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Paul Andrew
Contributing sermons since Nov 12, 2016
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Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: "I Climb Fences When I Got Fences To Climb."
Contributed on May 17, 2024
“Our biggest challenge is to recognize those invisible fences “that ain’t ever strang up yet” and to ignore them."
John Steinbeck wrote about Jim Casy and Tom Joad traveling to California looking for a better life in a land they’ve never seen. When their ragged old car breaks down, Casy begins to pour out his doubts to Tom about this seemingly jinxed rush to California. Tom resists Casy’s pessimistic ...read more
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Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time And Father's Day
Contributed on May 14, 2024
But when the father is a regular church-goer, but the mother is not, there is still a very good chance their children will continue in the faith.
A man was out on the golf course. He spotted another man who seemingly had four caddies. “Why so many caddies?” the first man asked the second. The second golfer replied, “It’s my wife’s idea. She thinks I should spend more time with the kids.” I suspect he’s the same Dad who was asked by his ...read more
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Tenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: Combat Boots
Contributed on May 4, 2024
“feet shod with the kind of shoe created for the Gospel of peace.”
General Douglas MacArthur wrote that there are 4 things necessary to win any battle. One is strength-- We hear Mark 3:27 in our Gospel, “no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder the house.” Jesus explains that ...read more
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The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ: Corpus Christi
Contributed on Apr 29, 2024
Being inspired by the Eucharist by two women.
Corpus Christi Sunday is about clarifying and being inspired by the Eucharist: E.g., During the Fraction rite at Mass, before the “Behold the Lamb of God,” I break the large consecrated host and put a particle into the Chalice. However, since the altar microphone is an older model, it must be ...read more
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The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Trinity
Contributed on Apr 20, 2024
Our model: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: 3 persons, 1 great relationship.
Today’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is tailor-made for preachers who like homilies with three points! Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, what more could I ask? Someone once said, “If you deny the Trinity, you will lose your soul. If you try understanding the Trinity, you will lose your mind.” ...read more
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God’s Blessing Signifies A Sharing In God’s Life And Power.
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017