by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 10, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 9:1-41 Lead in: With my impaired vision, I don’t see that well. Even so, I get used to thinking that what I do see is all of reality. But every once in a while, people point out things that they can see that I can’t. Like the moose at the side of the road that I...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 10, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 4:5-42 Lead in: The woman at the well was at first suspicious and guarded with this man she had never met before. But, as they engage in conversation, her hard exterior softens. Jesus awakens in her a desire for the living waters he speaks of. Wanting to hear...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 10, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 9:28b-36 Lead in: Peter was very comfortable with how things were on top of the mountain and would have stayed there if he could. But, Jesus informed him that they needed to move on.Prompt: Reflect on a time when you were very comfortable with where you were but...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 3, 2025 | Homily Blog
Hypocrisy - Deacon Ray In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns against the perils of hypocrisy. But what is hypocrisy? In English, hypocrisy means pretending to be more virtuous or religious than we are. In Greek, hypocrisy is more generally associated with play-acting in...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Feb 24, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - Small Parish Groups If we were to ever hear Jesus say things that seems totally unreasonable today would be the day. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you”. Those don’t seem very reasonable to me. Come on Jesus! Life is...
