Monday, July 27, 2009

17th Sunday Ordinary Time 26 July 2009

Click here to download and listen to this homily (15 minutes) given by Fr. Thomas Weise at the 8:30 Mass. Jesus feeds the five-thousand with five small loaves and two small fish. After they eat their fill there were 12 baskets of leftovers. When God blesses our scarcity there is always more than enough leftover to share with others. So what are we doing with our extra Grace, Mercy, Forgiveness, Love, Inclusion, Kindness, etc... that we have been blessed by God to have? Let us learn to share with others some of these leftovers.

Readings: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15

Friday, July 24, 2009

16th Sunday Ordinary Time, Cycle B, 19 July 2009

Click here to download and listen to this homily (15 minutes) given by Fr. Thomas Weise at St. Paul's 10:30am Mass for the Teen ACTS return Celebration. Jesus as the Good Shepherd is a metaphor that says the he is watching over us, guiding us, and protecting us. We should never forget is that he is also keeping us together, uniting us as one flock. Watch the YouTube video and/or the National Geographic special shot in Kruger National Park South Africa about the water buffalo rescuing one of their young from the lions. There is safety in number, let's stick together as the Body of Christ.

Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34