by Fred Karpuk | Jul 8, 2009 | Marriage, Marriage
1. Celebrating your Marriage on the same day we celebrate the founding principles of our Nations birth, is unique indeed. In preparation, I researched the founding Documents and found 3 phrases, that can help us celebrate this Great day for you, and all that it holds...
by Fred Karpuk | Jul 8, 2009 | Marriage, Marriage
1. When speaking about God, the word ‘COVENANT’ is often used. The word implies that a SOLEMN AGREEMENT between two parties establishing a relationship of LOVE and FIDELITY has taken place. “Covenant’… is the MASTER word we use to answer the question “What is the...
by Fred Karpuk | Jun 11, 2009 | 2009, Cycle B, Ordinary, Trinity Sunday
Catholic Homily for CYCLE B TRINITY SUNDAY by Fred Karpuk 1. The Holy Trinity is ONE GOD from WHO, through WHOM, and in WHOM all things exist. The word TRINITY never appears in scripture. And the church knows it is a hard mystery to understand, but in today’s liturgy...
by Fred Karpuk | Jun 11, 2009 | 2009, 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd), Cycle B, Easter
Catholic Homily for Cycle B 4th Sunday Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) by Fred Karpuk 1. “I am the Good Shepherd. I know my sheep. And My sheep know me…” This Sunday is traditionally called ‘GOOD SHEPHERD’ Sunday. I think we here can easily agree that Jesus is that Good...
by Fred Karpuk | Apr 17, 2009 | 2009, 5th Sunday of Lent, Cycle B, Lent
CATHOLIC HOMILY FOR CYCLE B 5TH LENT by Fred Karpuk 1. Most of us have been through an event in life which filled us with EMOTION. We were AMAZED at what happened. In other words, we were STUNNED by it. For example, you loose a loved one. That can be a STUNNER. But it...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 11, 2009 | 2009, 2nd Sunday of Lent, Cycle B, Lent, Re-Membering
Catholic Homily CYCLE B 2nd Sunday of Lent by Fred Karpuk 1. I have come here today to talk to YOU, about one of our Churches biggest problems. How do we get our IN-ACTIVE brothers and sisters back to the Table of the Lord to eat and to his feet for forgiveness of...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 4, 2009 | 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Ordinary
Catholic Homily for CYCLE B 7TH ORDINARY by Fred Karpuk (Is. 43, 2 Cor.1, 18-22, Mk 2, 1-12) 1. You and I are standing out on the street talking. You say that your long list of things to do includes painting the living room walls. And your thinking you might go buy...
by Fred Karpuk | Jan 20, 2009 | Re-Membering
RE-MEMBERING CHURCH Catholic Parishes of Sioux City LENT 2009 “I came that you might have life…” Outreach to in-active Catholics Blessed Sacrament – Cathedral – Immaculate Conception – Nativity – St. Boniface – St. Joseph – St. Michael – Sacred Heart Parishes of Sioux...
by Fred Karpuk | Jan 20, 2009 | 2009, Cycle B, Feast of Holy Family, Ordinary
Catholic Homily for Cycle B Feast of HOLY FAMILY by Fred Karpuk We went to a wedding last weekend. One thing that I thought was very sweet came at the end of the movie created in the couples honor. They said in THANKING their parents, “We will imitate your lives, not...
by Fred Karpuk | Jan 20, 2009 | 2009, 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Ordinary
CYCLE B 2ND ORDINARY TIME 1. One week after we celebrate the beginning of our Lords mission, I think we could easily say that our greatest problem stemming from our Baptism is that we don’t understand all RESPONSIBILITIES we have or OPPORTUNITIES given to us that flow...
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