The readings for the Second Sunday of Lent (Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; 2 Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28-36) are the oldest we will hear during this holy season. Their use by the Church goes back nearly one thousand, seven hundred years. In the Fourth Ce…
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A Time For Transformation
Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on February 20th, 2013
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on February 11th, 2013
The readings for the First Sunday of Lent go back nearly one thousand, seven hundred years. In the Fourth Century, the first Sunday of Lent was also the First Sunday of the Liturgical Year, so it is no surprise that they used these particular readings…
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on February 6th, 2013
Simon Peter was a fisherman. It was his livelihood. He wasn’t a sport fisherman, fishing simply because he liked to fish. His life depended upon his skill and his talents in catching fish. So did the security and happiness of his family. Not onl…
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on February 1st, 2013
God’s love never fails. The God who is love is behind all of His creation. Better said, God’s love is present in all of creation. God is a whole lot nearer to us than we think, or can possibly imagine. If there is any failure in love it is…
An Inaugural Like No Other
Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on January 25th, 2013
All of us are quite familiar with inaugural addresses, especially when presidents of our country take office and begin their elected terms. Some of these addresses are, of course, more memorable than others. Unfortunately much of the content of these …
Posted in DFWCatholic "Recommended Reads", Opinions Tags: inaugural address, Jesus Christ, mission No Comments »Have We Watered Down Our Lives?
Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on January 18th, 2013
There are two topics contained in today’s readings about which I want to share some thoughts with you. One is about symbols and their significance. The other is about transformation, particularly the transforming power God gives us in our Church…
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on January 12th, 2013
When did Jesus know who He really was? We can reasonably assume that as a little boy He grew into knowledge of who He was. Somewhere (and I am speaking here of Jesus in his human nature) He moved from being a little boy to being a young man and along …
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on December 24th, 2012
During these days, these holy days of Christmas time, a question has been in my mind, a question to which we all know the answer, but asking it causes us to focus our thoughts amidst all of the distractions of this holiday season.
The question I am pu…
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on December 21st, 2012
John Henry Cardinal Newman
This is the time of Christmas parties — all sorts of Christmas parties. What, we might ask, are they celebrating? In whose honor are these parties given? Picture yourself at such a party and asking people if they’re partying…
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Posted by Rev. Charles Irvin on December 14th, 2012
Too many of us are living in a rut. Day in and day out it’s the same old routine — up in the morning, gobble down breakfast and get to work. Work, work, work . . . come home at night, get through dinner, do some more work, go to bed. And t…
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