by Fr. Bill | May 1, 2011 | Pastor's Pen
I came across a few lines in “The Word” – a weekly column that unpacks the upcoming Sunday’s scripture in America Magazine – that caught my attention. Barbara Reid, O.P., writes: “Easter is not only what happened to Jesus but, to a great degree, it is about what...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 24, 2011 | Sunday Homilies
What makes your heart race? Not long ago, I thought I saw – my dad! Maybe it was the flannel shirt like he always wore, and that salt and pepper hair… Dad boxed in high school and his nose was crooked –just like the side profile of the man in front of me...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 13, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
A classmate of mine (Fr. Kevin Schmittgens) did a rather fascinating project with his high school students, a project I encourage you to do as well. Simply put: they were asked to write a memoir of their lives. The trick was, they could only use six words. He actually...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 11, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
A few years ago, when our 8th grade presented the ‘living’ stations of the cross before our students and faculty, one of our faculty members was visibly moved by the spectacle of ‘Mary’ holding the dead body of her son ‘Jesus’. As she wiped a tear or two from her eye,...
by Fr. Bill | Apr 4, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Wrong season? I woke up with my brain ‘singing’ a song from the musical “Mame” this morning. I have no idea how it got there, but there it was. Haul out the holly; Put up the tree before my spirit falls again. Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing things, but deck...
