Dear Michele,First, I want to say thank you. I find your responses very helpful, very enlightening. Thanks so much for answering relationship questions from me and other members of this website. My last relationship ended in such a painful way that I find it difficult to allow myself to fall in love again. I have […]
Month: August 2012
Dear Michele: What is True and Holy Love?
Dear Michele, My understanding about genuine loving relationships is that they are from the spirit of God, which is charity. I believe that the greatest obstacle for people in living out loving relationships is our human tendency to pursue the traces of original sin present in the human heart. In this way, I can easily […]
SAYING WHAT YOU MEAN & MEANING WHAT YOU SAY
Hi everyone – here’s my homily for AUGUST 19, 2012 – 20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. The readings for today’s Mass can be found at https://usccb.org/bible/readings/081912.cfm Thanks as always for reading and your feedback. God Bless – Fr. Jim HOMILY: I’m sure that everyone has heard the expression “Say what you mean and mean what […]
DONT GIVE UP
Hi everyone. Here is my homily for August 12, 2012 the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today’s Mass can be found at https://usccb.org/bible/readings/081212.cfm . As always thanks for reading and your feedback. HOMILY The readings today can be summed up in three short words: Don’t Give Up. Don’t give up… not ever… […]
Dear Michele: A Date with an STD
Dear Michele, What is your opinion on being involved with someone who is a wonderful person that has been honest enough to expose that they have a sexually transmitted disease prior to my getting involved with them. I believe in intimate relations after marriage so this is not an issue yet. This person is a […]
WHO CARES ABOUT THE OLYMPICS?
Hi everyone – here’s my homily for August 5, 2012, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today can be found at https://usccb.org/bible/readings/080512.cfm. As always, I appreciate all your feedback, your comments – HOMILY: The other night a friend of mine was asking if I had been following the Olympics at all – […]
