The Narrow Way

A Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.” –Luke 13:24–   If you have heard this story from me prior to 2022, you are probably

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Oh, You Shouldn’t Have!

(A Not-So-Nice Homily for Christmas) Delivered Christmas 2019 Relations, sparing no expense’llSend some useless old utensil,Or a matching pen and pencil.“just the thing I need! how nice!”It doesn’t matter how sincere itIs, nor how heartfelt the spirit,Sentiment will not endear it,What’s important is the price. “A Christmas Carol” –Tom Lehrer–

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