As I occasionally do, I am posting the sermon I preached this past Sunday June 28th. Not that it was groundbreaking or it made people swoon and faint with great faith, but I enjoyed preparing it immensely as it was one of the Gospels that always stuck out as I heard it growing up. (more…)
June 29, 2009
June 19, 2009
Cathedral Craziness
Sometimes, I have to step back a take a 3-d look at what goes on around this church. Growing up in a Parish of moderate size, I was used to certain things. Come to a Cathedral, and expectations change a little bit. Some good things have come out of it, though. There are never days when nothing goes on. Granted, I think I’d sacrifice a pinky toe to be able to sleep in once a week, but c’mon, you think Jesus slept in? (more…)
June 9, 2009
Surfin’ Like a Priest
I had a YMSofR meeting tonight, under auspicious clouds and threat of rain. But what caught my (everyone’s) attention was when I revealed I check my email something like 5 times a day when I’m home. Needless to say, everyone thought this was a bit excessive. Eh. Just think if I blogged on a regular basis or tweeted. (more…)
June 5, 2009
June=Cold Rain
Greetings again all. As the Polish National Catholic Church continues to celebrate the Octave of Pentecost (yup, the coming of the Holy Spirit isn’t a one-and-done event here), we get prepared to shrug our shoulders, take a deep breath, and brace ourselves for what Sunday morning has to bring. (more…)
May 27, 2009
April 29, 2009
Born a Travelin’ Man
I’ve hit the road a little bit over the last few days. Every priest in his right mind needs to take a day off somewhere at some point after Easter and before the nights of May fill up with May Devotions to Mary. So, due to some lucky scheduling and fortunate proximity, I pulled off a nice 28 hour trip to Atlantic City and Philadelphia last Thursday and Friday. (more…)
April 14, 2009
Easter 2009
Easter Sunday 2009 is only 36 or so hours in the history books. Nothing quite describes the feeling that someone has after experienced the joys and pains of Holy Week. The ups and downs, chronologically: The happiness of Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the mounting tension, the New Covenant in the Last Supper, his betrayal and arrest, mock trial, scourging, crucifixion, death, burial…and Resurrection. If one were to attend all the services of Holy Week, quite the picture would be painted on the soul. I mentioned it in my last post – so I will include it now. My Easter Sermon that I preached on Sunday. As usual don’t mind mistakes as I usually type things out simply as guidelines, also, don’t mind the lack of scriptural quotes…they’re there, somewhere. (more…)
April 10, 2009
Holy Week Musings
In between Good Friday and Holy Saturday…I figured I would write a bit with an update on Holy Week 2009 as I am trying to get tired so I can have a good night’s sleep before the longest day of the year tomorrow. I also am researching and working on my Easter Sermon, so I am not wasting my time. (more…)
March 30, 2009
Stations Sermon
I am posting a sermon I preached a couple of weeks ago, more in the middle than the end of Lent. I am doing this because someone quoted it to me yesterday so I figure it must have made some sense:
Today, we have walked the Way of the Cross. We have read and prayed about 14 points in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s final hours. Every once in a while, when I am at Stations, my mind strays a little bit. (more…)
March 26, 2009
Happy Days
Today is a good Happy Days day. The sky is grey, the air is cold, I have my jacket on inside my office, baseball season is still a week and a half away, and the United States lost in the World Baseball Classic Final Four. Well, nobody cares about that one. But here are a few things that caught my eye or crossed my path over the last few days. (more…)
