The Word In and Out of Season: Homilies for Preachers, Reflections for Seekers

by Bausch, William J.

• ISBN13: 9781585950034
• ISBN10: 1585950033
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications

Author Biography

After years of service as a pastor, William J. Bausch, a priest of the Diocese of Trenton, N.J., has been serving the wider church as author, lecturer, consultant, and retreat director.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Advent and Christmas
Advent Season
Memory, Mystery, and Majesty	p. 5
God the Thief	p. 10
No Room	p. 15
Rejoice	p. 19
Second Thoughts	p. 24
Emmanuel	p. 29
Christmas
Love Among the Ruins	p. 33
Feast of the Holy Family
Tending to Your Treasure	p. 39
Fear of Glory	p. 44
New Year's Day
Three Resolutions	p. 48
Baptism of the Lord
God Shows No Partiality	p. 52
Lent, Easter and Pentecost
Lenten Season
The Scandal of the Cross	p. 59
No and Yes for Lent	p. 64
Mark Becomes a Christian (RCIA)	p. 69
Faith: Risky Business	p. 74
Holy Moses!	p. 78
You Are My Sunshine	p. 82
Easter Season
By the Seashore	p. 86
Ordinary Folk	p. 89
The Ragman	p. 94
Knowing Who You Are	p. 98
Mary's Fifteen Minutes of Fame	p. 102
Pentecost
Signs of a Healthy Parish	p. 108
The Janitor's Hands	p. 112
Feasts and Celebrations
Christ the King
No Compromises	p. 119
Trinity Sunday
A Relationship of Love	p. 123
Body and Blood of Christ
Gather, Affirm, and Challenge	p. 126
All Saints Day
Seeing As Saints	p. 130
Mother's Day
Learning to Love	p. 135
Mother's Day
Stand By Me	p. 139
Father's Day
Fathers Count	p. 145
Memorial Day
A Time to Remember	p. 150
Fourth of July
Freedom, Hugs, and Napkins	p. 155
Vacation Time
A Little Room of Your Own	p. 160
Assumption
A Woman for All Times	p. 164
The Parables
The Prodigal Son
In the Details	p. 171
The Good Samaritan
Who Is My Neighbor?	p. 175
The Rich Man and Lazarus
A Sin of Omission	p. 179
The Pharisee and the Publican
Stalking God	p. 184
Lessons of Scripture
The Best Wine Saved	p. 191
Gather the Children	p. 195
Violence	p. 199
Take Up the Cross	p. 206
Burying Ol' Blue Eyes	p. 210
On this Shaky Rock	p. 215
Evangelization	p. 220
Abraham and the Pleading	p. 225
Greed	p. 229
Planting the Unseen Future	p. 234
The Lord of Division	p. 238
The Narrow Door	p. 242
Self-Esteem	p. 249
Touched By an Angel	p. 253
Sloth	p. 258
Betrayal	p. 263
True Treasure	p. 269
So(w) We Must	p. 272
All We Have Is Enough	p. 276
The Troubles I've Seen	p. 280
The Dirty Dozen	p. 285
Notes, Sources and Credits	p. 290
Index of Scripture	p. 295
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