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  • Preach What The Word Says Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 13, 2016
     | 3,656 views

    understand the meaning of the words we read

    Thursday of 19th Week in Course Today’s Scriptures illustrate almost perfectly the next topic on preaching or witnessing that the Holy Father relates in the encyclical “the Joy of the Gospel.” It has to do with how we read the sacred text: ‘we need to be sure that we ...read more

  • Jesus And The Mourning Widow Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2016
     | 5,435 views

    We can learn a lot about feeling compassion and acting on it from the actions of Jesus at Nain.

    Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost 2016 Extraordinary Form In the letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul famously tells his Catholic listeners that the task assigned to us by our baptismal consecration is to “watch carefully how [we] live, not as fools but as wise persons, redeeming the times ...read more

  • Prepare To Share Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 6, 2016
     | 4,074 views

    "To interpret a biblical text, we need to be patient, to put aside all other concerns, and to give it our time, interest and undivided attention."

    Thursday of 18th Week in Course This day we commemorate St. Clare of Assisi, the friend of St. Francis who founded the second Order of Franciscans for women religious, or the Poor Clares. As we look at the first reading about Ezekiel digging a hole in the wall of his house, we are reminded that ...read more

  • Speaking The Truth From Our Heart Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 30, 2016
     | 3,730 views

    To speak from the heart means that our hearts must not just be on fire, but also enlightened by the fullness of revelation

    Thursday of 17th Week in Course In our two and a half year look at the “Joy of the Gospel,” we have been considering Pope Francis’ words about preaching. Today we have two parallel readings about the response to the preaching of Jeremiah and John the Baptist, and on the surface, ...read more

  • So They Want To Continue The Conversation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 24, 2016
     | 3,419 views

    "they want someone to serve as an instrument and to express their feelings in such a way that afterwards, each one may chose how he or she will continue the conversation."

    Thursday of 16th Week in Course Have you ever heard someone–maybe even a preacher–express the idea that the God of the OT is a God of judgement and vengeance, and the God of Jesus is a God of mercy and love? Some of us may have held that opinion during our life. A famous early ...read more

  • The Great Catholic Et Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 17, 2016
     | 3,117 views

    whenever Catholic theology gives an answer, it usually has the word “et” in it. There is always an add-on, an essential “and.”

    Tenth Sunday After Pentecost 2016 The parable usually called “the Pharisee and the Publican” could just as easily be called “Self-delusion and self-understanding.” But let’s understand that Jesus told this parable to Pharisees, who trusted in themselves that they ...read more

  • The Joy Of The Gospel Is Healing Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 17, 2016
     | 3,918 views

    "I believe that the secret lies in the way Jesus looked at people, seeing beyond their weaknesses and failings"

    Thursday of 15th Week in Course Wisdom is depicted as having a feminine nature; from that the Fathers of the Church applied much of what we read in the Book of Wisdom either to the Blessed Virgin Mary or to the Church. But that has more to do with linguistics than theology. In Greek, the word ...read more

  • Pray For Homilists Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 9, 2016
     | 3,898 views

    Please pray for us, to get to the point, stay positive, find a practical application of the Gospel and know when to shut up and get on with the real celebration.

    Thursday of 14th Week in Course A few years ago I discovered a lot of he humor in the OT. Most of us missed that growing up because we were being taught how to be accepted in society, and some forms of humor were considered too gross to even recognize, let alone emulate. Here we have one we ...read more

  • Pray For Us Preachers Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 3, 2016
     | 3,929 views

    The homily is the touchstone for judging a pastor’s closeness and ability to communicate to his people.

    Thursday of 13th Week in Course Today Jesus’s words are about preaching and service. They are directed to us, to the clergy leaders of the Church, primarily, but really to all Christians. Saint Francis lived out this vocation–he took with him on his journeys almost nothing. He ...read more

  • Inconveniencing Ourselves For Others Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 18, 2016
     | 3,842 views

    When we wake up in the morning, let’s make our prayer a hymn of praise to God

    Thursday of 12th Week in Course The critical question Jesus–and Amos for that matter–raises today is one we all have to answer: “why do you think evil in your hearts?” Whether it be the Jeroboams of the world or the Pharisees, or you and I, we human beings think evil in ...read more

  • Changing Hearts, Changing Worlds Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 11, 2016
     | 3,707 views

    The Holy Spirit knows well what is needed in every time and place.

    Thursday of 11th Week in Course There’s a contrast between our two prophets–Jesus and Elijah–in today’s Scriptures. Elijah’s missionary method was pretty direct. When Israel defected from worshiping the true God, he called down a three-year drought. When he won ...read more

  • Let Your Righteousness Exceed Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 11, 2016
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     | 4,618 views

    Our righteousness is measured against that of Jesus–who loved us all the way to the cross and challenged us to follow His love.

    5th Sunday after Pentecost 2016 A Reading from the first Epistle of St. Peter Beloved: All of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love of the brethren, a tender heart and a humble mind. 9 Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been ...read more

  • The Real Resurrection Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 4, 2016
     | 4,240 views

    We must stay in the game, even when we are tired or frustrated by results unseen.

    Thursday of 10th Week in Course I can’t ignore the remarkable juxtaposition of the first reading and psalm with the weather events of the past weeks. The northern kingdom of Israel was the richer of the twin Hebrew nations, rich in agriculture, mining and trade. The kingdom of Judah was a ...read more

  • Reasons For Faithfulness And Gratitude Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 28, 2016
     | 3,530 views

    Every person is worthy of our giving.

    Thursday of 9th Week in Course St. Marcellinus We see today the convergence of these two readings with the commemoration of Ss. Marcellinus and Peter, who were martyred under Diocletian, but only after they had converted to Christ both their jailer and their executioner. They were considered so ...read more

  • Alleviating The Pain Of Others As Evangelical Witness Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 21, 2016
     | 3,040 views

    When we are in pain, we are able to grow, because we are ready for change–at least for relief from our pain. And in pain we most clearly understand that our only hope, our only permanent asset, is the love and healing of Our Lord.

    Thursday after Trinity Today in the Ordinary calendar we celebrate St. Philip Neri, founder of the Oratory, and one of the giants of the sixteenth century. He was a great apostle of prayer and one of the great confessors of his time. But it is also the traditional day we celebrate Corpus ...read more

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