Writing the prayer of the week based on Sunday’s readings has forced me to pay attention to the homily at Mass, because now the priest’s reflections can be material for my blog. I figure they may have picked up on themes that I missed.
One of the priests at St. Mary’s in Annapolis, Fr. Andrew Costello, is a wonderful writer. I’m always pleased when I see he has the Mass because I love his stories. After Mass this last past week, I asked him if he could e-mail me his homily (so that I could steal, er borrow, parts of it for my prayer), and he told me to go check out his blog.

Silly me. Of course he has a blog! Everyone spiritual human being has a blog (or those of us who like to write, and like to be read).
So, instead of stealing his beautiful words (I would have given him credit, of course), I used them to inspire me to write my own meditation on the Gospel.
I’ve provided a link to his homily here, though, because it was so good that at the end of it, the congregation all clapped. For a second, I felt like I was in the wrong place … the Baptist church down the block from me. His story is called “The Toppling Tower,” and you can get to it by clicking here. (He also provides a beautiful photo of St. Mary’s, if you want to see where I pray on Sundays.)