tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85765526991661032342024-03-13T14:36:49.929-04:00Teach What You BelieveMusings, Commentary, and Other Thought Fodder from a Roman Catholic DeaconJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-74705511533217140902024-02-25T21:32:00.007-05:002024-02-25T21:33:49.593-05:00Homily: 2nd Sunday of Lent<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b4OOdMLoIu6vvwRgaAaogF4v9KMrK08sR3sj57WhIcn0h9SzUBFCWzie-49A8AHExAmXZXMqUvBVPdJcSoMis1bfp1Cy__sl2aad5qktxCk2N9l28i4QkQfaY0t7ge5EAzSQRv1gfWy2CjUEzEmBdmYivlX448dSavhshmNNC9ZBBvqu9LQ18Uh71Lfd/s1352/Ram%20in%20thicket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1352" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b4OOdMLoIu6vvwRgaAaogF4v9KMrK08sR3sj57WhIcn0h9SzUBFCWzie-49A8AHExAmXZXMqUvBVPdJcSoMis1bfp1Cy__sl2aad5qktxCk2N9l28i4QkQfaY0t7ge5EAzSQRv1gfWy2CjUEzEmBdmYivlX448dSavhshmNNC9ZBBvqu9LQ18Uh71Lfd/s320/Ram%20in%20thicket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This weekend we heard the famous biblical story of Abraham
and his son Isaac, and the angel who stopped Abraham at the last minute from sacrificing
his son as God had ordered. While this passage demonstrates Abraham’s
unbelievable faith in God – it is a story whose ending is often missed. An ending which turns this story upside down
and changes how that culture – and we – need to see God so differently. What is this surprise twist? And how does it
impact our spiritual journey? Check it
out…<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/14574412-homily-2nd-sunday-of-lent">Click
here</a> for a podcast of the homily</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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here</a> for the text of the homily</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022524.cfm">Click
here</a> for the readings of the day</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-77183948587376203122024-01-07T13:37:00.000-05:002024-01-07T13:37:51.094-05:00Homily: The Epiphany of the Lord<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4x22Y3DZbvITC6rBN-pskXLOdyh5lwpRk9LmouhfWVfq5ZNgLLBB_CXNsiDK8ResOXe1NMqiLiPuMrQJ90pDeXlXt7DWFxNchOaxxQ9Vr57Q3Ey2dmssRuNVWZzULWQBbxNfzS-NFxZdXtO9o5OK_UcmwYpT40Kar4s00D2cY6TFKxTbWmi7s-mQkXQCg/s1138/Epiphany.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1138" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4x22Y3DZbvITC6rBN-pskXLOdyh5lwpRk9LmouhfWVfq5ZNgLLBB_CXNsiDK8ResOXe1NMqiLiPuMrQJ90pDeXlXt7DWFxNchOaxxQ9Vr57Q3Ey2dmssRuNVWZzULWQBbxNfzS-NFxZdXtO9o5OK_UcmwYpT40Kar4s00D2cY6TFKxTbWmi7s-mQkXQCg/s320/Epiphany.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">For
the past 12 days we have heard the stories of the birth of Jesus Christ as God
incarnate indeed good news of great joy <b><u>all
</u></b>people. So, on this Feast of the
Epiphany of the Lord we celebrate Jesus revealed as the <span style="background: white;">Christ Child to the magi, who arrive by the light of the
star.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Every year we listen to this
well-known Gospel story of the journey of the magi who pay homage to the Christ
Child. But today I invite you to just focus on two lines that appear in the
Gospel. What are they? Check it out
because…as you will you see, any interaction with this Jesus the Christ, no
matter where or how it happens, will change your own journey.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/14265320-homily-the-epiphany-of-the-lord">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for a podcast of the homily</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-the-feast-of-the-epiphany-for-2024">Click
here</a></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for the text of the homily</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010724.cfm">Click here</a></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for the readings of the day.</span></p><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-10284813177826745202023-12-31T15:10:00.000-05:002023-12-31T15:10:30.435-05:00Homily: Feast of the Holy Family<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93eiUMTjjt3BscZbqgjU_Q3oA3DoEAtCdDFGmwzEd30adnN-q_cp5JYdQdM_AD09lPXYoZ98dcasFzFDWgyZhrFraAuoTb6tsVhvHtSy7vQjEhNLyb7IBVjZ5-Ja5S4FTLzolmp7BZ7Dgn9W2LE5En7vnQS1y23B1o508g8Vu8T7xWH6fVIecVosq5Ps7/s1421/Holy%20Family%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93eiUMTjjt3BscZbqgjU_Q3oA3DoEAtCdDFGmwzEd30adnN-q_cp5JYdQdM_AD09lPXYoZ98dcasFzFDWgyZhrFraAuoTb6tsVhvHtSy7vQjEhNLyb7IBVjZ5-Ja5S4FTLzolmp7BZ7Dgn9W2LE5En7vnQS1y23B1o508g8Vu8T7xWH6fVIecVosq5Ps7/s320/Holy%20Family%201.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today
we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family…and tomorrow the Solemnity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. And I like the fact that this Feast comes hours before the
Solemnity for it allows us to really look at how this God incarnate, born of
the Blessed Virgin Mary…this Christ Child…this God who came into the world in a
family that had its heart and its doors open to love – connects to our daily
life and our families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was Pope Francis
who reminded us that, “The family is important, as it is necessary for the survival
of humanity. Without the family, the cultural survival of the human race would
be at risk. The family. Whether we like it or not, is the foundation.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">In
a society where all too often we can easily fall prey to the notion of separating
the secular and the sacred, and we close our eyes to what is sacramental, what
does it take to build that foundation?</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
Check it out…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/14226658-homily-feast-of-the-holy-family"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">for
a podcast of the homily</span></p>
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here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/123123.cfm"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the readings
