by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Lead in: At the wedding feast at Cana, the host ran out of wine. Was the shortage of wine due to the host’s limited financial resources? Or was it due to the host’s extravagant generosity? Perhaps, it was a little of both. Prompt: Who is it that you know who...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Lead in: In Jesus’ day, the practice of baptism had many meanings in Jewish culture. It was seen as a kind of cleansing ritual that prepared one for worship. But with John the Baptist, baptism became a way of demonstrating one’s willingness to undergo a total life...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Lead in: Matthew wrote his Gospel for the Jewish community. The Magi were foreigners from another land. By including them as worshippers of Christ, Matthew hoped to convince his fellow Christians that God intended to call all people to worship the one true God...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Homily Blog
Today we mark the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The Advent wreath is fully lit; the poinsettias have arrived (though they are hidden until Christmas Eve). Most of our Christmas shopping is done, and the anticipation of children, especially, for Christmas is high. I...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Homily Blog
People tell me how busy they think I am. I don’t think I’m that busy. Sure, I keep busy during the day but at the end of the day all I have to do is to feed Arlo and answer a few emails. So compared to some of you I’m really not that busy. Take for instance parents,...
