USE IT OR LOSE IT!
USE IT OR LO SE IT! 33rd Sunday, Year A We need pay no attention to those who predict the exact time of the Lord’s return. Why? The...
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Fr. John Kirk
- Nov 13, 2023
Keep your "Flasks of Oil" Ready
KEEP YOUR “FLASKS OF OIL” READY – 32nd Sunday, Year A Worldly wise insure their future through insurance and retirement plans, financial...
Fr. John Kirk
- Nov 5, 2023
SPIRITUAL PEACE - 31st Sunday, Year A
Our age seeks peace! Many are looking for spiritual peace consciously and unconsciously. Many are troubled within their spirit. There...
Fr. John Kirk
- Oct 28, 2023
Consequences - 30th Sunday, Year A
We can learn from our own experiences what to do, and what not to do to others. Moses told the Israelites not to mistreat an alien, for...
Fr. John Kirk
- Oct 22, 2023
Missionaries! 29 Sunday, Year A
The Church is missionary by its very nature. The Church exists to reveal Christ, to bring people into life with and in Christ. The...
Fr. John Kirk
- Oct 14, 2023
HOW TO COPE
HOW TO COPE - 28th Sunday, Year A It’s not so much what people have to go through in life that breaks them, but rather their coping...
Fr. John Kirk
- Sep 30, 2023
DO IT!
DO THE WORK! 26th Sunday, Year A From time to time we need to consider carefully what we have said yes to in our life, and how well our...
Fr. John Kirk
- Sep 24, 2023
PASSING IT ON!
PASSING IT ON! 25th Sunday, Year A We receive the fruits of what others have worked for. Still others will receive the fruits of what we...
Fr. John Kirk
- Sep 17, 2023
Beware Unforgiveness
BEWARE UNFORGIVENESS – 24th Sunday, Year A The book of Sirach, one of the great wisdom and practical books of the Scriptures, teaches...
Fr. John Kirk
- Sep 10, 2023
WORDS & ASSIGNMENTS
DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS – 23rd Sunday, Year A The Lord gives people assignments. Ezekiel was appointed “watchman for the house of Israel”....
Fr. John Kirk
- Sep 3, 2023
BATTLEGROUNDS - 22nd Sunday
The news keeps us aware of various battlefields and battles going on among nations, within nations, within cities, schools, communities...
Fr. John Kirk
- Aug 27, 2023
Gospel Questions - 21st Sunday
We live in an age of great contrasts between good and evil. There are many who live the gospel, and many who don’t. There are a large...
Fr. John Kirk
- Aug 18, 2023
REJECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
REJECTION BY SOME PROVIDES FOR ACCEPTANCE BY OTHERS - 20th Sunday Year A Many relationships among people take place because others have...
Fr. John Kirk
- Aug 12, 2023
WHEN THE OUTSTRETCHED HAND COMES – 19th Sunday of ordinary time, Year A
At the times when the Lord insists we “get into the boat and precede him to the other side” we have to remember He knows we are on the...
Fr. John Kirk
- Jul 29, 2023
Risking for the kingdom
Our Lord emphasized the value and joy of finding the reign of God, the risks we need to be willing to take, and the need to be learned in...
Fr. John Kirk
- Jun 17, 2023
Through the Eyes of Christ: 11th Sunday
Having been entrusted with the mission of Christ, the Church is to look at the world through the eyes of the Lord. What’s true of the...
Fr. John Kirk
- Jun 10, 2023
The Body and the Blood of Christ
We all know people who endure through tremendous afflictions, trials, and sufferings, while others who go through lesser trials are...
Fran
- Mar 18, 2023
Loving with the Heart of Mary
There’s a place that I go. I am drawn to this place, but only a few people in my life even know that I go there. It’s a place where I...
Justin
- Jan 15, 2023
Reflection: Love As The Basis For All Church Teaching
May I suggest the following lens to look at the teachings of the Church especially to those who struggle with them sometimes. All of the...
Cheryle
- Apr 14, 2022
Mary's Solitude
I was saying the glorious mysteries of the rosary on the way to church last week and pondering on how Mary felt after the Ascension. I...
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