Since, in my locality, the Ascension falls on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, we are permitted to use readings of that Seventh Sunday on this day. I used the Gospel from next Sunday: "That all may be one." How does the incident in the Acts of the Apostles demonstrate for us the manner in which we should seek communion among all believers? How are we preparing to enter the New Jerusalem?

A different take on the same readings. NOTE: Next weekend I will again be away from the parish; therefore no homily for May 5-6.

You who are listening to the podcast know very well the concept of "multitasking." Can people multitask and do justice to any of the work they do? Jesus' attention was fixed on one matter alone. His singleness of heart led to the salvation of all of us and each of us.

Recorded at Divernon on Saturday, April 14. Personally I will always have esteem for Thomas in his unwillingness to be deceived -- though I grant that we can improve upon him and learn to appreciate the need to accept the testimony of witnesses. -- NOTE: I was not in my parish April 21-22 and did not preach.

Resurrection allows us to accept our memories -- even the most bitter. Our participation in Christian baptism means that we have accepted the invitation of Jesus to accept all the good that comes from his confrontation of the contradictions of human existence -- especially the contradiction called death. We are grateful for the invitation we've been given -- the invitation to live fully.

As I attempted to record my homily for Holy Thursday, I discovered that the battery was dead. Sorry. You will note that my Triduum homilies are building upon the concept of memory.

Luke is my favorite Gospel, and likewise the Passion of Luke is my favorite of the narratives of the death of Jesus. It seems to me that Luke has an eye on the universal implications of the sacrifice of the Word Made Flesh. When he says to the one crucified alongside him, "This day you will be with me in Paradise," we understand that God in fact brings into the Kingdom those who seem to be irrevocably excluded. Recorded at the 8:00 am Sunday Eucharist at Auburn.

Well, is this a stretch or not? In the incident of the woman caught in adultery, can we see an element of class consciousness? I will leave it to you to form your opinion. Anyway, this passage from the Gospel of John is unfailingly powerful.

This is the Sunday 10:15 am Mass in Auburn. Once again, we consider the parable of the Prodigal Son -- this time, without reference to etymology.

Is there a connection between the words prodigal and prodigy? I said so in this homily, but without checking a dictionary. Now that I have, I find I can't verify this. At least I know that prodigal doesn't mean "repentant" but rather "wasteful." And it is an open question how repentant the prodigal was. Recorded Saturday evening in Divernon.