[xsmommy]

Our most excellent former pastor, Fr. John DeCelles, now at St Raymond of Penafort in Springfield, VA, gave a fantastic sermon on Sunday, the 29th Sunday of Ordinary time.

[tioga]

Wow. Excellent homily.

I was at a church dinner last week after mass. I spoke with our pastor and mentioned how happy I was with our new young priest, Fr. Brian. The pastor said, “oh really? I am getting mixed reviews”. He said he has had complaints and he was not there to judge for himself. I was appalled and told him so. We chatted and I mentioned a friend in DC area who sends me the homilies of a priest there. My pastor almost rolled his eyes at me.

Fr. Decelles sums up the reason I like Fr. Brian so much. Fr. Brian actually said that he will teach us what Jesus wants us to know whether we want to hear it or not.

Our pastor disagrees, it would appear. He has never spoken so frankly to us as Fr. Brian or Fr. Decelles. No surprise he wouldn’t like Fr. Brian’s homilies. I find our pastor always plays it “safe”. I don’t recall Jesus playing it safe.

[xsmommy]

Billy Graham. My SIL also reported that the sermon at her Baptist church was pretty forthright about what we are faced with on 11/6. I think that people of FAITH, regardless of denomination, know what is at stake.

[secret garden]

Well said. He didn’t point a finger AT anyone, just pointed TO God’s word.

[Texan5]

Thank you for the link to Fr. DeCelles sermon-I wish more priests would speak out like that.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks for the link - that was a great read!