Deep Calls to Deep Roc Homily (2) – 14th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
Yes, this is actually a different homily on the following day (Sunday) on the same readings. Check it out. No deeds of power? Yet Jesus cured some sick… Whaaaaa? The distinction between ‘fixing’ and healing makes sense to me here… Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (6:00 pm Sunday) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church […]
022-THe Burden of PerfectionisM Part the Third
Today’s Assignment for Blogging 101: publish a post you’d like your ideal audience member to read, and include a new-to-you element in it. Greetings, fellow students in the world of blogging. And, to followers of my blog, here is my fourth assignment – so I can learn the ropes in this world… My post […]
Roc Homily (1) – 14th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
No deeds of power? Yet Jesus cured some sick… Whaaaaa? The distinction between ‘fixing’ and healing makes sense to me here… Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (4:30 pm Saturday) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (July 4, 2015) [Background notion: 1 Corinthians 12:7-10 Three times I begged the Lord about this, that […]
JPS Homily – Thirteenth Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
Thirteenth Sunday Ordinary Time + Fathers Day Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 28, 2015) John Schlegel, SJ, Matt Walsh, SJ, & Ministers of the Eucharist share the Body & Blood of Christ to Gesu parishioners at the Easter Vigil, 2015 Mark 5:21-43 One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. […]
Why I blog (redux)
Greetings, fellow bloggers! This is my second shot at Blogging 101 since my first attempt felt incomplete. I wish to get better at this whole enterprise. Thanks, Michelle for these questions to make an introduction of myself. –roc,sj Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal? Six months ago, Liturgy Training Publications […]
Roc Homily – 13th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
I have given the name Leah to the woman with the hemorrhage. Leah was the wife of my Rabbi, God rest his soul. Let’s call her St. Leah. Her ailment can serve as a metaphor for the spiritual drain that many of us sense day to day. I recognize two sources: the stress of modern […]
JPS Homily – 12th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015 / Fathers’ Day
Twelfth Sunday Ordinary Time + Fathers Day Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 21, 2015) John Schlegel, SJ, Matt Walsh, SJ, & Ministers of the Eucharist share the Body & Blood of Christ to Gesu parishioners at the Easter Vigil, 2015 Mark 4:35-41 A violent squall came up and […]
JPS Homily – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2015
John Schlegel, SJ, Matt Walsh, SJ, & Ministers of the Eucharist share the Body & Blood of Christ to Gesu parishioners at the Easter Vigil, 2015 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 7, 2015) MK 14:12-16, 22-26 […]
020 – The Burden of… Asymptotic Perfection: Part I
I would like to draw upon my fallible memories of high school mathematics to talk about… the asymptote. The asymptote is our friend. It may not have been in high school, but it can be today. I find that it can serve as a helpful analogy for a discussion on perfectionism. Let’s see […]
Roc Homily – 11th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
Oops… mis-numbered (!) Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (9:00 am) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 14, 2015) Mark 14:23-25 “Jesus said to the crowds: ‘This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise […]
Deep Calls to Deep 