Sports have always been a part of my life. I remember growing up and choosing teams with the neighborhood kids. I loved the competition. I took up golf later in life when my knees and ankles couldn’t take the pounding. The competition was a thrill and motivated me to excel. Now, I always aim to beat my last golf score.
The words “I am” in today’s gospel caught my attention when I prayed over the gospel of St. Luke. Once Mother Mary said “YES” to the angel Gabriel, there was no looking back. She found her new identity as God’s Mother and was entirely in God’s zone.
Yes, she was conceived without sin, but God still respected her freedom, her “YES.” It was her surrender to please God in all things. She knew, from that moment, God would take care of everything. She never looked back to live life on her own without God. “I am the handmaid of the Lord,” Mother Mary said. She lived in His fullness, His zone, every day.
When did you last make that personal commitment and freely say “YES” to God? Life becomes a competition when I don’t say “YES” to Him throughout the day. I want to improve, not for myself, but for God.
Mother Mary had the strength to do and bear all things for Jesus. She followed Him faithfully with her “YES.”
Gospel Challenge:
Do you want to live in God’s zone where all things are possible in Christ? Say “YES” and mean it. The angel told our Mother, “Do not be afraid.”
March 9, 2026, Luke 4:24-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030926.cfm Homecoming. When I returned home from my studies in England, my family warmly greeted me at the airport terminal.
March 7, 2026, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030726.cfm Home at Last. How heart-wrenching it is to stray from our Father’s loving embrace. Like the younger son
March 6, 2026, Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030626.cfm Someone is Missing. Mother Teresa recounts a story about a young drug addict she and her sisters met
March 20, 2025, Luke 16:19-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030526.cfm One Small Step. One Giant Leap. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8, 2025, Luke 1:26-38
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120822.cfm
“I AM.”
Sports have always been a part of my life. I remember growing up and choosing teams with the neighborhood kids. I loved the competition. I took up golf later in life when my knees and ankles couldn’t take the pounding. The competition was a thrill and motivated me to excel. Now, I always aim to beat my last golf score.
The words “I am” in today’s gospel caught my attention when I prayed over the gospel of St. Luke. Once Mother Mary said “YES” to the angel Gabriel, there was no looking back. She found her new identity as God’s Mother and was entirely in God’s zone.
Yes, she was conceived without sin, but God still respected her freedom, her “YES.” It was her surrender to please God in all things. She knew, from that moment, God would take care of everything. She never looked back to live life on her own without God. “I am the handmaid of the Lord,” Mother Mary said. She lived in His fullness, His zone, every day.
When did you last make that personal commitment and freely say “YES” to God? Life becomes a competition when I don’t say “YES” to Him throughout the day. I want to improve, not for myself, but for God.
Mother Mary had the strength to do and bear all things for Jesus. She followed Him faithfully with her “YES.”
Gospel Challenge:
Do you want to live in God’s zone where all things are possible in Christ? Say “YES” and mean it. The angel told our Mother, “Do not be afraid.”
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Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
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