by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 26, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 2:13-22 Lead in: In John 2:13-22, Jesus enters the temple and sees money chargers. In today’s language, loan sharks. They had turned his Father’s house into a marketplace, what we call a shopping mall in today’s terms. Jesus drives them out of the temple with a...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 26, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob If you’re in your twenties or thirties, this homily may be of particular interest to you. If you’re not in your twenties or thirties it will also be of interest to you. As we know it seems nothing turns young people off to organized religion faster than when...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 6:37-40 Lead in: Typically, we were taught that the soul is contained within our body. Celtic spirituality understands it differently. It sees the body as being held within the soul. The soul is too expansive to be confined to the body alone. If our soul is too...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 18:9-14 Lead in: The Message Translation of the Bible tells us that Jesus told the story of the tax man and the Pharisee to those who thought they were morally superior to the common person and looked down on them. Hence, the expression, “Walk around with your...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 18:1-8 Lead in: In the Book of Exodus, Moses is persistent in praying for Israel’s success in their scrimmages with local tribes who engaged them in battle. In 2 Timothy 3, the listener is urged to be persistent in staying faithful to God’s word, whether it be...