of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-27999052113077099952023-12-23T22:35:00.000-05:002023-12-23T22:35:02.905-05:00Homily: 4th Sunday of Advent<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp23YMQw0Hxvj4-ZOPev59G39Jur-3_m2xoeUWVUwexDmMETG8m4lSRQb3NX8rQJOcDW1M7BaWpoMHYTQWYHHAHLg1wZm6sSg-RqmTigX5aziT2RXNjIimzFYwc_M7sx-yuOyqqGSOQRNPwoJll7hcjF0SOm1j12T2CLKUmDWrehdkFPjnXmDXWIKUVPp/s1305/4th%20sunday%20of%20advent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp23YMQw0Hxvj4-ZOPev59G39Jur-3_m2xoeUWVUwexDmMETG8m4lSRQb3NX8rQJOcDW1M7BaWpoMHYTQWYHHAHLg1wZm6sSg-RqmTigX5aziT2RXNjIimzFYwc_M7sx-yuOyqqGSOQRNPwoJll7hcjF0SOm1j12T2CLKUmDWrehdkFPjnXmDXWIKUVPp/s320/4th%20sunday%20of%20advent.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">With
the calendar only providing us 3 full weeks of Advent, how have you been
spending your time? What, perhaps have you been seeing…or feeling or doing
differently? For Advent calls us to be conscious, awake, alert. Advent calls us to be open to how Christ
comes to us every day. Advent calls for our
participation by opening our eyes to our own brokenness and that of humanity. For Christ is there…just waiting and wanting
our active participation. This week’s Gospel provides us three points which may
lead us to a better understanding of what we are called to do moving from this briefest
4<sup>th</sup> week of Advent into Christmas and the New Year. What are they? Check it out….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/14198247-homily-4th-sunday-of-advent-2023" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for a podcast of the homily</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-fourth-sunday-advent-cycle-b-2023"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></b></a> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122423.cfm"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click here</span></b></a> for the
readings of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-35441777119320797852023-12-09T22:21:00.000-05:002023-12-09T22:21:23.229-05:00Homily: 2nd Sunday of Advent<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf0pEdEF_1LRKPIElBvWdxDyuaw8QSaKgT8XvH5jbRhDUxvddbOkyXXMuGMP-bXQ_U1Lw-K4KhAY0pAdJ-C6V0SOUDtjso0a2ZfbVAgV6Kbaz35v80gP0wmurtj0pefMjiMrftrKy2ULBpaMIAvRV2__KXaQinbonCv0IifSW1xXPF20WoKAuW4AYnJ4Y/s1023/Crooked%20road%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1023" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf0pEdEF_1LRKPIElBvWdxDyuaw8QSaKgT8XvH5jbRhDUxvddbOkyXXMuGMP-bXQ_U1Lw-K4KhAY0pAdJ-C6V0SOUDtjso0a2ZfbVAgV6Kbaz35v80gP0wmurtj0pefMjiMrftrKy2ULBpaMIAvRV2__KXaQinbonCv0IifSW1xXPF20WoKAuW4AYnJ4Y/s320/Crooked%20road%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As we each walk through this season of Advent, we may
just find ourselves in some form of wilderness, thirsting for peace,
reconciliation and healing – and thus it’s a time we need to be alert, awake,
watchful and vigilant to God’s presence. So, perhaps
we take the lead from Isaiah where we spend time seeking how we can better “Prepare
the way of the Lord”…of how we can <span style="color: #0a0a0a;">look at
the valleys, at the crookedness, and the rough places not just in the outside
world, but also in our own hearts. What does that look like? Check it out…</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/8197/episodes/14118528">Click here</a></span></b><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"> for the podcast of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-2nd-sunday-of-advent-cycle-b-2023">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121023.cfm">Click here</a></span></b><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"> for the readings of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-81884334451043484202023-11-26T22:13:00.000-05:002023-11-26T22:13:19.534-05:00Homily: Christ the King<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm14RTjm07iykU0hsJW8CXnSoJ1su1JZTPRTDuHgx7c8cImlrx1K5mUhiGP0YmkjMqD-LtS-qiZJprgDGmUMYL1d_CS5IuZ_DAdAjHX6OByuvKEns-Djbl8vLKI-yxRAl56xs3DLCGL4hrBPO5M0zrZl-nw1iDdnvy-ViiJHFEM2gzCJOvxejZ2QfsGue/s2400/Kinship%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm14RTjm07iykU0hsJW8CXnSoJ1su1JZTPRTDuHgx7c8cImlrx1K5mUhiGP0YmkjMqD-LtS-qiZJprgDGmUMYL1d_CS5IuZ_DAdAjHX6OByuvKEns-Djbl8vLKI-yxRAl56xs3DLCGL4hrBPO5M0zrZl-nw1iDdnvy-ViiJHFEM2gzCJOvxejZ2QfsGue/s320/Kinship%202023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Our
Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: to some degree I think the title of today’s
feast day could miss the mark of its original purpose and design. For did you
ever notice, nowhere in the Gospels does Jesus say to worship him, much less as
a king – he simply said to follow him and to do as he does. The best
description of all of this, across all the Gospels, appears in today’s reading
of Matthew’s recording of Jesus’ last discourse which indicates kinship seems
to be more important that kingship. What does that look like?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check it out…</span><p></p>
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of the homily</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-christ-the-king-2023docx">Click
here</a> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112623.cfm">Click here</a> for the
readings of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-3480642040379041912023-11-12T22:00:00.002-05:002023-11-12T22:01:12.423-05:00Homily: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq7nckI-qgNBZY_hc5zp4dIBYd8G5lDHvXThVNineyw7VwjcvTuZvYn1mR5RZ2f_Sz3SiBSHekK44InaDeQBV4tJrkn6pWzAYTfAx-jG1tn553mDT_Xa5aw8_T9roHafF0MXWlozQ-Leo_92tKZx_9JWO2ch0KXm_fSAGr6o7ICIZrdn8LvjmL181ycD8/s740/oil%20lamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="740" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq7nckI-qgNBZY_hc5zp4dIBYd8G5lDHvXThVNineyw7VwjcvTuZvYn1mR5RZ2f_Sz3SiBSHekK44InaDeQBV4tJrkn6pWzAYTfAx-jG1tn553mDT_Xa5aw8_T9roHafF0MXWlozQ-Leo_92tKZx_9JWO2ch0KXm_fSAGr6o7ICIZrdn8LvjmL181ycD8/s320/oil%20lamp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Biblical
scholars tell us that this Parable of the Ten Virgins was likely cobbled
together from a few sources meant to drive home the message of always being
