Deep Calls to Deep 8th SUN ORD – [An Aside]
We’ve had such challenging gospels on Sundays since the Sermon on the Mount began. Same for the weekdays of the 8th Week – tough to deal with. I hope this aside clarifies where I’m going with the Sunday gospel from the 8th Week. And it’s a pretty darn good set-up for Lent. YIKES! Monday, February […]
An anniversary worth recalling… GM Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Jesuit Priest and Poet (1844–1889) Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in England to a prosperous Anglican family. Though he excelled at Oxford and seemed destined for a brilliant career, these expectations were dashed when he announced his decision in 1866 to become a Roman Catholic, and then a Jesuit priest. A gifted poet, […]
Roc Homily for 3rd Sunday of Easter 2016
Sit with this for a moment if you will: How do you respond with Simon Peter to Jesus’ question, “Do you love me?” This may be the most revelatory question in the whole gospel in that it can reveal to you, to me, where we are with God revealed in Christ through the Spirit. “Do […]
Holy Thursday Homily – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
In chapter 9 of “In the Midst of Our Storms,” I proposed a focus for the foot washing other than service: As we identify with Simon Peter’s resistance, we can discover a part of our lives heretofore neglected – our precious and terrible vulnerability. And I proposed this again on Holy Thursday (3/24)… and with a slight […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [12]
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent The scribes & Pharisees avoided being seen by putting this woman in between them and Jesus. Isn’t it so much more delicious to push someone out in front of us, especially one on whom we vent our anger… It’s so much more wonderful than looking at ourselves. Yet […]
“The Mental Landscape of Liturgical Prayer”
You’re invited! Saturday morning, April 2nd, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 pm at the Church of the Gesu (Milwaukee, WI), I will present for only the second time a new workshop on liturgy. It is necessary to learn about the theology of liturgical prayer. But it is not sufficient. It has seemed to me that […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [11]
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent Questions: What did the younger son seek? What did he find? Did he receive mercy really? Same questions about the older son… In either case, what do you and I seek? What do we find? When we return, do we receive mercy or experience relief? What are our conditions […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [10]
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (and First Scrutiny) Once again, here’s what the Scrutinies attempt to do… The Scrutinies… are rites for self-searching & repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose: The scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect; To […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [9]
To Prepare for 3rd Sunday of Lent… First Scrutiny A number of parishes will celebrate the First Scrutiny Sunday. Here you will find the Scrutiny defined: The Scrutinies… are rites for self-searching & repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose: The scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or […]
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Lent 2016 (Cycle C)
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Lent 2016 (Cycle C) You’ll need to know that I engaged in a kind of running ‘dialogue’ with a gentleman with Tourette Syndrome (shouting out somewhat uncontrollably to deal with anxiety). His name is Mike. He inserted himself into the homily and into the life of the community throughout Mass. I […]
Deep Calls to Deep 