by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 1, 2024 | Faith in Uncertainty News, Homily Blog
The Transfiguration When Peter saw the transfigured Jesus revealed in his glory on the mountain that day his mind races with the possibilities. “I always knew Jesus was special but now I can see him for the rock star he is. His career is going to take off. And I want...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 1, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 2:13-25 Lead in: As the expression goes, pain not is transmitted. We saw that played out in ugly ways in the burning of the cities that occurred after the death of George Floyd.The injustice of the death of an innocent black man led to the injustice of the...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Feb 19, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob White - The Desert This week we are looking at Mark’s account of Jesus in the desert. It’s very brief. It just says that the “Spirit drove Jesus into the desert. He remained there forty days tempted by Satan.” In Mathew and Luke, we have a more detailed about...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Feb 19, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 9:2-10 Lead in: When Peter saw Jesus transfigured before him on the mountain that day, he thought Jesus was destined for greatness. Jesus was destined for greatness, but not in the way Peter was hoping it’d be. If they were to follow Jesus to glory, it would be a...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Feb 11, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 1:40-45 Lead in: In Mark 1:40, we hear of a leper who approached Jesus and begged him,“If you wish you can make me clean.”Moved with compassion, Jesus said to him, “I do wish it. Be made clean.” Prompt: Reflect on a time when, like the leper, you begged God for...
