Browsing the February 2025 archive of Thoughts from Fr. Bob
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 23, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 2/20/25
In our world today, we don’t have to look far to see a lack of respect for human life. War, mass shootings, abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment make a mockery of what should be a basic principle for us all, every life is precious. Let us keep in mind ... Read More »
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 16, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 2/13/25
Just last weekend we heard Jesus call his first disciples Simon Peter, James, and John. Today we hear him talking to a much larger audience, though Luke says he was looking at his disciples when he spoke. Much as he explicitly called them to follow him on his mission, ... Read More »
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 9, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 2/08/25
Our presence here today puts us in the place of the crowds on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the Sea of Galilee. We are in the presence of God, listening to God’s word, attuned to what it can teach us. But Jesus calls us to more than wading in ... Read More »