prepared – a Gospel theme we will hear often between now and Christmas. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">But was does that mean to you and me?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">What does being prepared look like? And
tapping into one of today’s Gospel metaphors, what is the oil that we need to
be placing in our lamps?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check it out…</span><p></p><p></p><p><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/13958483-homily-32nd-sunday-in-ordinary-time">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="color: black;"> for a podcast of the homily</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-32nd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-a-2023docx">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="color: black;"> for the text of the homily</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111223.cfm">Click here</a></span></b><span style="color: black;"> for the readings of the day</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-25884903539001165542023-10-21T22:38:00.002-04:002023-10-21T22:38:32.636-04:00Homily: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-M72BXQXRb2i0rVsVSRXv96-4gv6LcpAC34LPL3PwDYWprr_0Uk7jejpyw0urj73JJkvSIWAMXRZAln60hMNcQPQIlPP_GnnCPnvugqIkzo8KEKPblhMwUa0EoXi288rQBKo4rmyL9-tYcsCHvs4KPBixerNN6hDxMhpf_HzFauS01ur_D_lWW8-_u_Tz/s600/tiberius_gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="600" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-M72BXQXRb2i0rVsVSRXv96-4gv6LcpAC34LPL3PwDYWprr_0Uk7jejpyw0urj73JJkvSIWAMXRZAln60hMNcQPQIlPP_GnnCPnvugqIkzo8KEKPblhMwUa0EoXi288rQBKo4rmyL9-tYcsCHvs4KPBixerNN6hDxMhpf_HzFauS01ur_D_lWW8-_u_Tz/s320/tiberius_gold.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For the past few weeks, we have
been listening to Jesus telling parables to the Chief Priests and Pharisees. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For Jesus is attempting to get their attention
to think differently, choose differently and to open their eyes to his
teachings of the Kingdom of God. But they show no interest in listening to his
teachings about love and compassion, much less inclusion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, they look to corner </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus into committing a crime of sedition and thus be
crucified, by putting the question to Jesus if taxes should be paid to Caesar or
not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Perhaps a way to phrase this question in the present time would
be: is our allegiance with the spiritual or the worldly?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where is </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">our</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> focus today?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Since this
story appears in all three Synoptic Gospels, this story carries a deeper and
more significant message than a Gospel about just paying taxes. What is that hidden
meaning?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check it out…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/13821108-homily-29th-sunday-in-ordinary" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for a podcast of the homily</span></p>
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here</span></a> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102223.cfm"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></a> for the readings of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-57952892579733411592023-09-03T22:45:00.000-04:002023-09-03T22:45:01.700-04:00Homily: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GOv6g3_RmaOzZ4mw4XVKblvblq1q1YOK_5s__6KlINuVJEoLt-E-8J79EUtib-MtS2KirCOdMW7yeT77wCYqDo9dmAYogTEdb7Aojt3nmSjntO9rgRhvyCZwwDp2eFVvtQbsfIHMIUkSMenE4bV766P96G2_j--QaKEf0TZq683MT94pVLLmzBjFMym2/s1000/thinking-man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GOv6g3_RmaOzZ4mw4XVKblvblq1q1YOK_5s__6KlINuVJEoLt-E-8J79EUtib-MtS2KirCOdMW7yeT77wCYqDo9dmAYogTEdb7Aojt3nmSjntO9rgRhvyCZwwDp2eFVvtQbsfIHMIUkSMenE4bV766P96G2_j--QaKEf0TZq683MT94pVLLmzBjFMym2/s320/thinking-man.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Before I get
into this weekend’s homily – my apologies, as it seems that the blog software
made a change months ago which prevented my work from being sent to you! So, feel free to roam on back to see what you
missed – and hope you will stay connected!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Meanwhile…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This Sunday we
heard the conclusion of the Gospel story that began last week when Jesus said
he would build his Church upon the rock of Peter. But a few lines later Jesus
calls Peter, ‘Satan’ and he is told to get behind Christ and follow him. So how
did Peter get it so right to the point where Jesus will use Peter as the
foundation of his Church and then in the next moment Peter gets it so wrong as
to be called Satan? The answer and, indeed our lesson, is rooted in the two
types of thinking that we face every day. What are they? How do we distinguish
them? Check it out…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/13523419-homily-22nd-sunday-in-ot-cycle-a">Click
here </a>for a podcast of the homily</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-22nd-sunday-in-ot-cycle-adocx">Click
here</a> for the text of the homily</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090323.cfm">Click
here </a>for the readings of today</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-5321220188517621542023-05-14T13:37:00.003-04:002023-05-14T13:39:48.404-04:00Homily: Sixth Sunday of Easter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjkgCJH1MtnjFcY25US7PyEe_IS2ohJSQmd2XCU4ZDfXvuNHqHbeMEFufsNJ_N8dxCyV2FAqFSspZ2do_tBQAnLiEv0lWQyBivSz56AK4Uq6kpxx491K43xlFGjVHxaRsTZ-_QkZ1BL5hnVW9y7AVmwqCIaz9oT0ulL14t5KEZUdba54I9GtLTb3KLQ/s800/big_loneliness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjkgCJH1MtnjFcY25US7PyEe_IS2ohJSQmd2XCU4ZDfXvuNHqHbeMEFufsNJ_N8dxCyV2FAqFSspZ2do_tBQAnLiEv0lWQyBivSz56AK4Uq6kpxx491K43xlFGjVHxaRsTZ-_QkZ1BL5hnVW9y7AVmwqCIaz9oT0ulL14t5KEZUdba54I9GtLTb3KLQ/s320/big_loneliness.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Surgeon General of
the US, Dr. Vivek Murthy, just announced the ending of COVID-19 as a global emergency.
