by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 3:10-18 Lead in: People from various walks of life came to John the Baptist, common folks, corporate professionals and military personal. After hearing him preach a baptism of repentance, they all asked the same question, “What should we do?” As we walk with...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 3:1-6 Lead in: In the opening line of Luke 3:1, we hear the names of no less than eight different kings and governors along with exact dates that they ruled including the regions they ruled.These seemingly random facts seem extraneous to the core message of the...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Lead in: In Luke 21, Jesus talks of the signs that speak of the hard times to come. Is he predicting the end of the world? There has always been great curiosity about the second coming of Christ. When is it and how will it happen? These are two...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 18:33b-37 Lead in: Pilate was suspicious of this Jesus who he’d heard so much about. Like Pilate, we can be suspicious of people based on what we’ve heard about them.Prompt : Reflect on a time when you met someone who you were suspicious of based on what you had...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Nov 18, 2024 | Homily Blog
The Fig Tree - Fr. Bob My nephew is a sophomore in high school. He plays football. He admits he’s not the most athletic guy on the team. But he’s okay with that. He just likes being on the team and working hard at it. This season he took quite a beating on the scout...
