Thursday, November 03, 2005

purgatory

On all souls, I got to talk about purgatory, sort of.

I noticed somethingin the readings that we read . Oftentimes, we have cheery visions of deceased family members. But, the more reflect on their lives, we remember their faults. We might remember a grandparents alcohol problem. Or the racist attitudes of our aunt or uncle. Purgatory gives us the hope that these sins can be purged from the person after death so that they can see God with a clear conscience.

This weekend, I'm going to talk about the gifts that women bring to the church. Please pray that I don't say anything stupid. Oh, and feel free to email me any suggestions about how not to do that.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Pentecost - C:The Holy Spirit has renewed all people in the priesthood of all believers

Friends Peace be with you.  Please permit me to take you on a bit of a deep dive for this homily. I’d like to talk about the nature of p...