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....
by Lindsay Elliott | Jul 2, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 11:25-30 Lead in #1: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and learned you have revealed them to little ones.” (Matthew 11:25) Arrogance can blind us, and humble trust can open us to...
by Lindsay Elliott | Jun 14, 2026 | Homily Blog
I had this conversation with my dad when I was kid. As a 5th grade altar boy, I remember talking to my dad about how scared I was of Fr. Driscoll. Fr. Driscoll was our pastor at Christ the King in south Minneapolis.At the end of the conversation, Dad reminded me “Bob,...
