homilies

Lord, Teach Us How To Pray

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Fr. Jim homily

4 minute read

“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” How often have we heard this teaching of Jesus? We might even say it ourselves, whenever we give something to a friend or loved one, saying, “Ask and you will receive.” Or perhaps someone has said it to us after giving us something we need. It really is quite amazing how frequently the Christian repeats the sayings of Jesus. But, how often are we praying with this in mind? And how often…

Jesus Commissions His Disciples to Teach All Nations

The Ascension of the Lord, Year C

Fr. Jim homily

5 minute read

Yesterday, on the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virigin Mary, I had the privlege of attending the Mass of Ordination for our newest priest Fr. Alan Bridges. Tomorrow is the anniversary of my own ordination, and it is was a joy to vicariously re-live my own ordination through this new priest. One of the most touching parts of the Rite of Ordination is when the newly ordained priest has his vestments put on by another priest, usually someone very close. In this case, it was Fr. Bridges’…