I'll Be Back!
Effective Tuesday, July 13, 2026, I will be taking a leave of absence ... a sabbatical ... and will not have the ability to access my computer or my blog. I will not have the ability or opportunity to update things. I ask for your prayers and know that I will be praying for you. If you want to receive an e-mail when I'm back up and running, please subscribe. Thank you for your prayers, your patience, and your understanding. ~ Fr. Larry. Polansky
7 hours ago1 min read
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Once a third-grade teacher told her class, “Today we will be discovering where objects come from.” She then held up a piece of paper and asked, “Where does paper come from?” Immediately a girl answered, “Paper comes from fibers that are extracted from a tree and converted to pulp, which is then combined with water, flattened, dried, and cut into sheets.” “Very good!” said the teacher.
2 days ago3 min read
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In Philadelphia, 250 years ago yesterday, 56 courageous individuals penned their signatures on a document that would change the course of human events. The Declaration of Independence stated their objection to their subjection to the king of Britain. It stated their self-determination and freedom from foreign rule. This magnificent document spoke of freedom as self-evident, all being created equal, and all being endowed by their Creator with the rights of life, liberty, and t
Jul 55 min read
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Has anyone here ever stayed in a hotel or a motel? I know ... that’s a ridiculous question since most of us have had the occasion to do so, at least a few times. For some of us, it may have been more often than we’d like to admit. What I’m wondering is if any of us has found ourselves choosing a place of lodging based on advertising slogans used by individual facilities or hotel / motel chains.
Jun 284 min read
