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...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 6, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - Christ the King Today is the feast of Christ the Kiing. In John 18 we hear Pilate’s conversation with Jesus. “They say you are a king. Is that true? Jesus responds, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom were of this world my followers...
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 | Oct 21, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - The True Leader Two of the disciples come to Jesus. They’ve got a request. “Jesus, when you make it big and we know you will we’d really appreciate if you could name us as vice presidents of your organization?” For whatever reason they thought they were...
