June 21: Day by Day with Father Bill
MEMORIAL OF SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, RELIGIOUS -from Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemn Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Sunday, June 6, 2021 A third image (from the account of the Last Supper in Mark 14) is that of Jesus breaking the bread. This is the Eucharistic gesture par excellence. It is the distinctive sign […]
Jun 20 Homily Connect: Put Jesus at the Center of Your Storm
Scripture: Jb 38:1, 8-11 2Cor 5:14-17 Mk 4:35-41 My Prayer Space For twelves years icon of Jesus calming the winds Nadine gifted me with a similar icon (which she painted, wrote) I’m gifting Bishop Dan Felton with my first icon Bishop Dan lives on the shores of Lake Superior-will witness storms Nadines’ icon […]
June 19/20: Day by Day with Father Bill – Weekend Edition
One of my favorite stories is about Yellow and Stripe, two caterpillars. The book by Trina Paulus is titled Hope for the Flowers [A tale partly about life, partly about revolution, and lots about hope for adults and others (including caterpillars who can read)] Yellow is precocious and figures out pretty early on that the […]
June 18: Day by Day with Father Bill
FRIDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME -from Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemn Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Sunday, June 6, 2021 The second image from the Gospel (of the Last Supper as recorded in Mark 14) is that of the Upper Room. Father Primo Mazzolari said of […]
June 16: Day by Day with Father Bill
WEDNESDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Looking at the Moon by Li Po (translated by Florence Auscough and Amy Lowell) The heavy clouds are broken and blowing, And once more I can see the wide common stretching beyond the four sides of the city. Open the door. Half of the moon-toad is […]
June 15: Day by Day with Father Bill
TUESDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Dew by Ruth Pitter, a British poet, 1897-1992 Secret and still, as the light goes, Soundless the dew falls, not like rain; Freshness of violet, richness of rose, Bloom on the blade of the green grain, Misty and waxen veil of the beautiful heath, Incense-tear from the […]
June 14: Day by Day with Father Bill
MONDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I Ask My Mother to Sing by Li-Young Lee She begins, and my grandmother joins her. Mother and daughter sing like young girls. If my father were alive, he would play his accordion and sway like a boat. I’ve never been in Peking, or the Summer Palace, […]
Jun 13 Homily Connect: Trust, Surrender & Believe
Eleventh Sunday in ordinary time Scripture: Ez 17:22-24 2 Cor 5:6-10 Mk 4:26-34 Jesus Was no dummy -was a smart preacher with a sixth sense Knew how to get people’s attention – He trusted the power of stories He looked around and talked about familiar things to his audience He talked about sheep, shepherds, fishing […]
June 12/13: Day by Day with Father Bill – Weekend Edition
In Joy & Sorrow I don’t know about you, but for me, the lifting of some of our COVID safety protocols here at St Mary Parish has been a source of great joy! I am so thankful to all of you for hanging in there over the course of these last fifteen months. From the […]
June 11: Day by Day with Father Bill
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS -from Pope Francis’ Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday, June 3, 2016 The Heart of the Good Shepherd is not only the heart that shows us mercy, but is itself mercy. There the Father’s love shines forth; there I know I am […]