Category: Weekday Homilies

Homily, 3-21-22; Monday of the 3rd Week in Lent Back when I worked at GM, I had a friend who happened to be a Baptist. And we had many conversations about religion and about the differences in our beliefs. The most ironic thing, however, is how we were raised with different beliefs in who would… Continue reading Assume No Privilege

Homily, 3-14-22; Monday of the 12nd Week in Lent

Homily, 3-7-22; Monday of the 1st Week in Lent

Homily, 2-28-22; Monday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time After I retired, I considered a second career as a high school teacher. And so I went to Oakland University to start taking classes to become certified. But before they would let me take classes, I was required to take the state certification tests for… Continue reading Lent as a Time for Self-Assessment

Homily, 2-14-22; Monday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time It

Homily, 1-31-22; Monday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time The swine herders in our gospel passage were wiped out. They lost all their swine. They lost their livelihood. And I tried to get some perspective on the magnitude of their loss by putting it into today

Homily, 1-24-22; Monday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time Today we hear how David became King over all the tribes of Israel. And we hear about his conquest of the fortress of Zion where David would establish his palace. It would become the City of David. But scriptures don

Homily, 1-17-22: Monday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time Samuel challenges Saul with these words:

Homily, 12-20-21: Monday of the 4th

Homily, 12-6-21: Monday of the 2nd