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Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Our readings for Sunday are here. These are the poems, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homilies from the Masses of _______ The poems Fr Dennis references are: In 2017 In 2014, we reflected from D2’s homily that — The image is from my pollinators’ / native plants (mostly) garden. It is now twice…
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Our readings for Sunday are here. These are the poem, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homily from the Mass of _______ The poem Fr Dennis references these years : In 2014, we reflected on — Our featured image from 2007 today is of a mule foal (i.e., the offspring of a mule), a…
A Gap Post
As it turns out, this was one of those Sundays, the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, for which I did not have any Fr Dennis Dillon, SJ homily notes or poems. There are a couple of reasons I can think of — the “Eleventh Sunday” might fall during one of the two Solemnities…
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Cycle A
Our readings for Sunday are here. These are the poems, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homilies from the Masses of _______ The poems Fr Dennis references these years are: In 2014 — We reflected with D2 that The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is its own kind of…
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Cycle A
Our readings for Sunday are here. These are the poems, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homilies from the Masses of _______ The poems Fr Dennis references these years are: In 2017 — The Trinity is a dynamic relationship — One God with relationship between one and all and with each other and all…
Pentecost Sunday, Cycle A
Our readings for this Pentecost are here. This is a brief excerpt from the Pentecost, Cycle B entry, based on my notes from Fr Dennis’ homily from the Mass of May 20, 2018 10AM. ______ In 2018, Fr Dennis kept it real, simple, and direct. At the time, it did not feel particularly Easter-y as…
Easter Week 5, Cycle A
Our readings for this Sunday, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Resurrection of the Lord, are here. These are the poem, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homily from the Sunday Mass of: ______ The poem Fr Dennis references is: In 2014, we reflected on — Catechism / Structure <— Sacred Tension —>…
Easter Week 4, Good Shepherd Sunday, Cycle A
Our readings for this Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, the Resurrection of the Lord, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, are here. These are the poems, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homilies from the Mass of: ______ The poems Fr Dennis references are: In 2017, we reflected on —
Funeral for a Friend
In fond memory of Fr Dennis Dillon, SJ, whose homilies comprise so much of this blog, and Pope Francis. The day that had to happen, that I didn’t want to happen (all love of our theology and the Resurrection aside) … has happened. Father Dennis Dillon, SJ, died at peace on Monday, April 21, 2025. …
Easter Week 3 Cycle A
Our readings for this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Easter, the Resurrection of the Lord, are here. These are the poems, my notes, and interpretations of Fr Dennis’ homilies from: ______ The poems Fr Dennis references are: In 2014, — The image, the Levertov poem, and one more, Kitchen Maid with Supper at Emmaus, or…
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