Category Archives: Fr. Pat’s Sermon Notes Archives

Propagate The Gospel on this third Sunday of Advent poses to us a question: “Who are you?” Actually, the question is first asked of John the Baptist, and what they really want to know is: Who are you in relation … Continue reading →

Anticipate! Today we begin a new liturgical year on this First Sunday of Advent! I decided that this is a good time to resume my weekly “Sermon Notes” after a six month hiatus! It’s good to be back! When I … Continue reading →

Worth More Than Gold Last Sunday Jesus exhorted us to love God with all our hearts, our minds and our souls. Our souls represent the core of our being; our spiritual and truest selves. In fact our souls are the … Continue reading →

God is a lot closer than you think! Christians of various denominations share many things in common: Belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Holy Trinity; the inspiration of Scripture; and the saving death and resurrection of Christ to … Continue reading →

Sustaining the Legacy There is a difference between an archives and a legacy. An archives contains the records of history that we compile and store in order to remember the past. It contains books, pictures, articles, and various public and … Continue reading →

Living above the Norm In a moving video presentation on priestly vocations, one young priest was quoted as saying, “The priesthood is not natural, it’s supernatural.” If you think about it, you realize that the same thing can be said … Continue reading →

Doing The Task at Hand Before ascending to heaven, Jesus left the disciples ~ and us ~ with a specific and explicit task: “Go, and make disciples!” The word disciple literally means pupil or student. However, Jesus, like any good … Continue reading →

Be a Stone God can Use; A Child He can Show Off! In the second reading the apostle Peter exclaims: “Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house!” The phrase “Let yourselves!” implies that God seeks our … Continue reading →

Your Body: God’s Gift to You ~ Your Gift to God In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents two images of himself: the Shepherd leading the sheep and the Gate guarding the entrance of the pasture. In the latter image, the shepherd … Continue reading →

Believe if you want to See! There is great irony in today’s Gospel that describes two former disciples of Jesus walking along a road to nowhere lamenting about the death of their Savior ~ and their faith! The irony begins … Continue reading →