We will get to "the bread of life" next week.  Today, I call on a teddy bear to help us focus on "bearing with" each other (Ephesians).

Ephesians, on the "assembly," fits in well with the other readings' emphasis on shepherding.

Five minutes of music at the beginning of a Mass at the Cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal, Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.  The entire country was celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first Mass in Guatemalan territory.

First Sunday homily with, perhaps, better audio quality.  On standoffishness and its opposite.

Using a new app for recording MP3 files.

I have determined that the iRiver digital recorder, given to me by my friend Brian and which I have been using for 19 years, has expired.  Shortly I will be switching to a phone app.  The homilies currently on the dead recorder will not be retrieved.