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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
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
The Christmas Season is a time of surprises, and not just the surprises we find when unwrapping our presents ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 24, 2020
- 6 min
The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (At the Vigil Mass)
I remember seeing a TV commercial about a dozen years ago that showed a father ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
4th Sunday of Advent (B)
In the Scripture readings for each Sunday this Advent, God has granted us a coupon for a particular item ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 13, 2020
- 7 min
3rd Sunday of Advent (B)
Ever since the seminary, this Sunday always makes me smile ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 5, 2020
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (B)
A middle-age woman was having a near-death experience in the operating room. She asks God if she is going to die ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
1st Sunday of Advent (B)
For many weeks ... even months already, our world has surrounded us with reminders that Christmas is coming ...
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 ...
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