March 20/21: Day by Day with Father Bill – Weekend Edition
I wanted to share with you the prayers and music that were a part of A CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S MERCIFUL LOVE: A PREPARATION FOR THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION that took place in our Church last Tuesday evening, and was live-streamed, as well. The recorded prayer service can be accessed at our St. Mary Catholic Community […]
Homily Connect Mar 21: Sloth
Fifth Sunday of Lent-March 28, 2021 SLOTH/LAZINESS-ZEAL/PASSION Scripture John 12:20-33 The Essence of Life – Jesus’ Powerful Image Amen, Amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Thank heaven we don’t have […]
March 19: Day by Day with Father Bill
SOLEMNITY OF THE SAINT JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTALLATION OF POPE FRANCIS AS THE 265TH SUCCESSOR OF SAINT PETER -from Pope Francis’ homily on that day In [Saint Joseph], dear friends, we learn how to respond to God’s call, readily and willingly, but we also see […]
March 18: Day by Day with Father Bill
THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT -Anticipating the First Day of Spring this Saturday, here is Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGMIjwf0SVw Happy Spring! (a few days earlier ’cause I’m really excited to welcome the New Season!) Father Bill +
March 17: Day by Day with Father Bill
WEDNESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT -from Pope Francis’ Address on the Plain of Ur, Iraq, the homeland of the Patriarch Abraham, March 6, 2021: It was here that Abraham heard God’s call; it was from here that he set out on a journey that would change history. We are the fruits of […]
March 16: Day by Day with Father Bill
TUESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT Sonnet from Richard Jones, Editor of Poetry East Magazine I have no manifesto, no radical plan To save the world, no new philosophies, Just my hand extended in friendship. The challenge is unworldly: to be awake, Aware of the way each moment connects To art, to the […]
March 15: Day by Day with Father Bill
MONDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK IN LENT -from the Franciscan Spirit Blog One of the iconic moments in Saint Francis’ life was when he stood before the bishop and people of Assisi, stripped not only of the clothing that belonged to his father, but of his very identity as his father’s son. Thereupon […]
March 13/14: Day by Day with Father Bill – Weekend Edition
Here is the text of the video catechesis I gave on the Sacrament of Confession. A key moment on the journey through the desert of Lent is the honest realization that I may be headed in the wrong direction when it comes to my relationship with the Lord and with the other people in my […]
March 12: Day by Day with Father Bill
FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT A Poem for March by Hakim Bellamy You are a temple of mud and soul just like us an adobe of possibilities a hollow of love, language and laughter your body contains at least a liter of sunlight and stardust […]
Mar 14 Homily Connect: Lust
Fourth Sunday of Lent-March 14, 2021 “THAT PESKY LUST!” Lust-Charity and Chastity Scripture John 3:14-21 Reflection Launch: Poem The Pulley by George Herbert When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, “Let us,” he said, “pour on him all we can. Let the world’s riches, which dispersed lie, Contract into […]