Musings of a Catholic Deacon
In this time of Covid 19, I have had to do a great deal of my teaching for my classes online, making videos each week for most of my classes to help them augment their study at home and help keep them on track. As you can imagine, this takes a great deal of time,... Continue Reading →
This Homily was written for Pentecost Sunday, 2020. Fire. Think of the sheer power of fire. Fire burns, it destroys. I grew up in the mountains of the Gold Country, and we were perpetually afraid every summer. I remember as a child driving through areas that had been burned, it looked as if the very... Continue Reading →
My pastor, though he often seems wise, on occasion does a foolish thing. Like giving me the homily for Pentecost. To make matters worse, it will of course be recorded as we are all staying at home, so my normal slips of the tongue will be saved for all posterity. I'm pretty sure I'm going... Continue Reading →
I can't help but feel the world has changed overnight. One day, I was going to work, praying with our community, laughing with friends, and living what I felt was a good and happy life. Suddenly, everything is different than before, I can't see people's smiles through their masks, I sense the frustrations of the... Continue Reading →
Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about how it's "American New Years", promising to write more. That was the last post I wrote. Well, at least I had good intentions. A few days ago, I got a note from a reader letting me know I should write again, especially in this time of... Continue Reading →
The end of summer. In some ways it is a breath of fresh air, in others, it's a sad ending. I'm not sure what it's like in the rest of the world, but in America, especially for families, this time of year is "the real" start of the new year. Sure, we might get fireworks... Continue Reading →
I had several requests to post my recent homily on the Good Samaritan, so here it is! Blessings! While I had been thinking about it all week, I have to admit I procrastinated writing this homily until Friday (last) night. I was out of time, so in a fit of genius, I decided to instead... Continue Reading →
Here in the midst of Lent, we are called to all sorts of penances. Are they the right penances? Are we really doing what God has called us to do this Lent, or are we doing Lent for ourselves? In this session, Deacon Dance talks about finding the true penance we need, and why that... Continue Reading →
So last weekend, I took it upon myself to read out the annual regulations for Lent that my bishop sent out. They were printed in the bulletin too, so it wasn't like I was trying to over step my bounds or anything. Plus, they are the same regulations as last year, and the year before... Continue Reading →
It has been a wild and crazy couple of months. The non-stop events of the season of Advent, followed by the sigh of relief that Christmas brings always turns my life into a madhouse. This year brought that to new heights. Visiting family, a daughter home from college, the normal events of the season at... Continue Reading →
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