Daily Archives: December 16, 2023

Who we ought to be

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Note: it was pointed out that I had not posted the homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent – so…here it is.

There are questions that are rooted in curiosity, such as, the stained glass windows in our church; where did they come from? There are questions that are seeking necessary and important information. There are all manner of questions: choice, open, rhetorical, probing, motivational, leading, and many more. But right there in the middle of the second reading is the question of questions brought to us by St. Peter: “…what sort of person ought you to be…”  Heck of a question. Continue reading →

Another questions and a final thought

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This coming Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of Advent.  This fourth question appears to come from outside the “delegation.”  The meaning of v.24 (Some Pharisees were also sent) is not quite clear. Were they a rival delegation? Folks who took it upon themselves to interject, unhappy with the progress made by the official delegation and accordingly added some questions of their own. In any case, on this occasion their inquiry was natural: this man was preaching and baptizing. He was drawing crowds in the name of religion – and why does he baptize? Continue reading →