by [email protected] | Dec 6, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - First Sunday in Advent The other day I was taking with a Lutheran pastor who is now a hospital Chaplain. He told me, “One thing I’ve learned as a hospital chaplain is how to be with people in a way that they really feel listened to. And if I’d done...
by [email protected] | Dec 6, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - Christ the King Today is the feast of Christ the Kiing. In John 18 we hear Pilate’s conversation with Jesus. “They say you are a king. Is that true? Jesus responds, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom were of this world my followers...
by [email protected] | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 1:39-45 Lead in: Young Mary, expectant with child, decides to visit Elizabeth who also is with child. Elizabeth lives in the hill country of Judea. It’s a dangerous trek, about one hundred miles over rough terrain. Not knowing who she might encounter on the way,...
by [email protected] | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 3:10-18 Lead in: People from various walks of life came to John the Baptist, common folks, corporate professionals and military personal. After hearing him preach a baptism of repentance, they all asked the same question, “What should we do?” As we walk with...
by [email protected] | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 3:1-6 Lead in: In the opening line of Luke 3:1, we hear the names of no less than eight different kings and governors along with exact dates that they ruled including the regions they ruled.These seemingly random facts seem extraneous to the core message of the...
