by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jan 20, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Lead in: “It had been revealed to him (Simeon) by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ.” Luke 2 Simeon had one wish he hoped to see accomplished in his life before he died. And so, he waited in expectation for that wish to be...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jan 20, 2025 | Homily Blog
The psalmist bids us to proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations, and they are marvelous indeed! The first chapter of John’s Gospel begins by waxing eloquent about the eternal Word of God who became flesh. Became one of us, so that we might become one with...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jan 12, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob It was the early 1970s in a small town deep in the heart of Teas. A star high school football player who has a bit of the rebel decides to grow his hair long. So, sure enough, by the end of summer his long locks are now peeking out from under his football...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jan 12, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob Legendary rock star Jim Morrison of the Doors died tragically young in Paris at the age of 27 on July 27, 1971. Interestingly enough two other rock star legends of that era, Jancie Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix also died at the age of 27, and all of them within two...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Lead in: Luke 1:1 tells us something interesting about how the Gospels came to be. First came the oral tradition that recounted the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Following on that came stories about Jesus, the miracles he performed, the parables he told,...
