Deep Calls to Deep 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. […]
New tagline… Check it out!
I am experimenting with a new tagline, changing from “to be present… in the midst of our storms” to “to be consonant… in our depths as on the surface.” Yes? No? Thanks for your feedback, friends! –roc,sj
New tagline / subtitle for blog???
Friends, I’m making a second run at learning more about the world of blogging. Today’s assignment asks us/me to review the title and tagline of my blog. I like the title, “Deep Calls to Deep.” Initially, I wasn’t all that interested in changing my tagline, which is, “to be present… even in the midst of […]
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 […]
021-THe Burden of PerfectionisM Part Deux
“The opposite of seeking perfection is not laxity, the absolute horror of perfectionists, it is trust.” Here I address the burden of perfectionism a second time (la deuxieme fois) since it seems to affect so many folks today. It involves an aversion to living in tension between the ideal and the real and a rejection […]
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 […]
Deep Calls to Deep 