by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jan 4, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Lead in: There was no formal school that parents could go to to learn how to be parents. You learn as you go. Each child is uniquely different and a window into the mystery of life. You grow as a parent as you embrace the calling to love your...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jan 4, 2026 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - Epiphany The star that the Magi had seen at its rising proceeded them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was with his mother. Mt. 2. A star shines in the dark of night not in the light of the day. If we were to think of the star as...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 25, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob There was chaplain for a high school football team. That chaplain of course was me. The team had gone, several years without a win. But the twenty-three guys on the team were warriors. They battled on and never lost the sense of brotherhood among them. It was...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 21, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - Facing the Pain Shortly before he died of a glioblastoma brain tumor a friend of mine told his son something that I had to think about. “The greatest gift a parent can give to their son or daughter is to teach them how to face pain.” Each of us here knows...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 18, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - What does true holiness look like? As Catholics we’re taught that we should strive for holiness. But what does holiness look like? Unfortunately, holiness is sometimes thought of as a softness that will turn us into these very docile, meek, mild and timid...
