Deep Calls to Deep “Remember, you are dust…” [4]
I fasted on Ash Wednesday… I WIN!!! [The Pelagian Side of Lent] I dislike fasting SOOOO much. ACK!!! I just don’t like feeling hungry or being consumed with thoughts about when I can eat next. But I DID IT! I WIN!!! So, what did I learn about my one day approach to Lent? It […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [3]
Three Scrutinies are celebrated on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of Lent for the Elect (those formerly known as catechumens) the purpose of which is to uncover and heal all that is sinful in the life of the elect, as well as to raise up and strengthen what is good in the life of […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [2]
“Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” Fr. Edward Talbot Oakes, SJ died on the Feast of St. Nicholas 2013. It was practically six months to the day from the time he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was a member of the ordination class of 1979, a fine group that included […]
“Remember, you are dust…”
“Remember, Roc, you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” I believe I will be dealing with mortality this Lent. Damn. “Remember, you are dust…” I haven’t ever liked this… word, this saying, back then. It’s not a prayer, not a blessing for sure. It could be a mandate or an instruction or even a […]
Roc Homily – 4th Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Roc Homily – 4th Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C) This gospel addresses our very human tendency to domesticate God in Christ. Luke’s Jesus provokes the locals essentially telling them that their sense of entitlement to divine blessings was forfeit! That would tick anyone off, right! Luke 4:22-30 Indeed, I tell you, there were many […]
Roc Homily – 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time – Jesus announces his mission in the synagogue at Nazareth Preface for Sundays III: For we know it belongs to your boundless glory, That you came to the aid of mortal beings with your divinity And even fashioned for us a remedy out of mortality itself That the cause of our downfall Might become […]
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Wedding Feast at Cana (2nd attempt!) Isaiah situates us before God and, along with John, speaks to our hearts in that place we are “forsaken” and “desolate.” Might Green Bay Packer fans have experienced the ups & downs of the past season and ended up “forsaken” and “desolate?” […]
Gerry Stockhausen, SJ – Concluding Remarks & Commendation [5]
The Wake & Funeral of Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, SJ – January 16, 2016 [5] Following the Prayer after Communion, I offered a few reflections… mainly that mortality sucks!!! Fr. Tim Kesicki, SJ, president of the Jesuit Conference and Gerry’s boss, concluded with the several final prayers. The Jesuit concelebrants stood around Gerry’s remains and […]
Gerry Stockhausen, SJ – Homily at his Funeral Mass [4]
The Wake & Funeral of Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, SJ – January 16, 2016 [4] John Staudenmeier, SJ, friend & colleague of Gerry’s from University of Detroit-Mercy, remembered several stories about him that revealed something about his life. He preached on Matthew 13:44 – finding the treasure in the field & buying the whole field. Be blest […]
Gerry Stockhausen, SJ – Scripture Readings for Funeral Mass [3]
The Wake & Funeral of Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, SJ – January 16, 2016 [3] The liturgy began with singing, “How Can I Keep from Singing” as over 200 family & friends gathered with 35-40 Jesuits to give thanks to God for Gerry’s life, friendship, & ministry. Fr. Greg O’Meara, SJ, Gerry’s rector at Creighton […]
Deep Calls to Deep 