Monthly Archives: October 2006

Tuesday of the 30th Week of Ordinary Time: Be subordinate to one another

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Father Pat

Today’s readings Well, it would be hard to pick a scarier reading to preach about on Halloween than one that starts out with the emotionally-charged sentence, “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.” It almost makes … Continue reading →

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30th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Take Courage!

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Father Pat

“Take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.” These would be wonderfully comforting words to hear in any situation. Who among us does not wish to be called to Jesus? But as joyful as we are to hear these words … Continue reading →

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Thursday of the 29th Week of Ordinary Time

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Father Pat

I don’t remember exactly when, but sometime during my time in seminary, I realized following God’s call was not guaranteed to be easy, all full of sweetness and light. Yes, there is sweetness, there is light, and there is also … Continue reading →

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Thy Will be Done

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Father Pat

This morning’s Office of Readings contains a letter to Proba by St. Augustine. In it, St. Augustine explores the Lord’s Prayer: We need to use words so that we may remind ourselves to consider carefully what we are asking, not … Continue reading →

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Monday of the 29th Week of Ordinary Time: Being rich in what matters to God

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Father Pat

Today’s readings I don’t know about you, but it’s getting harder and harder to get out of bed these days. I always find that in these waning days of the year, when the mornings are cooler (dare I say “colder?”), … Continue reading →

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29th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Much will be expected!

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Father Pat

Today’s readings Of those to whom much has been given, much will be expected. These words, spoken by Jesus in another place in the Gospels, are very related to the words we hear him speak to us today: Whoever wishes … Continue reading →

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Saturday of the 28th Week of Ordinary Time

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Father Pat

Today’s readings The greatest prayer of the homilist is that the Spirit will give him the words that God wants his people to hear. That is the prayer that hopefully all of us pray before we sit down to write … Continue reading →

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St. Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf and Companions, Martyrs

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Father Pat

Today’s Feast | Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 28:16-20   St. Isaac and St. John were among eight missionaries who worked among the Huron and Iroquois Indians in the New World in the seventeenth century. They were devoted to … Continue reading →

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Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Father Pat

Today’s feast | Today’s readings: Philippians 3:17-4:1 / Psalm 34 / John 12:24-26 St. Ignatius was a convert to Christianity who eventually became the bishop of Antioch. During his time in Antioch, the Emperor Trajan began persecuting the Church there … Continue reading →

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Don't be afraid of the Light!

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Father Pat

[Homily for our youth reconciliation service.] I confessed to the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders from our school on Friday that I used to be afraid of the dark. I asked them and all the adults present how many of … Continue reading →

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