Conversations with Father Greg

Homily for Sunday, September 29th, 2024 - the Feast of St Michael and All Angels

Have you ever seen those sweet little angelic creatures on greeting cards?  Maybe a Cupid?  How about a fellow named Clarence from a 1940's Christmas movie?  Our culture has a fair bit to say about angels, but how does it compare to what Scripture say and how does that affect us?  (Revelation 12:7-12)

Homily for September 22nd, 2024 - the 18th Sunday after Pentecost

How do Star Trek, the Cold War, and Jesus help us to understand the right use of power and what in means to be genuinely “great”.  (Mark 9:30-37)

Homily for Sunday, September 15th, 2024 - the 17th Sunday after Pentecost

Ever since I was a boy, I’ve always found it hard to resist a punch line.   A good joke can make people laugh, it can make people happy, lighten the mood and lift people’s spirits - but humour can also be very subjective.   What might make one person laugh might offend another.   Join us today as we explore the pitfalls of communication.   (James 3:1-12)

Homily for Sunday, September 8th, 2024 - the 16th Sunday after Pentecost

How would you describe your spiritual life?   Some people would recoil at the question.   Others would say that it's something personal and private?  Others take pride in it being something that's out in the open that everyone knows about.  Today, we consider what scripture has to say?     (James 2:1-10, 14-17)

Homily for Sunday, August 4th, 2024 - the 11th Sunday after Pentecost

This week we pick up where we left, off last week, and consider if we can experience redemption.   Is it possible to come back from a scandal and, if so, how.

 

Listener’s Note: Today’s homily is the 2^nd in a 2-part series and is meant to be heard in tandem with the homily for Sunday, July 29^th, 2024.    (2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a)

Homily for Sunday, July 28th, 2024 - the 10th Sunday after Pentecost

Newsreels and tabloids are often full of scandal, yet drama has been with us for millennia.  Today, we consider how one of Israel’s most famous kings became embroiled in scandal.   Come and take a listen.

 

Listener’s Note: Today’s homily is the 1^st in a 2-part series and is meant to be heard in tandem with the homily for Sunday, August 4^th, 2024.  (2 Samuel 11:1-15)

Homily for Sunday, July 21st, 2024 - The Feast of St Mary Magdalene

Have you ever considered the things that you inherit from your family?   Things like humour, athleticism, or a skill for languages?   How about what you learn from those who function as role models in life?   Today, we pause to consider what we can learn from someone who was once dubbed “the apostle to the apostles”.   Come and take a listen.  (John 20:1-3, 11-18)

Homily for Sunday, July 14th, 2024 - the 8th Sunday after Pentecost

Today we give some thought not only to what we say but to how we say it.   What can we learn from Biblical examples and from our own lived experience.  (Mark 6:14-29)

Homily for Sunday, July 7th, 2024 - the 7th Sunday after Pentecost

Join us as we consider those to whom we attribute authority, and how we respond when our world view is challenged by those claiming to have authority.  (Mark 6:1-13)

Homily for Sunday, June 30th, 2024 - the 6th Sunday after Pentecost

In today's episode we consider what we can learn about our faith when art and architecture are ravaged by a tragic fire.   If you would like to financially support the people of St. Anne’s Gladstone, please visit their website at https://www.saintanne.ca/church-fire-updates.    (For the text of today’s scripture reading please see 2 Corinthians 8:7-15)