Monthly Archives: October 2005

Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time

Posted on October 30, 2005 by Father Pat

http://www.usccb.org/nab/103005.htm The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. The idea of servant leadership is a hot topic for me these days. As I and my friends … Continue reading →

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It finally happened…

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Father Pat

I’m not the world’s greatest sports fan, especially of baseball, but… I’ve been a life-long Chicagoan and have had some very happy memories at Sox games (Cubs games too, because Mom’s a Cubs fan). My Dad is the life-long White … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to a Church Near You

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Father Pat

http://www.washingtonpost…5102002186.html “Left Behind: World at War,” the third movie based on the Left Behind series of novels about Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus, will open tonight on 3,200 screens across the country. But it will not be shown … Continue reading →

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Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Father Pat

http://www.usccb.org/nab/102305.htm “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the … Continue reading →

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It's a small world, after all…

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Father Pat

This is kind of an inside joke from CPE. We had a running thing about which songs would set off the various staff chaplains because it would be impossible to get them out of their heads. For M, it was … Continue reading →

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The Burglar who Painted Like Mondrian

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Father Pat

This one, obviously, I read for pleasure. Lawrence Block’s burglar series, featuring ex-Burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, is always good for a laugh and some light but often complicated whodunit action. The Burglar who Painted Like Mondrian is no exception. Bernie, his … Continue reading →

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The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Father Pat

I just finished reading The Power and the Glory for my Theology of Priesthood class. I must say that I enjoyed the novel, and found it to be a quick read. Quick as it was, though, there was a lot … Continue reading →

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29th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Father Pat

http://www.usccb.org/nab/101605.htm At that he said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” I think this statement begs the question, “What doesn’t belong to God?” I think I’ve often missed this … Continue reading →

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28th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Posted on October 9, 2005 by Father Pat

http://www.usccb.org/nab/100905.htm “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding … Continue reading →

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Guardian Angels, Watch Over Us

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Father Pat

If this hadn’t been Sunday (not that Sunday is bad mind you … the Resurrection is the summit of all our feasts), this would have been the feast of the Guardian Angels. I remember being very young (four or five, … Continue reading →

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