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08/04/2024

18th week in ordinary time B

A Homily by

Bishop elect william Seuffert dd



If you were given a free meal every day would not you take it? Free and good food. We see in today's Gospel as we did last week Jesus feeding the multitudes with a staple of their diet barley loaf and a fish.

Now in our day and age we may think that isn't much but back then it was a lot in fact it was more than most were able to get in a day. Which is why they gather up the scraps.

Now we equate this gospel as to Jesus giving of himself or the forerunner of the eucharist.

Let's look at this in a different angle. It isn't so much Jesus feeding so many people as it is people who are hungry.

Hungry for the word of God and for the body and blood of Jesus. We claim people are not hungry enough today then we need to be like Christ and live as a disciple should live, we should make our lives, so Christ like; Christ centered that people are hungry for the word of God and for the Body of Jesus.

In each gospel we see Christ always feeding the multitudes with barley loaves. Only the well off or rich were able to afford wheat bread. The common person ate barley. We see Jesus say I am the finest wheat come down from heaven to feed us. Feed us with the gift of finest wheat. So important is it that our Gospel writers always stress what kind of loaf it is.

We as the people of God must live our life so our brothers and sisters also want what we have and that is not only the word of God but his body and blood.

Today live your life so well and conduct yourself appropriately so that others will say to themselves that they too want this bread come down from heaven. That only a priest can consecrate this special wheat that feeds not only our bodies but our souls.

God bless

07/21/2024

Well, that's an alternative 😜

07/21/2024

Week 16 of ordinary time year B

A homily by

Bishop elect william seuffert DD



It always seems when we do a good job or a taxing job that we sit and rest; collect our thoughts.

We see in today's Gospel the very same thing. Jesus sees his apostles coming back from a long and prosperous mission they are tired and happy to see each other and to tell each other what happened.

But Jesus says to them come relax let's leave here for a calmer more peaceful place.

But we see the crowd following at great lengths to see Jesus because his fame has spread to vast areas of the region.

Their rest was only a temporary respite. They get to the other side of the lake and there are thousands of people waiting for them. Jesus is moved with pity and sees them as sheep without a shepherd.

Today Jesus still calls to us to come to him and visit with him in prayer and especially in front of him in the Blessed Sacrament.

If someone shouted out look there is Jesus Churches would be packed to go and see, some out of curiosity others because they know that Jesus is there.

There is a dramatic decline in those who believe Jesus is truly present in that host we have in the tabernacle. Begging us to please come and sit with him for a minute or two and to unburden ourselves to him and to relax and be refreshed.

The hard truth is those that do not believe in the true presence are no longer Catholic. Your prayers wasted calling on God who you do not believe in and whose words you doubt. Jesus said this is my body this is my blood. Therefore, he is present both in body and in spirt. He didn't lie to us we must have faith. If you love him, you will /would make every effort to be before him in prayer.

He knows how tired you are of life and its problems he knows how empty you are and low on energy you are, and he wants to refresh you with his love and grace. But he can't if you don't believe in him.

Today come to meet him in the true presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Even if you are having a tough time believing come, he will reveal himself to you in time. Learn to sit and let go of all your worries even if it is just for a moment.

Be at peace rest in him who gives life where no life exists.

God Bless

06/23/2024

12th Sunday of Ordinary time B

A Homily by

Bishop Elect William Seuffert DD.



Fear we fear many things some may fear death some dogs some cats or spiders or snakes or the open spaces of leaving the house

Some fear water or of drowning or fire.

We have so many fears and anxieties of this world it can be paralyzing and ruin our lives, or it may be upsetting if it's something we must do like speak in public.

Today's Gospel tells us even seasoned sailors can be afraid of a storm. This was not a simple tossing of the waves this was a brute of a storm.

The apostles are thinking to themselves how can anyone sleep through a storm like this?

Finally, they are forced to wake up Jesus. He probably looked and rolled his eyes at them then calmed the winds and the water instantly. It shocks the crew to no end. It was scarier than the storm as they comment who is this that the winds and waves obey him.

How many times in life do we find ourselves in such a predicament that we turn to God for help and need his assistance in overcoming daily struggles.

The one thing Jesus wants to show us in today's Gospel is that worry is useless fear is not of God nor a component of our God.

In all our prayers for mass we ask the lord to protect us from all fear and anxieties.

Every week we do this, and yet do we believe this?

Do we think that God has abandoned us? We of little faith. The God who made the heavens and the universe the earth and all it holds who remembers every single hair on our heads or every bird in the air. Cannot he help us? The one fear that we must all overcome is death. Because there really is no death we go to heaven or purgatory or hell.

The only fear is of going to hell everything else is nothing compared to having the fear of hell.

We pray each week to be forgiven we go to confession now we must trust in Jesus.

Sounds so simple and yet we still doubt we are good enough to go to heaven. Specially since we are told not everyone is going to make it to heaven. But if you maintain your faith do good works and love all and most importantly trust Jesus then you will be saved.

Today let us pray to overcome fears and anxieties and trust in Jesus.

God bless.

06/14/2024

Fr william,

If Trump wins the presidency, this guy will be the Speaker of the House:

Image of Mike Johnson on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, looking like a jerk.

When he discussed Social Security and Medicare, he repeated standard Republican talking points:

We are drowning in debt. We have to think about long-term reforms to these programs so that we can keep them.
What was unusual is that the host actually tried to pin him down on what he meant by “reforms.” Johnson said the answer was to raise the retirement age. And we know that each year of increase amounts to a 7% benefit cut.

Speaker Johnson would rather force people to continue working than make millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share.

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