Deep Calls to Deep Roc Homily – 3rd Sunday Advent Cycle A 2016 (final reflection, maybe)
“Lepers are cleansed…” Psalm 51:1f 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. How do you interpret this well-known psalm? What does being cleansed from sin look […]
Roc Homily – 3rd Sunday Advent Cycle A 2016 (audio file+)
Jesus told the disciples of the Baptizer, “Tell John what you see and hear – the blind see…” From yesterday’s post, it would seem that his mission was to the Pharisees and those of us like them. Since fulfillment of prophecy is big in Matthew’s gospel, notice especially the first from Isaiah: those who are […]
Roc Homily – 3rd Sunday Advent Cycle A 2016 (An Introduction)
Jesus didn’t live up to the expectations of John the Baptist. He didn’t call the religious leaders a “brood of vipers” and didn’t threaten their destruction, “even now the axe is laid to the root of the tree!” Talk about hell, fire, and brimstone! Who is this guy? Had he prepared the way for the […]
The Year of Mercy – A One Hundred Word Retreat 6
Mary Rose plopped into the driver’s seat exhausted. “How long have I been shopping today? Egad!” She closed her eyes; put her head back. “It’s a hamster wheel, that’s what Christmas is. Yeah, I want my family to feel wanted and loved, but this year… What is it all about? I run from this to […]
Deep Calls to Deep 