But at the same time declared a new number one epidemic in our country today –
one that affects 50 % of our population, and even higher for our kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is it? And how does the Gospel
reading from John this Sunday help us solve it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check it
out…</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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here</b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for a podcast of the homily</span></p>
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here</b></a> for the text of the homily</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051423.cfm"><b>Click here</b></a> for the
readings of today</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/vivek-murthy-to-be-a-healer/"><b>Click here</b></a>
for the interview of Krista Tippett with Dr. Vivek Murthy</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-25921247073565277902023-04-08T06:59:00.001-04:002023-04-08T06:59:56.514-04:00Homily: Good Friday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DlzVmt-0ZK0wSf60MWrXQRisEqqMtFbzGSu7uePq1fCX8glMwG2KJRpnWeR5UEeUlUhcUvtETFQYkwE0M3pOTI_0hs18dA-63Uv8PA9Bv7xJUdxP2NcntBvDRz9ODVCjHvEpG2ZcAiygrQHVFFciGhh6GG1dk9V1bPPMmV4Tfvzl0zPmwD9HQ5qLMg/s1280/Cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1280" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DlzVmt-0ZK0wSf60MWrXQRisEqqMtFbzGSu7uePq1fCX8glMwG2KJRpnWeR5UEeUlUhcUvtETFQYkwE0M3pOTI_0hs18dA-63Uv8PA9Bv7xJUdxP2NcntBvDRz9ODVCjHvEpG2ZcAiygrQHVFFciGhh6GG1dk9V1bPPMmV4Tfvzl0zPmwD9HQ5qLMg/s320/Cross.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">During
these past weeks of Lent, our Gospels have focused on the quintessential theme
of life, death and rebirth – or what some call order, disorder, and reorder.
However you look at this universal pattern, one thing is for sure – there is no
skipping the process. So, on this Good Friday, instead of just focusing on the cross
that Christ died on – a death that was <b><i>for us</i></b>…what if we spent
some time on the deaths that happen <b><i>to us</i></b>…to focus on <b><i>our</i></b>
crosses and on <b><i>our</i></b> dying that needs to occur each day?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What does that look like? Check it out…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/12611666-homily-good-friday"><span style="color: #783f04;">Click here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for a podcast of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-good-friday-257226251"><span style="color: #783f04;">Click here </span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">to
the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040723.cfm"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Click here</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for the readings of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-86065110850870950472023-03-12T22:39:00.002-04:002023-03-12T22:42:01.982-04:00Homily: Third Sunday of Lent<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7iJjQvET0GuJFy5ATraP9xREEnKWF00oVkZWaIVjJLHmBDW8h7P0rShR-me-nMpxN4UE-zULSthODUDGyHK0QcCx9ZOmNp0zyy4bwTbG3UTaHqhNMDxqgNkKjL7rZzHOmlMAYSXo9rw0dt0vJ7W3yB-632SetgukTdetj-ZtuxfWVNh5HaGnb1Kvww/s2000/Dug-Well.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7iJjQvET0GuJFy5ATraP9xREEnKWF00oVkZWaIVjJLHmBDW8h7P0rShR-me-nMpxN4UE-zULSthODUDGyHK0QcCx9ZOmNp0zyy4bwTbG3UTaHqhNMDxqgNkKjL7rZzHOmlMAYSXo9rw0dt0vJ7W3yB-632SetgukTdetj-ZtuxfWVNh5HaGnb1Kvww/s320/Dug-Well.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This
Sunday we heard the gospel that provides the longest dialogue recorded between
Jesus and a woman.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">By breaking with
social ‘norms’ Jesus reaches out with acceptance, self-worth and compassion to
one who was socially outcast. For this is a Gospel story that teaches us,
reminds us, encourages us that in the Kingdom of God there are no outcasts,
there are no strangers, there are no us versus them, rather it is a kingdom of
only repentant and welcomed sinners – people like you and me. But the core
message of this gospel is hidden – and one that opens our eyes to what we
already have.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is that?</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check it out….</span><p></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-top: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/12426431-homily-third-sunday-of-lent">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
for a podcast of the homily</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-third-sunday-of-lent-a-2023-docx">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
to the text of the homily</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031223.cfm">Click here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the readings
