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The Three Knots: February 2011
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. Birds, Lilies and Grass. 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle A. Is 49:14-15; Psalm 62:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Gospel Mt 6:24-34. St Anthony of Padua was a great preacher, recently I discovered a book with his homilies in it, and I have been studying his preaching. I thought that it would be good for us as a parish to learn about how he thought about God and the Sacred Scriptures. Birds, Lilies and Grass. Stealing quiet moments of praise. Lilies of the Field.
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The Three Knots: November 2010
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle C. Mal 3:19-20a; Psalm Ps 98:5-6, 7-8, 9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Gospel: Lk 21:5-19. Am I a Secret Christian Superhero? Mr Incredible has a problem, which is that he is addicted to justice. Even though doing the right thing has gotten him into trouble, he still sneaks out in the middle of the night with his superhero friend “Frozone” and they save people in trouble. Justice is acting in a way that reveals God’s love to the world. There is...
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The Three Knots: April 2011
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. Easter Sunday – Cycle A. Pilgrim Church, Pilgrim People. The disciples had lost all hope. They couldn’t stand the pain and they just had to get away. So they were walking away from it all – time to start over. The two disciples in the Gospel today are walking away from the greatest disaster of their entire lives. Their hopes have been crushed so completely, that they were abandoning their community, the Church and leaving. How many of us here are downcast? It is not ...
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The Three Knots: October 2010
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle C. Ex 17:8-13; Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 2 Tm 3:14-4:2; Gospel: Lk 18:1-8. I want to teach you a very short prayer and song today – so I brought my conductors baton to help out. The prayer is “ Veni Sancte Spiritus. 8221; which is Latin for “ Come Holy Spirit. START WITH A CONDUCTORS BATON – ASK THE WOMEN IN THE PARISH TO STAND AND TEACH THEM THE HIGHER PART TO VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS. An image of God - the Choir Master. The same...
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The Three Knots: December 2010
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. Christmas – Cycle A. Is 62:1-5, Psalm 89: 4-5, 16-17, 27, 29, Acts 13:16-17, 22-25, Mt 1:18-25. When I was a kid my parent’s told me that St. Nicholas was very clever, he would not come to my house until I was fast asleep, and then he would sneak in and leave presents for us under the tree. I was always so excited on Christmas Eve that I had a hard time falling asleep. READ The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola]. Whenever he juggled Giovanni would dress up as a clown....
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The Three Knots: May 2011
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. 5th Sunday of Easter – Cycle A. 5th Sunday of Easter. Acts 6:1-7, Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19, 1 Pt 2:4-9, Jn 14:1-12. Three questions about Faith. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles today describes how the first seven Deacons were called to serve the Church. Because I am a Deacon, this reading is especially precious to me. Three Questions, Three Symbols and Three Deacons. 8221; and “Do we have faith in Christ? Is our Faith on Fire? Francis rebuild my Church.
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The Three Knots: March 2010
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. 4th Sunday of Lent – Cycle C. Jos 5:9a,10-12, Psalm Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6, 2 Cor 5:17-21, Gospel: Lk 15:1-3, 11-32. Rope – a tool for preaching. When I was about 12 years old one of my favorite toys was a 30’ piece of rope that we found in the woods near our house. We used that rope for everything! It was great for hauling wood to make forts, for swinging like Tarzan through the trees, and tieing up prisoners when we played cops and robbers. Why do we give Alms?
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The Three Knots: July 2010
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Deacon Paul's On-line Homily Archive. 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle C. Gn 18:1-10a, Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5, Col 1:24-28, Gospel: Lk 10:38-42. Test Question – Who is Holier? Are you ready for a test today? Often times when I ask that question it puts people on edge. They quickly get a worried look on their face, because they know that they are about to be put on the spot. Don’t panic today however, because while I have a question for you, I am not going to put you on the spot. It is a trick question.
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The Three Knots: January 2012
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