Shawn The Baptist - Sunday Scriptures

Our readings today call attention to several issues of false business practices. In short, we’re dealing with a bunch of greedy cheaters. In the… The post Homily 435 – Cheater Cheater Cheater – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

“Why do bad things happen to good people?” Whenever there is some tragedy we often find ourselves questioning God, wondering “Where was God?” Where… The post Homily 434 – You Asked Him to Leave – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

The Washington Monument is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. At 555 feet in height, it was the tallest structure in… The post Homily 433 – A Monumental Life – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Today’s Gospel describes the social intricacies of who gets invited to the best parties and where certain people have a seat at the table.… The post Homily 432 – Friends and Influence – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

When it gets to be over 100 degrees in Kansas in the summer, I like to go Alaska. For most of the last eight… The post Homily 431 – Lessons from Alaska – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Paul Harvey was a famous reporter and political commentator who is perhaps best known for his weekly segment entitled, “The Rest of the Story.”… The post Homily 430 – The Rest of the Story – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

“If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” So the psalmist urges us in today’s Mass. Changing our hearts is important, but… The post Homily 429 – Things Above – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Sometimes people will confess that they “didn’t get their prayers in” on certain occasions. When you think of “saying your prayers,” what come to… The post Homily 428 – Getting Your Prayers In – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

The following homily was given to Scouts gathered at the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles on the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation in Osceola,… The post Homily 427 – The Scout Slogan and Motto in the Gospel – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

“You crazy Catholics… you have so many rules!” Have you ever heard that? It makes it seem like following God’s plan is some kind… The post Homily 426 – Learning to Love the Rules – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

This homily was given at Masses on the first weekend at my new parish of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas. Today’s… The post Homily 425 – The Missionary Kingdom – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

We often think of a prophet as someone who foretells the future. Sometimes they do that. But in the biblical sense, a prophet is… The post Homily 424 – You Are a Prophet – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

By the late 17th century, Catholics had become so convinced of their own unworthiness that they thought no one was worthy to receive the… The post Homily 423 – Farewell to St. Michael’s – Sacred Heart appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

We can't evangelize the culture by simply blending in. John the Baptist was strange. The Church and her worship should also seem strange. The post Courage to Be Strange appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Today we celebrate the the Solemnity of the Body and Blood and Christ, Corpus Christi in Latin. We might expect to find readings like… The post Homily 421 – The Mystery of Melchizedek – Corpus Christi appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Sometimes we think of the Trinity as an obscure theological dogma that was probably invented sometime long after Jesus. While it may have taken… The post Homily 420 – The Playful Creative Spirit – Trinity Sunday appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

In the Bible, if you want to meet God, you go to a mountain. Todays' homily considers why we climb mountains and what we might find. The post Meeting God on the Mountain appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Just as a Philmont Ranger leaves his crew, so Jesus eventually left his apostles. Now it's time to go do what we've been trained to do. The post Like a Good Ranger appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

I really don't think there are many atheists at Philmont. But there are a lot of people who could use an introduction to the "unknown god." The post The Unknown God at Philmont – All Staff Opening Mass appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus tells his apostles, “I give you a new commandment: love one another.” We use the word… The post What Is Love? appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Do you want to be filled with joy even in the midst of suffering? Then you need to be filled with the Holy Spirit like in today's readings. The post Filled with Joy and the Holy Spirit appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

On Holy Thursday, Peter denied Jesus three times. Today, he gets to go to confession face to face with Jesus and finds freedom to keep going. The post Forgiven, Loved, and Freed appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Mary of Magdala and the other women, Peter, John... they all have their stories of Easter morning. What's your story? The post Why Are You Here? appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Today's homily considers the story of three great disciples of Jesus who showed heroic love for the body of Christ. The post The Body of Christ appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .

Tonight we tell the great stories salvation: The Passover, the New Covenant... and find help for the story we're living right now. The post A Time for Telling Stories appeared first on Shawn The Baptist .