of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-44524344194622608162022-12-11T22:20:00.000-05:002022-12-11T22:20:34.702-05:00Third Sunday of Advent<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrROHRTs6rNwL4uZ1ZCJ82gLV_GddwRBX4B3oIwLpuju-cLNZVStrwrzrSh11XZ_Dx-pQ8Bkw3M2XJYaIly8piaDpq5IAa6iPuVeErBNnF2o4l6v8Ylq-GTfkrHuxM6Sr9nl1mqPp_0R7iqPjo7C__CPwmDIvA6gKD24IEsxSI4kZGWbOGqb0NpXrI7A/s3202/Merton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="3202" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrROHRTs6rNwL4uZ1ZCJ82gLV_GddwRBX4B3oIwLpuju-cLNZVStrwrzrSh11XZ_Dx-pQ8Bkw3M2XJYaIly8piaDpq5IAa6iPuVeErBNnF2o4l6v8Ylq-GTfkrHuxM6Sr9nl1mqPp_0R7iqPjo7C__CPwmDIvA6gKD24IEsxSI4kZGWbOGqb0NpXrI7A/s320/Merton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">This
weekend we hear in Matthew’s Gospel of John the Baptist sitting in a jail cell
and wondering if he placed his bets on the wrong guy…questioning if the Lord is
anywhere near to him. Then again, when we are faced with adversity, doubt, and
loss how often have we questioned “Where is God?” and “Is the Lord anywhere
near?” See how a street corner in Louisville and the wisdom of Thomas Merton may
just open our eyes to see in a new way so that we can join in the chorus of Gaudete!
Rejoice! on this 3rd Sunday of Advent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><br />
</span></b><b><span style="background: white; color: #2f5496; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/11854071-homily-3rd-sunday-of-advent"><u><span style="color: #2f5496; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Click here</span></u></a></span></b><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"> for a podcast of the homily<br />
</span><b><span style="background: white; color: #2f5496; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-3rd-sunday-of-advent-docx"><u><span style="color: #2f5496; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Click here</span></u></a></span></b><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"> for the text of the homily<br />
</span><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #2f5496; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121122.cfm"><u><span style="color: #2f5496; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Click here</span></u><span style="color: #2f5496; font-weight: normal; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></a></span></u></b><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;">for the readings of the day</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-63740010957905615442022-10-15T22:40:00.000-04:002022-10-15T22:40:34.952-04:00Homily: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM9_zyMr2aVLBrIY9ajnxSPh-XpnZT5iH_KRFj-yHJFZ5mjVWtU6GEzrDmNbhETennOHuKMdYBebnUSxyRYIi90WmNzbNIZoBnIWTTBWYohxzx0GB-Ii5aJ_u9MGdmgPInyHo7-j7l3R12OApS_mXqigZSpYFlE4hmn1mZv90--aiLzU91Qip7c1ubA/s1280/541606-prayer.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM9_zyMr2aVLBrIY9ajnxSPh-XpnZT5iH_KRFj-yHJFZ5mjVWtU6GEzrDmNbhETennOHuKMdYBebnUSxyRYIi90WmNzbNIZoBnIWTTBWYohxzx0GB-Ii5aJ_u9MGdmgPInyHo7-j7l3R12OApS_mXqigZSpYFlE4hmn1mZv90--aiLzU91Qip7c1ubA/w400-h225/541606-prayer.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This weekend we hear the parable of the widow and the
judge. The Gospel writer begins with a summation that the parable talks “<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(54, 57, 54);">about the
necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.”</span> </span>But if
we left it just there, we would miss the secondary and deeper meaning behind
the story. What is it? Check it out…<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/11506845-homily-29th-sunday-in-ordinary-time">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for a podcast
of the homily<br />
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here</a></b> for the text of the homily<br />
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for the readings of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-22678163772358287462022-08-20T23:07:00.001-04:002022-08-20T23:07:56.535-04:00Homily: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOSEnxM0oSWVa_YMWOQulyS80VIKmU_pgfFNwR_qY0robh8MhygafpAJGHUweZDZkLcTNR0XEA9_OuAoo-NO8t8oODycJoHgSfwcVWpHXSegGYguoD8yq8m8Mft7mO2Q6U5gj0ePuesVtd4uNQU3sPvipbVgSv2hSAFUz0toFUSIgPgnbeKoMBfJGfA/s474/Narrow%20gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="474" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOSEnxM0oSWVa_YMWOQulyS80VIKmU_pgfFNwR_qY0robh8MhygafpAJGHUweZDZkLcTNR0XEA9_OuAoo-NO8t8oODycJoHgSfwcVWpHXSegGYguoD8yq8m8Mft7mO2Q6U5gj0ePuesVtd4uNQU3sPvipbVgSv2hSAFUz0toFUSIgPgnbeKoMBfJGfA/w400-h231/Narrow%20gate.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Gospel this weekend begins with the question that is asked a number of times across
the gospels – and one that each of us may have asked in our own spiritual
journey: “Lord, will only a few be saved? Or better said – who is going to
heaven and who is going to hell?! To which Jesus answers: “<span style="background: white; color: #363936;">Strive to enter through the narrow gate.”</span>
In those days the narrow gates were the side doors of the walled city where you
could enter. They were less exposed and less visible allowing occupants to come
and go inconspicuously.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">So,
what does the ‘narrow gate’ look like for you and me today? Once we figure that
out, how does that begin to tell us who wins the ticket to heaven and who doesn’t?
