16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” Jesus made this suggestion / offer to His disciples.
Reflections of a Diocesan Priest
The homilies and reflections of Fr. Lawrence E. Polansky ...
... a Priest for the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jul 11
- 4 min
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Today, through the Word of God and our Sacrament of Eucharist, we are reminded that the mission of Jesus was not His alone to accomplish.
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jul 4
- 5 min
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
In Philadelphia, 245 years ago, 56 courageous individuals penned their signatures on a document that would change the course of human events
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jun 26
- 4 min
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
The females in today’s Gospel were brought back to life because of choice and because of faith ... Life and faith are integrally tied ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jun 20
- 4 min
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Let me begin this homily by telling you something that is both true and maybe at the same time for some of you perhaps difficult to hear ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jun 12
- 4 min
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
We all need to consider God’s time versus our time. “Days are coming,” says the Lord, when [something good] will happen ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jun 6
- 6 min
Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ - Corpus Christi (B)
Corpus Christi ... the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ ... In many places today, there are processions with the Blessed Sacrament ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- May 30
- 6 min
Most Holy Trinity (B)
It has been said that more heresy is preached during the weekend we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity than in any other homily preached ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- May 22
- 5 min
Pentecost
Saint Luke describes the Pentecost event using symbols that perhaps we might miss ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Feb 14
- 5 min
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus, “moved with pity…stretched out His hand, touched him, and said to him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.’”
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Feb 7
- 4 min
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We cannot understand all the ways of God. We were not there when God created the world ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jan 30
- 6 min
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Well, let me begin my homily today by asking all of you a question. How many of you remember your Baptism?
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jan 23
- 5 min
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
“The world in its present form is passing away,” That’s what Saint Paul tells us in this weekend’s Second Reading ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jan 17
- 4 min
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
If the names Michaela, Ben, and Cal Stone are familiar to you, then you’ve been following Manifest ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Oct 27, 2018
- 8 min
Remembering Adam Crowe ...
August 27, 2003. We were two men from very different backgrounds both entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary for the first time ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- May 25, 2015
- 2 min
Memorial Day 2015
Today has always been an important day in our family. More often than not, when I was growing up, we would be visiting my grandmothers in...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jun 30, 2014
- 1 min
Pay it Forward ...
An awesome story ... Not much more than that to say. #payitforward #service #honor #duty