B)
John Schlegel, SJ engages parishioners at the Advent Day of Prayer 2014 Palm Sunday (Cycle B) Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (March 29, 2015) John offered these brief reflections before the reading of the Passion according to Mark. Mark 14:1 – 15:47 The veil […]
JPS at Mass with Pope Francis
Our pastor at the Church of the Gesu, John P. Schlegel, SJ, concelebrated at Mass with Pope Francis Thursday morning, March 26, 2015. You may recall that John was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in late January of this year. What a blessing to be there to hear Francis preach and celebrate, to join in the […]
Roc Homily-Fifth Sunday of Lent (Cycle B) 2015
Fifth Sunday Lent (Cycle B) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (March 22, 2015) John 12:20-33 “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of […]
015b-Time for Serious Levity Quatrieme Fois.point.cinq
Here’s what I propose: click, then listen, attend, recognize, & record your responses. Suffice it to say that I’ve been a big fan of the The Who since I was in high school. I modeled some of my guitar playing after Pete Townsend. I crafted most of my songs, even the quiet ones (!), to express […]
015-Time for Serious Levity Quatrieme Fois
Well, maybe this isn’t levity, but it’s serious and perhaps uplifting. Here’s what I propose: click, then listen, attend, recognize, & record your responses. Suffice it to say that I’ve been a big fan of the The Who since I was in high school. I modeled some of my guitar playing after Pete Townsend. I crafted […]
JPS Homily – 5th Sunday Lent (Cycle B) 2015
John Schlegel, SJ engages parishioners at the Advent Day of Prayer 2014 Fifth Sunday Lent (Cycle B) Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (March 22, 2015) John 12:20-33 “Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in […]
014b-Time for Serious Levity Trois-point.5
1. An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day / Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way. A stormy day signifies the inner turmoil of this old cowboy. He came to a place where he could get some perspective on his life. It seems much like […]
014-Time for Serious Levity Trois
Here’s my latest favorite old song… “Ghost Riders in the Sky” done by Johnny Cash. This video even has the lyrics! If you think you know this song from your youth, then it’s time to re-listen. It’s kind of like preparing for Triduum. “Been there. Done that.” Yet with an attitude of curiosity, perhaps Triduum and GRITS (!!!) […]
JPS Homily – 4th Sunday Lent (Cycle B) 2015
John Schlegel, SJ engages parishioners at the Advent Day of Prayer 2014 Third Sunday Lent (Cycle B) Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (March 15, 2015) John 3:14-21 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes […]