This complicated Gospel sounds more like a message of exclusion rather than
inclusion. So, which is it and what does it mean for each of us?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check it out…</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/11171639-homily-21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Click
here</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"> </span>for the podcast of the homily</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-for-21st-sunday-in-ordinary-timet-docx"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Click
here</span></b></a> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082122.cfm"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Click here</span></b></a> for the
readings of the day</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-64493449266843468032022-07-23T20:28:00.003-04:002022-07-23T20:28:38.323-04:0017th Sunday in Ordinary Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUowiyUKenielvhVc72DTwlkwa-caDg2gFDlDO6H3cTenWdgPRlTew4GbzK3Jtj_sl_UrXJPdrw6JvTNB22dejYq7Jpt6fHozWJab6nD9LuGxtwanwxF0g-FnesDJJE-l3f-hkN02I41jjnZO8Zas7e0jjDxKa1Xa9CaQif0aJUsGaDVZ0dbAR4b6tew/s500/artworks-000177100136-hzwnyr-t500x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUowiyUKenielvhVc72DTwlkwa-caDg2gFDlDO6H3cTenWdgPRlTew4GbzK3Jtj_sl_UrXJPdrw6JvTNB22dejYq7Jpt6fHozWJab6nD9LuGxtwanwxF0g-FnesDJJE-l3f-hkN02I41jjnZO8Zas7e0jjDxKa1Xa9CaQif0aJUsGaDVZ0dbAR4b6tew/s320/artworks-000177100136-hzwnyr-t500x500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%;">Luke speaks about prayer more than any of the other
Evangelists…and in this weekend’s gospel we hear the disciples, asking Jesus to
teach them how to pray and he responds with a simple version of the Lord’s
Prayer. With prayer being so foundation to who we are, how do you pray? But the
bigger question may have to do with how we view prayer. In other words, do we come to prayer as a
transactional or a relational activity? D</span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%;">o we spend our time in
prayer looking for something from God…or are we desiring a connection with God?</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%;"><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Leave it to my grandson
Oliver to open my eyes to what prayer is really all about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check it out and see what I mean…</span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/11016352-homily-17th-sunday-in-ordinary-time" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Click
here</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for the podcast of the homily</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%;"><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-17th-sunday-in-otdocx">Click
here</a> for the text of the homily</span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%;"><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072422.cfm">Click here</a> for the
readings of the day</span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-50901199761668149262022-06-12T12:57:00.005-04:002022-06-12T12:58:16.602-04:00Homily: Trinity Sunday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxJfM11tyKrGAtWZYzwuMy-TheeqWLwD3PqfgSO1yVyctQf0CVZt_ujDLSrUQjWFeKUu5fs0UK2UkhxHCBVYloxbmx95HocjyK8G4Sw8yeDhl62HmnX0AOZgSBn0CDpqzZwsKSapX0RWjUYXe1gaEXAHEowwSLjr2h6MwwEpPQ2uPc0Qywm_A6h7VXg/s512/celtic-trinity-knot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxJfM11tyKrGAtWZYzwuMy-TheeqWLwD3PqfgSO1yVyctQf0CVZt_ujDLSrUQjWFeKUu5fs0UK2UkhxHCBVYloxbmx95HocjyK8G4Sw8yeDhl62HmnX0AOZgSBn0CDpqzZwsKSapX0RWjUYXe1gaEXAHEowwSLjr2h6MwwEpPQ2uPc0Qywm_A6h7VXg/w200-h200/celtic-trinity-knot.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Hindered by our language many have resorted to using
metaphors to describe the Trinity such as a 3-leaf clover or a harmonic cord.
But what if we stopped looking at God as a noun and considered God as a verb?
Early Christians described the Trinity as a dance, where God is not the dancer
– rather God is the dance itself. See what I mean…<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/10778528-homily-trinity-sunday">Click
here</a> for a podcast of the homily</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-trinity-sunday-2022docx">Click
here</a> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061222.cfm">Click
here</a> for the readings of the day<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-59919315439190129332022-06-04T22:26:00.003-04:002022-06-04T22:26:56.241-04:00Homily: Pentecost<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC5abrVb2MrS4H89PsJWhNHf5w0KgvHirOqQVq5QHpAcKLgFHpVJ1dn1ovq6ApwK-51bKDufxz7E7RpN-PRX9529f8qZvS0X7dZzxxCoLPujb_KDsQ9_a_603ppo0_e4zmrNkKXBTJhWew7ahuGC8q7tYsj36HvqDH0d2y5JGbYbZT87ux3o8YdMFqg/s1200/StPetersHolySpiritWindow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC5abrVb2MrS4H89PsJWhNHf5w0KgvHirOqQVq5QHpAcKLgFHpVJ1dn1ovq6ApwK-51bKDufxz7E7RpN-PRX9529f8qZvS0X7dZzxxCoLPujb_KDsQ9_a_603ppo0_e4zmrNkKXBTJhWew7ahuGC8q7tYsj36HvqDH0d2y5JGbYbZT87ux3o8YdMFqg/s320/StPetersHolySpiritWindow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As
we gather on this Feast of Pentecost our Scripture focuses on the “what’s next”
in our call to discipleship. What does “being sent” & discipleship look
like for each of us? What are we called to do and not to do?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">So how can an African parable, a saintly
doorkeeper, a foot massager, and college basketball player help point us to the
way, the truth and the light?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">See what I
mean…</span><p></p>
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here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
for a podcast of the homily</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060522-day.cfm">Click here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the readings
