Homily by Father Paul   A wise old woman who had once been a concert pianist gave lessons to youngsters. Whenever she was preparing them for recitals, she would have them practice the last few measures of music over and over again. Always and inevitably, the students would get sick and tired of practicing their [...]

Homily by Father Paul The Winter of my third year as a priest, I decided to grow my beard for the first time as a priest.  An elderly woman named Angela had been away for a month. When she came to daily Mass as was her custom, she came up to me after Mass and [...]

Homily by Father Paul The story is told about two businessmen who really hated each other.  God sent an angel to teach one of them a lesson.  The angel said that the God would grant him anything he desired with the stipulation that the other would receive twice what he asked for.  If the businessman [...]

Homily by Deacon Harry Evans The feeding of the multitudes is the only miracle of Jesus that is recounted in all four gospels. In the books of Matthew and Mark it is reported twice. Of course the details are different each time… The number of people fed, the initial number of fishes and loaves and the [...]