by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 30, 2025 | Homily Blog
In the Gospel for today we hear the story of the man born blind. Now, I don’t see that well. But I wasn’t born blind. To be born blind, that takes blindness to a whole new leel. Yet, I’ll admit, my eyes aren’t that good. I was out west skiing with my family. The...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 23, 2025 | Homily Blog
The Woman at the Well Life had been hard for the nameless woman at the well that day. We’re told she had been with five different men. With the heartache of all that there was a price to paid, the loss of her reputation. Her past was widely known. In a smalltown word...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 16, 2025 | Homily Blog
On the mountain that day with his disciples something extraordinary happens. Before their very eyes Jesus is transfigured. And it’s spectacular! But being his typical self, Peter comes up with what he thinks is a bright idea. Hey Jesus, how about if we build...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Mar 3, 2025 | Homily Blog
Hypocrisy - Deacon Ray In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns against the perils of hypocrisy. But what is hypocrisy? In English, hypocrisy means pretending to be more virtuous or religious than we are. In Greek, hypocrisy is more generally associated with play-acting in...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Feb 24, 2025 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - Small Parish Groups If we were to ever hear Jesus say things that seems totally unreasonable today would be the day. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you”. Those don’t seem very reasonable to me. Come on Jesus! Life is...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Feb 17, 2025 | Homily Blog
The Beatitudes we just heard in Luke’s Gospel contrasts how in life there are two different paths we can take. There is the path that leads to blessings and there is the path that leads to woes. The choice is ours. I don’t know about you, but I have stories...
