Not that I had a great plan for this particular homily, but circumstances required that I needed to drop it and kind of come up with something on the fly.

Also, next weekend, I don’t have a livestreamed Mass, but I’ll see if I can’t get something up here for you. This is a very crazy week. (Aren’t they all, though?)

I often quote CS Lewis homilies, and today was one of those days. I returned to an old standby – The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I’m almost 100% positive I’ve used this specific scene before, but I can’t recall where or when… and even so, I’m sure I used it differently.

I can’t believe I’m getting this posted as early as I am. I’m as shocked as you are.

First, Happy Thanksgiving to you, dear reader. Dear viewer? Dear…consumer of media?

Whatever you are, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

This is late again this week, and I apologize. Working on it.

Yes, this is very late. It’s been that kind of week. Nevertheless, here it is.

Remember Amalek!

Last night I traveled down to Mary, Mother of God Parish in White Oak to celebrate and preach a Mass for their parish novena. I was asked to preach on the Blessed Mother (obviously), but I also wanted to work in the saint of the day, Saint Bruno, the founder of the Carthusians. This was the result.

Also this weekend, I voyaged back north to Ss. Martha & Mary Parish to celebrate Mass and then give a talk to the Upper Room program, which is faith formation for the 7th and 8th graders. My assigned topic was Jesus’ first miracle, which was turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

I had done some preparation, but I had no notes with me. And I was pretty worn out by that point; I was awakened at 4 AM to go to the hospital to anoint someone; then I had Masses at my parish, plus our monthly anointing of the sick service. Watched a little football, then drove north…and just as Mass started, the power went out. Didn’t come back on until right after the homily because of course it would wait until after I preached. So anyway…here’s the talk.