Dec 10: Day by Day with Father Bill
THURSDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT The Advent Mystery We prepare, amid waiting, for the future world whenever we sacrifice our selfish interests and accept life as it is and events are they are, that is, as an unpredictable sum total of joys, sufferings and anxieties, brutal separations and painful confrontations. The active acceptance […]
Dec 11: Day by Day with Father Bill
FRIDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT -From Kerry Weber, executive editor for America Magazine Jesus Christ, Light of the World, You understand what it is like to feel alone in the midst of great suffering. Remain with us as we continue to endure the coronavirus pandemic. Awaken our hearts as we bear witness to […]
Dec 9: Day by Day with Father Bill
WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT -from Meister Eckhart Your Soul’s Delight There is a journey you must take. It is a journey without destination. There is no map. Your soul will lead you. And you can take nothing with you. Father Bill +
Dec 8: Day by Day with Father Bill
SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY “Mother, After” by Andra Potos Just before I dipped into sleep she appeared on the canvas of my eyelids – tranquil joy on her face like Renoir might have painted, light dappling around and through her. Even when the brush had to be tied to […]
Dec 7: Day by Day with Father Bill
MEMORIAL OF SAINT AMBROSE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Please take some quiet time to place your heart near the doctors and nurses who are compassionately caring for our sick sisters and brothers in hospitals throughout our nation. Ask Jesus to keep them safe, to give them strength, and to bolster their faith, hope […]
Dec 6 Homily Connect: The Lord is Close
Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2020 IS 40:1-5, 9-11 2PT 3:8-14 MK 1:1-8 Scripture John the Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. People of the whole Judean countryside and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him […]
Dec 4: Day by Day with Father Bill
FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT Here is a link to a beautiful reflection for the First Week of Advent. It is just over two minutes. Slow down and let the grace of the meditative song wash over you and through you. Father Bill +
Dec 3: Day by Day with Father Bill
MEMORIAL OF SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, PRIEST AND MISSIONARY I invite you to join me in praying this prayer which I have composed for this Advent Season. On these holy Advent days, as the days shorten and our hearts are tossed about we turn to You, Jesus, the Light of the World. You are our Hope! […]
Dec. 6: In Joy & Hope
Here is the reflection I shared at Evening Prayer on the first Monday of Advent, November 30: In our own downtown Appleton, there stands a five-foot sign spelling out the word “Hope.” It serves as a literal reminder of the Message of Hope which this Advent Season promises. Pope Francis, in his TED talk in […]
Dec 2: Day by Day with Father Bill
WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROSES IN DECEMBER MARTYRS SISTERS DOROTHY KAZEL, MAURA CLARKE, ITA FORD AND LAY WOMAN JEAN DONOVAN These Holy Women Martyrs were brutally murdered by the Salvadoran military on December 2, 1980 for their ministry and for their dedication to those living in poverty. They […]