Be Who You Are

Today’s Gospel story reminds me of a cherished (now) memory from my adolescence. The apostles arguing about who was the greatest among them brought the incident and a lesson to mind. When my sister,...

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Getting to Know Jesus

When we are first introduced to someone, we learn a name, what he or she does, where he or she lives, about family, children, etc. But do we really know whom we’ve met? Not...

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The Gift of Hearing

Several years ago the Washington Post conducted an experiment in which a world-renowned violinist, Joshua Bell, was commissioned to play his $4,000,000 Stradivarius violin in a subway station in Washington D.C. He dressed himself...

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Creeds or Deeds

This week, we return to Mark’s Gospel. The title above summarizes the familiar story. Which would you prefer for a next-door neighbor: a person of excellent habits or a person with a good heart?...

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Fr. Dan Homily from August 23, 2018

Homily 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time By Fr. Dan Meyer     “Eat this bread, drink this cup, come to me and never be hungry. Eat this bread, drink this cup, come to me and...

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Time for Us

Each of the four Gospel writers has his own distinctive style and emphasis, and each wrote for a particular audience. Mark, whom we read this liturgical year, wrote primarily for non-Jewish Christians. His emphasis...

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Planting, Growing, Pruning

There are mysteries in nature that cannot be explained. We don’t know how gravity works, for example, but we know that it does, and we count on it. We also know that when a...

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All in the Family

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is being accused of driving out demons and because He’s allegedly in league with evil. That is outrageous, because when evil (the devil) battles evil, only the devil wins. In...

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