From Empty Hands

"Oh miracle—thus to be able to give what we ourselves do not possess, sweet miracle of our empty hands!" (Georges Bernanos, Diary of a Country Priest)

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Beggars

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 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time       C   Readings The parable Jesus tells us t...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Two Lovely Lasses

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In posts over the years, you've met my friend Lawrence Bartel: for the last 12 years, the pastor of Niccolls Memorial Presbyterian Chur...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Troubleshooters

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In a letter, the author J. R. R. Tolkien once pointedly asked, "What punishments of God are not gifts?"  Twen...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Catching Up

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A couple of relatively recent Adirondack adventures have slipped by in the last few weeks without me sharing them with you. August 18, my...

Crazy Things

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 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time       C   Readings On this same weekend the ...
Sunday, September 4, 2016

On a Mission

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A beautiful prayer by the Church's newest Saint: O God,  we believe you are here. We adore you and love you  ...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

Through the Narrow Gate

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I have no homily to post for you this Sunday. My grandfather, Leo Giroux , died on Friday afternoon at age 92. (Fr. Scott agreed to preac...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

In the Kiln

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Wednesday-Thursday provided an opportunity for campout, so I headed to familiar spot: Cooper Kiln Pond.  It's was only sort of familiar...
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Catching Fire

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After the anticipated Mass, a young girl (8-9 years old) came up to speak with me.  She often has questions about my homilies, so I know sh...
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Sunday, August 7, 2016

Bottomless

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 Ninteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time       C   Readings A “bottomless pit.”   We use that...
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Westport, Elizabethtown, & Moriah, NY
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