A Homily for the First Sunday of Lent I am old enough to remember the cartoon character Fred Flintstone depicted in the throes of temptation—with a winged and haloed angel on his right shoulder and a horned, pitchfork-bearing devil on his left. Fred was part of my childhood. Today, however,
Read moreA Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year B Window in the Eucharistic Chapel in the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Paris God patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were saved through water. This prefigured baptism,
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Garrison Keillor and his Hopeful Gospel Quartet perform a wonderful song entitled, Life Is a Ballgame. Here are some of the lyrics: Life is a ballgame Bein’ played each day. Life is a ballgame Everybody can play. You know, Jesus standing at the home plate He’s awaitin’ for you there.
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