Christopher Loobya day ago2 minThird Sunday of LentI have a good friend who is a high school English teacher. Last year she had a class of students who were one of the most difficult that ...
Christopher Looby5 days ago2 minSecond Sunday of LentI have a good friend who is a high school teacher. Last year she had a class of students who were one of the most difficult that she ever...
Christopher LoobyFeb 222 minChair of St. Peter, ApostleToday we honor St. Peter who was chosen by Jesus to be the head of the apostles because he was the first to recognize Jesus as the Son of...
Christopher LoobyFeb 213 minFirst Sunday of LentA man took his young son to a baseball game. While they were sitting there, he asked the boy what he was going to give up for Lent. The b...
Christopher LoobyFeb 172 minAsh WednesdayToday we begin the great 40 days of Lent. In a few moments, we will hear those haunting words “Remember that you are dust and on to dust ...
Christopher LoobyFeb 133 min5th Sunday in Ordinary Time BI recently came across this wonderful little story from a magazine. It’s very short, so, please be patient while I read it to you. A gro...
Christopher LoobyFeb 81 minIn the beginning...Today's first reading (Genesis:1-19) is the beginning the Bible. The beginning to the greatest story ever told tells us how God created ...
Christopher LoobyFeb 72 minJesus shows us how to keep sharpIn today's gospel scene from Mark 1:29-39 Jesus has a very busy day of healing people. After healing Peter's mother-in-law more people a...
Christopher LoobyFeb 62 minHelp Wanted: ShepherdsIn this morning's gospel for Saturday of the 4th week in Ordinary time there are two things happening here. First, the disciples return ...
Christopher LoobyFeb 51 minKing Herod was not so GreatThe "King Herod" mentioned in today's gospel (Mark 6:14-29) is not King Herod the Great. Herod the great actually died several years be...
Christopher LoobyFeb 41 minYou've got a friend in me!Where would we be without friends? Friends pick us up when we're feeling down. They lend a helping hand when we have a difficult and ch...
Christopher LoobyFeb 32 minGetting to know Jesus takes a lifetime!In today's gospel (Mark 6:1-6) Jesus goes home to Nazareth and preaches in the town synagogue. Here the place is filled with people who ...
Christopher LoobyFeb 24 minWhat Makes a Good Fisherman?A couple of Sundays ago the gospel reading was the call of the fishermen. Many preachers focus on the fishermen (Andrew, Simon, James an...
Christopher LoobyJan 312 minFourth Sunday in Ordinary TimeOn March 21, 2006, a Jack Dorsey did something no one had ever done before—and it had a profound impact on all of us. He sent out the fir...
