Christopher LoobyApr 32 minEaster SundayEvery year we probably hear the Easter story a little differently. Where we are on own journeys to Jerusalem and Calvary affects what we...
Christopher LoobyApr 23 minGood FridayWe began Holy Week on Palm Sunday reading the Passion according to St. Mark. We hear the story again this time from St. John’s...
Christopher LoobyApr 13 minHoly ThursdayLast week a woman named Lillian called me with a request that is becoming common lately. “Father,” she said, “I’m 90 years and I have...
Christopher LoobyMar 292 minPalm SundayWe have just heard the climax of the Greatest Story Ever Told. We hear it every Palm Sunday – and we will hear it again on Good Friday....
Christopher LoobyMar 203 minFifth Sunday of LentThis week as I was driving to Burlington I saw my favorite sign of Spring! I’m not talking about a robin or a crocus popping up from the...
Christopher LoobyMar 133 minFourth Sunday of LentYears ago, the novelist William Styron took a courageous step, and described his battle with depression in a book called “Darkness...
Christopher LoobyMar 64 minThird Sunday of LentJesus was sad and that grief led to anger. The Temple in Jerusalem (the center of not only worship but of life itself) had been turned...
Christopher LoobyFeb 272 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
