Following is a homily given by Msgr. James Bartylla, diocesan administrator, for the third Sunday of Lent.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus moves us from the “news of the Jerusalem Gazette” to the “Jerusalem Farmers’ Almanac” in the short span of one Gospel passage.
Every day as a means of spurring family discussion around the supper table, my husband and I ask each of our children to talk about his or her “rose” and “thorn” of the day.
Recently this was a conversation I had with my six-year-old son:
“What was your thorn of the day?”
“My bottom got wet when I went down the slide at recess.”
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Readers of a certain vintage (say, over 60) will remember the Imperial Margarine TV ad that dismissed butter as “the high-priced spread.”
That image came to mind rather unexpectedly when I was addressing the parents’ associations of two prestigious Catholic prep schools several years ago.
No, no one threw a margarine-smeared dinner roll at me during my talk. The Q&A, however, was full of contention when I said that a first-class liberal arts education at a college or university with a strong Catholic identity would prepare their sons and daughters for anything.
Thank you to Fr. Scott Jablonski and all the members of Blessed Trinity Parish who worked so diligently on this beautiful sanctuary renovation as we dedicate this new altar today at St. Michael Church in Dane.
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Imagine you’re sitting in front of your doctor, and he says that your health definitely needs to improve. He then looks you square in the eyes and says, “If you wish to live a healthy long life, you must stop eating junk food and living a sedentary lifestyle, and start eating plenty of healthy foods and exercise every day.”
Your doctor’s wakeup call to you would demand a radical physical lifestyle change. That is, if you wish to live a healthy long life.
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Imagine you’re sitting in front of your doctor, and he says that your health definitely needs to improve. He then looks you square in the eyes and says, “If you wish to live a healthy long life, you must stop eating junk food and living a sedentary lifestyle, and start eating plenty of healthy foods and exercise every day.”
Your doctor’s wakeup call to you would demand a radical physical lifestyle change. That is, if you wish to live a healthy long life.
There is a famous quote from St. John Chrysostom that draws attention to the supreme purpose of Lent; namely, the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
Msgr. James Bartylla, diocesan administrator, gave the following homily at the Rite of Election held Sunday, March 10, at St. John the Baptist Church, Waunakee.
Greetings in Jesus Christ to the catechumens and candidates gathered here today at the Rite of Election!
What is the Church doing to deal with the scandal of priests and bishops acting against their promise of celibacy and those that have covered up the scandalous actions of those involved?
A Catholic convert in her 60s made her first Confession.
As she confessed her sins, she began to weep. The priest listened and gently asked only a few questions. She exclaim-ed, “He was so understanding and non-judgmental. It was easy for me to open up and confess.”
