MERCY
MERCY – 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B Divine Mercy and human mercy are among the greatest needs in human life. Without mercy there is...
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Fr. John Kirk
- Mar 30
BE INTENT!
BE INTENT! Easter Sunday, Year B Everybody knows a little about music and sports, a little about the weather, a little about history, a...
Fr. John Kirk
- Mar 24
WE CHOOSE
WE CHOOSE, Palm Sunday, Year B How often people deny their human freedom in order to escape the responsibility which accompanies it!...
Fr. John Kirk
- Mar 17
FINDING BY LOSING
FINDING BY LOSING, 5th Sunday of Lent, Year B Our age has stressed finding one’s self, becoming one’s best, realizing one’s potential,...
Fr. John Kirk
- Mar 3
TEMPLES
TEMPLES – 3RD Sunday of Lent, Year B A truth of the Christian faith is that we are temples of the Holy Spirit. This is a truth which is...
Fr. John Kirk
- Feb 25
TESTS
TESTS – 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year B Through tests in life, we find out what our real commitments are. We get insights into ourselves as...
Fr. John Kirk
- Feb 18
SPIRITUAL BATTLE
SPIRITUAL BATTLE, 1st Sunday of Lent, Year B Mark tells us the Holy Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert. The Person of the Holy Spirit...
Fr. John Kirk
- Feb 11
LEPROSY OF SIN
LEPROSY OF SIN – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Contagious skin diseases strike fear into people. Leprosy was such a disease in...
Fr. John Kirk
- Feb 3
ARE YOU A JOB?
ARE YOU A JOB? 5th Sunday in Ordinary time, Year B Many human experiences lead to questions of meaning. For answers to life’s questions...
Fr. John Kirk
- Jan 29
EXTREMES
RESISTING THE GLORY OF CHRIST – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Most people resist extremes such as extreme cold or heat. Some love...
Fr. John Kirk
- Jan 21
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENTS-3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B In human life we are generally prepared to go with and work with a number of different...
Fr. John Kirk
- Jan 13
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
WHAT DO YOU HEAR? Second Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B No age in the history of the world has had as many messages broadcast as our own....
Fr. John Kirk
- Jan 7
ARE YOU SHARING?
WHAT ARE YOU SHARING? Feast of the Epiphany, Year B When we compare what we have materially in this nation with the many poor nations of...
Fr. John Kirk
- Dec 29, 2023
CAN MY FAMILY BE HOLY?
CAN MY FAMILY BE HOLY? Feast of the Holy Family, Year B “Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to form a holy family.” These...
Fr. John Kirk
- Dec 25, 2023
RESPONSE REQUIRED
RESPONSE REQUIRED, Christmas Day, Year B While we sing “Silent Night” we are not to be silent. “For Zion’s sake I will not be...
Fr. John Kirk
- Dec 23, 2023
God's Interruptions
GOD’S INTERRUPTIONS – 4TH Sunday in Advent, Year B We probably don’t have to look too far back in our life to find our normal plans were...
Fr. John Kirk
- Dec 18, 2023
THE LIGHT OF JOY
3rd Sunday in Advent, Year B The first two Sundays of Advent stressed that the Lord was coming, and how much we need Him to come, and how...
Fr. John Kirk
- Dec 9, 2023
DON'T WAIT!
REPENT – PREPARE! 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B There had been a news report told of a group of people gathered on a hillside to await the...
Fr. John Kirk
- Dec 2, 2023
WATCH, WAIT, PREPARE!
WATCH, WAIT, PREPARE – 1st Sunday of Advent, Year B Much of human life involves waiting for some future event to come, or for a present...
Fr. John Kirk
- Nov 26, 2023
HIDDEN WORKS
HIDDEN WORKS – Feast of Christ the King-Year A We are not always aware of what others do in the work of Christ’s kingdom and Church....
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