I love speaking about God’s love and His mercy but every so often I feel like I have to talk about the other half of the gospel. I’m going to end with mercy but I’m going to focus on the separation that Jesus tells us is coming. Last week we read the parable of the … Continue reading Deacon Bob’s Homily on God’s Love and Hell
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The 2 Greatest Commandments
I'm late in posting. Sorry! It is worth the read! Deacon Bob's Homily 30th Sunday, Cycle A (October 29th). In the gospel today (Matt. 22: 34-40), we have a scholar of the law test Jesus. Jesus has been doing a lot of teaching, he gave the sermon on the mount where he said– you have … Continue reading The 2 Greatest Commandments
Beauty’s Not Always Pretty
For the past three weeks I gazed upon one of the most beautiful sites I’ve ever witnessed. I watched love magnified in a way that illuminated the selfless sacrifice of Christ’s crucifixion and death, but today, in real-time. I can and have meditated on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, imaging how, what, and why … Continue reading Beauty’s Not Always Pretty
Do you know I love you”? (Homily by Deacon Bob)
We have turned one of our bedrooms into a little chapel and at the beginning of this week as I was walking back to my room to go to bed as I walked past the chapel, I felt I heard the Lord say, come in for a minute. So, I did and as I knelt … Continue reading Do you know I love you”? (Homily by Deacon Bob)
The Greatest Commandment
St. Bede has a beautiful statement about the 2 greatest commandments of love in our gospel today. He says: “Neither of these loves is whole if it lacks the other, for you cannot truly love God if you do not love your neighbor, nor truly love your neighbor if you do not love God.” Homiliae, … Continue reading The Greatest Commandment
Pain of Grace 