Browsing the August 2024 archive of Thoughts from Fr. Bob
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time - September 1, 2024
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/29/24
On this Labor Day weekend, when we recognize all those who work to provide for their families, their communities, this nation and the Church, we also celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the care of creation, praying that together we can work to ensure that the world God ... Read More »
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time - August 25, 2024
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/23/24
Life is difficult. We struggle each day as we try to balance our checkbooks, our time, and our obligations. We come to Mass each weekend when we could be somewhere else, doing something else. Our faith, our sense of what God is calling us to do, and the Holy ... Read More »
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time - August 18, 2024
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/15/24
If it seems as if we’ve been hearing about Jesus as the Bread of Life for a few weeks now, you’re absolutely right. John obviously thought that this teaching was quite important. Perhaps not coincidentally, John is the only evangelist who doesn’t write about Jesus offering his Body and ... Read More »
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - August 11, 2024
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/08/24
At this time of summer, parts of the country where the heat has accumulated, along with great fires, is overwhelming. Because of this, the first reading today will resonate with us. Just one day into his journey across the desert, the great prophet Elijah is so hot and tired ... Read More »
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time - August 4, 2024
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/01/24
"I am the bread of life,” Jesus tells us in the Gospel today, “whoever comes to me will never hunger.” We come to encounter Jesus in five ways. We experience him in God’s word, proclaimed to our assembly. We see him in those who minister to us at Mass. ... Read More »