Author Archives: William Weedon

Last Year's Gaudete

Posted on December 11, 2008 by William Weedon

Homily for Advent 3 (2007) We would be quite mistaken if we supposed that people only asked questions because they wanted to obtain information that they wouldn’t otherwise have.  I spend a bit of my time teaching, and to do … Continue reading →

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Study on Advent 2

Posted on December 2, 2008 by William Weedon

Homiletical Study for Populus Zion Oremus. Excita, Domine, quaesumus, corda nostra ad praeparadas Unigeniti tui vias; ut per eius adventum purificatis tibi servire mentibus mereamur. Per.. (LW): Let us pray. Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the … Continue reading →

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Last Year's Offering on Populus Zion

Posted on December 2, 2008 by William Weedon

So what’s hope?  You hear it incorrectly if you hear overtones of “wouldn’t it be nice, wouldn’t it be lovely?”  Such is NOT what the Sacred Scriptures mean by hope.  In today’s Epistle, St. Paul called our God, a God … Continue reading →

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Homily for Trinity 1

Posted on May 21, 2008 by William Weedon

How many times can you read and ponder a text and miss something so obvious? This story tells us something vital about the nature of heaven, of hell, and the nature, then, of the Church. The fathers say it simply: … Continue reading →

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Study for Trinity 1

Posted on May 21, 2008 by William Weedon

Homiletical Study for the First Sunday after Trinity Oremus. O God, the Strength of those who put their trust in You, mercifully accept our prayers, and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing, … Continue reading →

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