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...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Nov 17, 2024 | Homily Blog
First Things First - Deacon Ray The widow of Zaraphath and her son were starving. There was a famine in the land, announced by Elijah because of the idolatry of wicked King Ahab. For six months it hadn’t rained a drop. Elijah also was hungry and thirsty when he...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Nov 5, 2024 | Homily Blog
Believing is Seeing - Deacon Ray All four of the Gospels report that Jesus restored sight to the blind. It appears that Jesus did so on multiple occasions. Only Mark’s Gospel gives the name of one of these blind men: Bartimaeus, a name which means “honorable son.” ...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Nov 5, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 12:38-44 Lead in: Jesus and his disciples have travelled from Galilee to Jerusalem. At this point in his ministry, Jesus knows his time is short. The hostility of religious authorities toward Jesus has grown to the point that his life is in danger. But for Jesus,...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 21, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark:28b-34 Lead in: When asked which is the first of all the commandments, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6, “Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” To love with all your heart, your soul, your strength, is to give it...
