by Lindsay Elliott | Jul 14, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 13:14-52 Lead in #1: In each of the three parables Jesus tells in Matthew 13:44-52, we hear of people who are on a search for something they hope to find, a hidden treasure, a pearl of great price, and a large catch of fish. In the first parable, Jesus...
by Lindsay Elliott | Jul 13, 2026 | Homily Blog
As a kid I was good at baseball. The problem was I wasn’t that good at. I had a weak arm and was even weaker at the plate. When I was at bat they used to move the outfielders in so if I happened to bloop one over the second baseman’s head they could throw me out at...
by Lindsay Elliott | Jul 9, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 3:24 – 43 Lead in #1: When it was learned that there were weeds growing with the wheat, the master’s slaves asked if he wanted them to pull the weeds. But the master answered, “No, let the weeds grow with the wheat.” And so, in life, darkness coexists...
by Lindsay Elliott | Jul 9, 2026 | Homily Blog
A story you may be familiar with. A monastery had fallen on hard times. Its numbers had dwindled. There were only five monks left in the monastery, the Abbot and four others. All were over seventy. Clearly it was a dying order. A Rabbi from town occasionally visited a...
by Lindsay Elliott | Jul 5, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 13:1-23 Lead in #1: Matthew 13 tells us that Jesus went and sat down by the sea, but that in no time at all a crowd gathered around him forcing him to a getaway boat. It seems that Jesus was now a celebrity that people wanted to meet, a personality to follow....