of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-32404534417709075732022-05-28T22:31:00.001-04:002022-05-28T22:31:17.188-04:00Homily: Feast of the Ascension<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTfnwDqZh6qjo_r9CB51kYhEmiAOJUHP3JEaZgYdIf6WX2AAJa4GEEUihYWfWj7MJNQLtnltW_9_9VevUIaBMrSyUCWxLnQtP6e7hgIi2NQBtfd6ftRW1nHJ70uRtJle_12sV_4H_I1_N_4117cz3GMA-Y9Dg91qkJpYgX9dj49700eQ38V9RuMarOXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTfnwDqZh6qjo_r9CB51kYhEmiAOJUHP3JEaZgYdIf6WX2AAJa4GEEUihYWfWj7MJNQLtnltW_9_9VevUIaBMrSyUCWxLnQtP6e7hgIi2NQBtfd6ftRW1nHJ70uRtJle_12sV_4H_I1_N_4117cz3GMA-Y9Dg91qkJpYgX9dj49700eQ38V9RuMarOXQ" width="320" /></a></div><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If we look at the scripture that addresses the Ascension, it
is no surprise that we find several conflicts across the Synoptic writers. But
I believe it is John who gives us the line that opens up for us the best way to
get to the deeper meaning of the Ascension, when Christ says, “it is good for
you that I am going away. For unless I go away the Spirit cannot come to you.” In
essence, Jesus seems to be making a connection between absence and presence - that
it is necessary for absence to take place before we can be opened to presence. For
t</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">his
Feast Day really teaches us so much more about our life and about our loving
God. What is that? Check
it out…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/10698345-homily-feast-of-the-ascension-of-the-lord"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
for the podcast of the homily</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-ascension-of-the-lord-2022doc"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click
here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052922-ascension.cfm"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the readings
of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-30986039128342825282022-05-15T21:15:00.000-04:002022-05-15T21:15:25.835-04:00Homily: 5th Sunday of Easter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMGtJyfzvhkzCezvt-0l7k8R3P4zBnBd7V3ir-QHUN53SIbdiWnJcDTIxjN1BbQHaQ8qHrZAcqK6gKQrf4xDDpXG3nx5pKYkoDBja6opOYVAVSkDRQuZTX3MbAOWppy3-Zls3ORRES-nEVMJx3IAQXJ6_3bWseUKhuDWkdxfPj6W6Jp-TbMbGEXKTGA/s4032/Julian%20in%20the%20sand.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMGtJyfzvhkzCezvt-0l7k8R3P4zBnBd7V3ir-QHUN53SIbdiWnJcDTIxjN1BbQHaQ8qHrZAcqK6gKQrf4xDDpXG3nx5pKYkoDBja6opOYVAVSkDRQuZTX3MbAOWppy3-Zls3ORRES-nEVMJx3IAQXJ6_3bWseUKhuDWkdxfPj6W6Jp-TbMbGEXKTGA/s320/Julian%20in%20the%20sand.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />In this Sunday’s readings we heard that John saw a “new
heaven and a new earth…for the old order has passed away…and He makes all
things new.” This sense of ‘making all things’ new appears over twenty times
throughout the Bible, with a reminder of our need to let go of our past, to allow
room for the new – but what is this “new thing”? And why is it so important that Jesus commands
it?! Check it out and see how Ronald Rolheiser, Desmond Tutu and my
grandchildren come at this from different angles to shed light on what we are
called to do – which will allow us to transfigure the world!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/10623066-homily-5th-sunday-of-easter">Click
here</a> for a podcast of the homily</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-5th-sunday-of-easter">Click
here</a> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051522.cfm">Click
here</a> for the readings of the day<o:p></o:p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-65908406228760638592022-03-12T22:06:00.001-05:002022-05-15T21:32:12.510-04:00Homily: Second Sunday of Lent<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuEJgRtOtgypFpqK9JTdfPKky7cTOwV4NjmzALp-iu-P5fNkw_2N8TcmNgvECmYphn_pzUX28xbTd_TPFjSOa5NSB6CZGAKgQRudKU2v6D2eOHqP5eIQsmTA6dzUAIhyAidi0P1p2thrnVV2SquUFR6C9NU3zdLpjsspP_D1URkGzyA8zPjskTw2GbGQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuEJgRtOtgypFpqK9JTdfPKky7cTOwV4NjmzALp-iu-P5fNkw_2N8TcmNgvECmYphn_pzUX28xbTd_TPFjSOa5NSB6CZGAKgQRudKU2v6D2eOHqP5eIQsmTA6dzUAIhyAidi0P1p2thrnVV2SquUFR6C9NU3zdLpjsspP_D1URkGzyA8zPjskTw2GbGQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
invite you to just focus on the God encounter that takes place in the Gospel
story of the Transfiguration. It is when God appears in the form of a cloud
which casts a shadow over those gathered – a cloud that, although frightens
them, they still entered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What about the
darkness and clouds that we face in our lives? For it these types of God encounters
where lives are changed - encounters that break you open and rearrange what you
think you knew and wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">So,
take a few minutes to enjoy a few stories that have nothing to do with answers
- but more so with encounters.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stories about
hiker Trevor Thomas, Franciscan Richard Rohr and my recently departed
brother-in-law Vincent – all which, like this Gospel, just may bring light into
the darkness you face. Check it out…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/10238715-homily-second-sunday-of-lent">Click
here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
for a podcast of the homily</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-second-sunday-of-lent">Click here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the text of
the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031322.cfm">Click here</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the readings
of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-48165857608509213092022-03-11T22:18:00.003-05:002022-03-11T22:18:52.312-05:00Homily: Funeral for Vincent Poloney<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNGKq6SLVVo5LXKrEFu8WOiBTt9rK5oCb-D_F-BZ2BS9oHH7zoZUBVNy6UOmLsEvCDQzaJzicdnAdgrPrZUR018q67_QNEVBRQulFcy4zrP4U0D9vd7jIIM_QOAPwZ879VjPd_AFUTkbGYllXKwkpP1FBe6q7x7iLI_5RfNk98Vb2g--cilxsTptghGw=s3930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="3930" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNGKq6SLVVo5LXKrEFu8WOiBTt9rK5oCb-D_F-BZ2BS9oHH7zoZUBVNy6UOmLsEvCDQzaJzicdnAdgrPrZUR018q67_QNEVBRQulFcy4zrP4U0D9vd7jIIM_QOAPwZ879VjPd_AFUTkbGYllXKwkpP1FBe6q7x7iLI_5RfNk98Vb2g--cilxsTptghGw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">If
I go back some twenty or so years, I remember our family and friends gathering
back in my wife’s hometown for many weddings, baptisms, and other sacraments.
