MERRY CHRISTMAS! May the celebration of the Word of God being made flesh and dwelling among us in the birth of Jesus Christ bring His eternal love, His abundant joy, His heavenly peace to you and yours! Here’s my homily for Christmas, which is based on the readings for the Mass of Christmas Day with […]
Category: Dating Advice
The world is full of dating advice – much of which is toxic and damaging to relationships. We approach dating advice from the perspective of Catholic teachings as they relate to the persons and the role that dating and romantic relationships play in our lives as Christians.
In this section, we’ll explore dating advice for first time dates as well as advice for those who are going on their 20th date. More importantly, we’ll look at why relationships sometimes fail and what it takes to make the work.
LOSING SIGHT OF JESUS
Hi everyone – here’s my homily for the FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY – December 27, 2009 – the readings of which can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/122709.shtml. Thanks as always for reading and all your feedback – MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Father Jim HOMILY: If Catholics ever needed a good reason to explain why the […]
MESSY ROOMS AND SURPRISE GUESTS
Merry Christmas – well for one more day in the Church at least! Today we celebrate the FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD – the liturgical end of the Christmas Season (yeah, I know some of you purists out there will argue it’s the Presentation of the Lord… for me, when the liturgical color […]
Q & A – 1/14/10
Dear Father Jim: Maybe you can help clear up some confusion. I recently was engaged and my fiance and I have started looking at dates to get married next year (2011). We found a couple of dates in March of next year and had kind of zeroed in on two dates. Here’s the problem […]
JESUS IS PRETTY COOL
Here’s my homily for the SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – January 17, 2010. You can find the readings this homily is based on at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/011710.shtml . As always – I appreciate your feedback and comments! God Bless – Father Jim HOMILY: Here’s a gospel story that I’m sure a lot of people are thinking […]
Q & A – Jan 30, 2010
Dear Father Jim My brother in law has a question that he has been wanting to ask a priest for years and is afraid to ask. He keeps wanting me to inquire for him- so here it goes: He has paranoid schizophrenia, takes a lot of meds and has no plans for a relationship with […]
FORGET THE COLTS OR SAINTS, JESUS IS A GATOR FAN…
Hi everyone, here’s my homily for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time- January 31, 2010. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/013110.shtml. Thanks for reading! Oh and by the way, before you write, I know that the Gators aren’t in the NFL…it’s not easy coming up with a title for these! Thanks for reading and […]
MALE PROSTITUTES, WHAT NEXT?
Hi everyone! Here¡¯s my homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 7, 2010. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/020710.shtml. Thanks so much for reading and your feedback and comments! God Bless – Father Jim The Women¡¯s movement can celebrate another historic milestone.¡¡ 90 years after the right for women to vote […]
WHY EVERYTHING SUCKS
Hi everyone – here’s my homily for the SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – FEBRUARY 14, 2010. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/021410.shtml. Thanks for checking in, reading and your feedback… God Bless – Father Jim HOMILY: I’ve figured it out. I’ve figured it out. What? Everything – Why Everything STINKS Actually, […]
YANKEES SPRING TRAINING (and ours too!)
Hi everyone! HAPPY ASH WEDNESDAY! Here’s my homily for Ash Wednesday. Best wishes for a Holy and renewing Lent! So – today – we’ve been hearing about it for a while now, lots of information, anticipation, for this very important day. Of course I mean the first day of Spring Training for the Yankees! With […]
