Reflections By The Bay

TWO BENCHES: ONE FATHER SEELOS Someone sent a message to my blog on why I had the statue of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos who died ...

OCTOBER October, the month of the Rosary. Another month dedicated to Mary. Question: If you took a poll: Which month in this land called “Ma...

STOPPER INTRODUCTION The title of my homily is: “Stopper.” Did you ever see a painting or a sculpture that stopped you? I enjoy walking thro...

FIRE PLACE After dinner, one by one, we gathered in our chairs – a few of us on the couch – ready for the most ancient of rituals. The logs ...

SHREWD INTRODUCTION The title of my homily is, “Shrewd.” I better spell it, because it sounds very much like another word – which is sometim...

TOMBSTONE PRAYER If you can still read the words on this tombstone, if the rain, the snow, the cold and the heat, haven’t worn the words awa...