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,...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 27, 2024 | Homily Blog
In a small village there lived a holy man known for his wisdom and peace. One day a young woman in the village was found to be pregnant and the villagers quickly blamed the holy man, claiming that he was the father. They were irate and rushed to confront the holy man...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Lead in: Jesus’ parents find their twelve year old son conversing with the scholars of the law in the temple, who are quite taken with the boy and the answers he was giving them. His parents, however, weren’t quite as impressed. For three days they’ve been half out...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - First Sunday in Advent The other day I was taking with a Lutheran pastor who is now a hospital Chaplain. He told me, “One thing I’ve learned as a hospital chaplain is how to be with people in a way that they really feel listened to. And if I’d done...
