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Paul Andrew
Contributing sermons since Nov 12, 2016
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Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C-- The Perfect Thank You Has Four Parts
Contributed on Oct 10, 2025
Start with “thank you;” Recognize the Gift; Why you’re grateful, Tell that person what they mean to you.
John Kralik, a lawyer, found his life at a terrible, frightening low at age 53. He was twice-divorced, out of shape, had money troubles, and he had grown distant from his two older children and was afraid he might lose contact with his young daughter. But during his tough circumstances, an idea ...read more
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Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Divine Passives
Contributed on Oct 3, 2025
How? By (1) being small; (2) daily fervent prayer (3) and knowing that God’s grace precedes and enables our good works, the (4) fourth is tapping into the “fulfillment formula” of God’s sovereignty by God’s divine passives.
Walking or moving in the Opposite Spirit is a teaching from Saint Ignatius of Loyola, [Agere contra, Latin “to act against"]. This spiritual practice involves purposefully acting in the opposite direction of your natural inclinations to produce a positive spiritual resolve and result. So, the ...read more
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Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Lazarus And The Rich Man
Contributed on Sep 26, 2025
Dives ended up in a Dive Bar in Hell's Kitchen for all eternity, and I don’t mean a below sidewalk-level seedy bar in Manhattan, NY.
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is the only parable that contains a proper name, "Lazarus;" the rich man has no name, but he is traditionally known as "Dives," the Latin word meaning "rich." Dives ended up in a Dive Bar in Hell's Kitchen for all ...read more
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Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Dishonest Steward Or Shrewd Manager
Contributed on Sep 18, 2025
Baptized believers should use the worldly resources they possess to serve God's eternal kingdom by being generous and helping the poor, and do it in a way that involves street smarts, enterprise, and proactive initiative.
There’s an old story about Moishe, a medieval Jewish astrologer who prophesied that the king’s favorite horse would die soon. Sure enough, the horse died a short time later. The king got angry at Moishe, certain that his prophecy had brought about the horse’s death. He summoned Moishe and commanded ...read more
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Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: The Three Cannots Of Discipleship
Contributed on Sep 6, 2025
Jesus must have our highest allegiance as the center of our life.
“Great crowds were traveling with Jesus (Luke 14:25),” we hear. He’d rather they be students, or learners which is what disciple means from the Latin word discipulus. So, he teaches them three “cannots,” which is a great way to weed out the casual observers from the more serious followers because ...read more
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God’s Blessing Signifies A Sharing In God’s Life And Power.
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017