But as time has moved on and age begins to creep up on our generation, it seems
that recently we have gathered all too often to mourn the death of one of our
loved ones.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">And
so, this afternoon we remember the life and the love of Vincent. And while
Vincent was physically and emotionally dis-abled – when it came to love he had
the capacity to be very ‘able’ indeed. Being in the season of Lent, while
writing this homily, it gave me reason to pause and to believe that in some respect
I think Vincent had an advantage over most, if not all of us. </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">What
was that advantage…and how did he impact the lives around him? Check
it out…</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-vincent-poloney-funeral" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for the text of the homily</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/10235319-homily-funeral-for-vincent-poloney" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Click here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for the podcast of the homily</span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-52167633646467454662021-11-25T12:11:00.001-05:002022-05-15T21:32:50.110-04:00Homily: Thanksgiving Day 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tqj6OytY1vQ/YZ--Ne4nAyI/AAAAAAAAE9w/3X04Higxb4gSoVxUIuHP811Am9ee2H67wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1061/Gratitude.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1061" height="245" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tqj6OytY1vQ/YZ--Ne4nAyI/AAAAAAAAE9w/3X04Higxb4gSoVxUIuHP811Am9ee2H67wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h245/Gratitude.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On this Thanksgiving Day, as our country and our world
continue to climb out of this pandemic, which has gone on far too long, what
does “giving thanks” look like? St. Paul gave us all a model called the "paradox
of gratitude." Why a paradox? And how can a true and personal story of the
actions of a small Mennonite Community, post Hurricane Agnes, shed some light
on how we are called to actively live a life of gratitude?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Check it out…</span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-thanksgiving-2021"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Click
here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> for a text of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/9613648-homily-thanksgiving-day"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Click
here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> for a podcast of the homily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-65209671799321733732021-11-14T22:39:00.004-05:002022-05-15T21:20:22.542-04:00Homily: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riesKcPSMm8/YZHWD-1wixI/AAAAAAAAE9U/RZjSrHbcJp43Obo84eN2MiEQngAnkRXIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/vision.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riesKcPSMm8/YZHWD-1wixI/AAAAAAAAE9U/RZjSrHbcJp43Obo84eN2MiEQngAnkRXIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/vision.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">This Sunday we brought to a close Ordinary Time of our
Liturgical season and through the year we have walked through the Gospel of
Mark, using the Sunday gospels learning how to see as God sees. But the
question remains whether we have allowed the words to help us see any
better?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his latest book release, Fr.
Greg Boyle, SJ reminds us that we need to see as a Mystic sees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner said, “The
Christian of the future will either be a mystic – or (s)he will cease to be anything
at all.” We are all called to be mystics? What does that even mean or look like
today? Check it out…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><a href="https://teachbelief.buzzsprout.com/8197/9548819-homily-33rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time"><span style="color: #783f04;">Click
here</span></a></b> for a podcast of the homily<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-33rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time"><span style="color: #783f04;">Click
here</span></a></b> for the text of the homily<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111421.cfm"><span style="color: #783f04;">Click here</span></a></b> for
the readings of the Sunday<o:p></o:p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576552699166103234.post-37860714115256425612021-11-01T22:59:00.002-04:002022-05-15T21:21:38.343-04:00Homily: All Saints Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zo7bHZH8UlQ/YYCovrln4SI/AAAAAAAAE9M/ZSeZWBc7UV0BqjaCdPSmpimLFUQ923-yQCLcBGAsYHQ/s675/Shuba.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="675" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zo7bHZH8UlQ/YYCovrln4SI/AAAAAAAAE9M/ZSeZWBc7UV0BqjaCdPSmpimLFUQ923-yQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Shuba.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Today we celebrated the
Feast of All Saints and for some reason we get it stuck in our heads </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">that saints are a completely
different kind of human beings than we are - when instead, they are very ordinary people like
you and I. <span style="background: white;">So,
while we may all take a moment to remember our favorite saints – what about all
those who may have gone before us and are unrecognized as a saint? So, take a
few minutes and see how people like Jessica Robles, Jimmy Willmert, Joe Shuba, and
my friend Steve DiGregorio have helped open many eyes to what this Feast Day means. </span></span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/Knipper/homily-all-saints-day" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Click here</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">
for the text of the homily</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110121.cfm" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Click here</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> for the
readings of the day </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813728315482576108noreply@blogger.com0