LISTENING, SPEAKING AND SINGING
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 09 2018 | 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Isaiah 35:4-7a | Psalm 146:6-10 James 2:1-5 | Mark 7:31-37 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. One of the most frequent complaints that my wife, Deacon Sharon, has about me, is that I don’t listen to her. Yes, it’s very true that sometimes when she is speaking, my mind is elsewhere, sometimes on current events, other times on liturgy, and often I’m composing music in my head. But she’s not unreasonable in wanting me to take seriously the message emanating from her, nor is any other spouse in the same situation. Sharon probably wishes Jesus would open my ears the way He did in today’s Gospel for the man who could neither hear nor speak. I am sure all of us who are married will agree that listening to your spouse goes a long way tow...