It’s that time of year again!!! And no, I’m not talking about the beginning of another UK Basketball Season. . . Nor am I talking about now being the time when we winterize our cars. No, it’s something much more profound!!!

We have a great story in our Gospel today. It’s a great story because of the contrasting characters in it—it’s a great story because of its surprise ending.

Life is Messy. That’s the title of a recent book by Catholic author Matthew Kelly. Sometimes. . . sometimes we get glimpses that there is some rationality and direction in our lives. But more times than not, life and the world seem to be somewhat chaotic

I’m going to start out this homily by breaking one of the 10 commandments. I think the Lord will understand. I’m going to start out by breaking the 7th commandment: Thou shalt not steal.

Today in the Gospel we hear about a rich man who came up to Jesus and asked what he must do to gain eternal life.

You know what the most boring day of the 20th century was? It was April 11th, 1954!!! What happened on April 11, 1954? Well, not much apparently.

What can happen is that many Christians end up treating this miracle business as something that is dependent on us. . . dependent on how much faith we have.

But then all of that grief and sorrow and pain turned into joy when she saw her Son raised from the dead in a glorified body. Can you imagine? And can you imagine how she felt when Jesus ascended into heaven?

Here’s a true story. . . it’s about a priest and his mother. This priest’s mother really enjoyed gambling at the local casino.

I just read an interesting story about the very beginning of the Cold War.

16B  Jeremiah 23:1-6 /Ephesians 2:13-18 /Mark 6:30-34

14B Ezekiel 2:2-5 / 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10 / Mark 6:1-6

Trinity B Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 / Rom 8:14-17 / Mt 28:16-20

Pentecost B Acts 2:1-11/  Galatians 5:16-25  / John 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Ascension B Acts 1:1-11 / Ephesians 1:17-23 / Mark 16:15-20