33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – A * November 15, 2020
Every week, the readings from Scripture that we hear at Mass have been carefully chosen so that there is always a unifying theme between at the very least the first reading and the Gospel. But sometimes it can be more…
32nd Week in Ordinary Time – A • November 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s
I don’t know if anyone has ever been to a wedding reception at which the best man or the maid of honor in their speeches ever embarrassed the bride and / or the groom. I’m not talking about the usual…
All Saints’ Day • November 1, 2020 at St. Luke’s
As we’re all aware, our nation is on the brink of another hotly contested presidential election in which so much seems to hang in the balance. Cases of Covid are increasing yet again. Everyone’s nerves are shot. We seem to…
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • October 11, 2020 at St. Luke’s
Perhaps some of you remember Buddy the dog. I am happy to report that he is doing well and thriving in his new home with my sister and her husband. I remember when he was here last year around this…
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • October 4, 2020 at St. Luke’s
This is the third Sunday in a row in which Jesus uses the image of a vineyard to describe something: the kingdom of heaven, or in today’s Gospel, the Kingdom of Israel. And our Gospel reading is very much linked…
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • September 20, 2020 at St. Luke’s
Imagine that you are one of those people in our Gospel reading who were hired at the beginning of the day, perhaps around 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning, and then labored under the hot sun for almost 12 hours….
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • September 12, 2020 at St. Luke’s
I am happy to report, in case anyone was wondering, that I made my final payment on my car this past July. Like so many other newly ordained priests, after years of scraping by on a stipend while in seminary,…
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time • September 6, 2020 at St. Luke’s
If you have ever been to Mackinac Island, no doubt you have seen or visited Fort Mackinac, which sits on a bluff overlooking the Straits of Mackinac. Apparently it was built by the British in 1780 and they didn’t give…
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • August 30, 2020 at St. Luke’s
I was thinking about renting a plane to fly around campus this week trailing a sign saying, “Come to Mass at St. Luke’s this weekend – after communion money will rain down from heaven.” And then after communion, I would…
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – A • August 23, 2020 at St. Luke’s
One thing that we human beings and especially Americans struggle with is authority – and sometimes for good reason. Our nation has always held liberty to be a hugely important value; it is one of the principles upon which our…