Reverend Marek Bożek
Pastor of Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church in Saint Louis
Proboszcz Kościoła Św Stanisława Kostki w Saint Louis
1413 North 20th Street
Saint Louis, MO 63106
pastor
Homilies Po polsku
- February 5, 2012 - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- February 5, 2012 - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 29, 2012 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 29, 2012 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 22, 2012 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 22, 2012 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 15, 2012 - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 15, 2012 - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 8, 2012 - Epiphany of the Lord
- January 8, 2012 - Epiphany of the Lord
- January 1, 2012 - Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
- January 1, 2012 - Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
- December 25, 2011 - Nativity of Our Lord
- December 18, 2011 - 4th Sunday of Advent (Bi-lingual Homily)
- December 18, 2011 - 4th Sunday of Advent (Bi-lingual Homily)
- December 11, 2011 - 3rd Sunday of Advent
- December 11, 2011 - 3rd Sunday of Advent
- December 4, 2011 - 2nd Sunday of Advent
- December 4, 2011 - 2nd Sunday of Advent
- November 27, 2011 - 1st Sunday od Advent
- November 27, 2011 - 1st Sunday od Advent
- November 20, 2011 - Christ the King Sunday
- November 20, 2011 - Christ the King Sunday
- November 13, 2011 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- November 13, 2011 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- November 6, 2011 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- November 6, 2011 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- October 30, 2011 - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
- October 30, 2011 - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
- October 23, 2011 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time & Feast Day of Blessed John Paul II
- October 23, 2011 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time & Feast Day of Blessed John Paul II
- October 16, 2011 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- October 16, 2011 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- October 2, 2011 - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- October 2, 2011 - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- September 25, 2011 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- September 25, 2011 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- September 11, 2011 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- September 11, 2011 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Joy of Cooking...
Being a Sunday preacher is a scary business. It starts long before you stand at the pulpit. My homiletics professor told us that it takes a whole week for a homily to “cook,” and mostly he was right. Really, it starts on a Monday morning, when I read the Scripture for the coming Sunday, along with any number of relevant commentaries. Then it all sits in the brain, on a back burner, slowly simmering. Throughout the week, I hope it will get some fresh seasoning from timely newspaper articles and things I’ve observed in and out of the parish. The goal is to make my words about the Scripture slide from the head into the heart.
Some weeks, the heart aches to be kindled with a good idea or an interesting angle. Sometimes the best that can be done is to assemble a “Frankenstein homily” from bits and pieces of sermons written long ago. This approach always comes with a side order of humility, the realization that no one remembers anything you said three years ago, no matter how brilliant and life-changing they told you it was after Mass.
Eventually, you take a deep breath and bring it all to the pulpit, or to the aisle, as it has become my custom on most occasions. Enjoy these samples of my Sunday homilies.
1413 North 20th Street
Saint Louis, MO 63106
pastor
