Hi everyone, here’s my homily for SUNDAY AUGUST 30, 2009 – the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings can be found here https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/083009.shtml. Tonight is the start of the new semester here at Montclair State University (where I’m the Catholic chaplain and director of the Newman Catholic Center) – so the homilies throughout the […]
Month: August 2009
“REGRETS, I HAVE A FEW…”
Hi everyone – Here’s my homily for Sunday August 23, 2009 – the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time. The readings for the day can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/082309.shtml – Thanks for reading and all of your feedback! God Bless, Fr Jim HOMILY: It’s amazing how much people will reveal about themselves online in various internet […]
Q & A – AUG 20, 2009
Hi Fr. Jim, I lost my husband Sam a year ago. He had the Sacrament of the Sick. He suffered with Parkinson’s for 8 years and never once complained. He was a kind, gentle man. I read recently that few people go straight to heaven. That made me very sad. Can you give me any […]
SAYING WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEANING WHAT YOU SAY
Hi everyone – I’m down the shore this weekend, so I’m not “on” to preach/preside at Mass for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 16, 2009… but if I was, here’s what I would be preaching. The readings for the day can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/081609.shtml Thanks for reading – Hope you’re having […]
TWEETING FOR JESUS
Here is my homily for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time – August 9, 2009. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/080909.shtml. As always – thanks for reading and all your feedback! Fr Jim So this past week there was horrible, tragic, earth-shattering news that got headlines all around the world . . . […]
YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE – JUST LOOKING FOR THE WRONG THING
Hi everyone – thanks for checking out my weekly homily… Here’s my homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 2, 2009. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/080209.shtml – Thanks as always for reading Ash Wednesday can be a difficult day to be a priest. There’s additional Masses, lots of people coming out […]
