by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jul 24, 2023 | Reflections, Teachings
Jesus came into the world to talk about The Kingdom of God. He used parables to attempt to describe it in a way we might understand, if we were willing to listen. The parables grouped together for this coming Sunday do an especially good job of describing one aspect...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jul 17, 2023 | Reflections, Teachings
The gospel this week is quite well known. There are weeds among the growing wheat. Jesus is asked what to do about them. Should they be pulled out? His answer is to let them grow together, and when it comes time to harvest the wheat, the weeds will be separated and...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jul 10, 2023 | Reflections, Teachings
The gospel this coming Sunday is called “The Parable of the Sower”. You may remember that it’s about a farmer sowing grain. The grain fell on the earth in four ways. For our purposes the most important place the grain fell was on well tended land...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jul 4, 2023 | Reflections, Teachings
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” These are words we have heard so many times. But are we listening? Do we believe them? Human beings for the most part are worriers. I know I am, especially at...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jun 27, 2023 | Reflections, Teachings
In the gospel this week, we hear Jesus referring to God, Himself, the prophets, his disciples, and the “little ones” that need a drink of water. He says that we are all rewarded by God when we do the simplest of acts in the name of God. It’s a theme...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jun 20, 2023 | Reflections, Teachings
In Genesis it says that God created us in God’s image. That would say that we are like God in some ways. I suspect that means primarily that we are blessed with intelligence and curiosity. So I wonder why some people get irritated or uncomfortable when asked a...
