<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[St. Patrick Catholic Church & School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Catholic Sch]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:45:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.stpatrickkc.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: September 5/6, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, we heard how Jesus gave the “keys to the kingdom” to Peter, and I suggested we all have those keys that either open the way to the kingdom for us and others, or keeps us locked out of the kingdom.  Keys like trust and confidence, the keys of love, care and concern, mercy, meekness, and peace.   And notice that today Jesus says to all of us what he told Peter when handing over the keys to him:  whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/23rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-september-5-6-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa02a3d9faa206cd06dba6b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:32:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: August 29/30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his book, The One Minute Manager, author Ken Blanchard says:  “there is a difference between interest and commitment.  When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient.  When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses.” Blanchard continues:  commitment is the one quality above all others that enables a potential leader to become a successful leader.  Without commitment, there can be no success. One time football coach of Notre Dame, Lou Holtz,...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/22nd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-29-30-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa0237bff357ecb174c69d3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:03:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: August 22/23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture it - it’s late 32 AD.  Jesus has passed through Tyre and Sidon, and is now in Caesarea-Philippi: on his way to Jerusalem, where he knows he will die.  And he just wants some good, honest feedback about how things have been going, so he asks his disciples, who are people saying I am??  Or as it is said in Jesus Christ Superstar:   “What’s the buzz? Tell me all about it. . .” Today’s Gospel comes right on the heels of John the Baptist’s death, the feeding of the five thousand, the...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-23-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8c8d80fe6fd82d150a13e4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:29:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: August 8/9, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of my daily routine used to be rushing home to watch the evening news.  I preferred watching Lester Holt on NBC.  I don’t do this anymore, not because Lester Holt has been replaced by Tom Llamas, but I just got worn down by all the negativity. It seems as if nothing is right in our world or in our country or in our lives anymore, all is chaos, and I just refuse to believe that and allow that negativity to take root in my heart or control my life. Now I’m not naive, there is a lot that is...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/19th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-8-9-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7ccd87bc8e587d4399df13</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:46:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: July 4/5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[So today we are fortunate to have a guest speaker, our old friend Douglas who stops in from time to time. . . Hey guys, it’s me again, Douglas, I’m passing through Kansas City to watch a few soccer games and wanted to spend some time with you.  How about that US soccer win, pretty awesome, huh? Anyway, I wanted to talk to you today about giving your worries, your anxieties, your burdens, your fears and concerns, to God, because none of us have to carry those things on our own. . . You know,...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/14th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-july-4-5-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d221a24d6803bed6a6246</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:58:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: June 27/28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, a golden retriever, known to be an easily distracted dog, stretched in the sun and began his day on the farm.  He caught sight of a deer chomping away at the hostas in the side yard and immediately began to chase it.  As they ran by the garden, he noticed a rabbit having its breakfast on the lettuce. Quickly forgetting the deer, he began to chase away the rabbit. Running near the pond, he saw a flock of geese grazing, and forgetting about the rabbit, quickly began to chase the geese...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/13th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-june-27-28-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a42fc5669b2dfbbf129ba26</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:14:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trinity Sunday: May 30/31, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw a cartoon once that showed a group of teens leaving their high school in the afternoon. They were all, more or less,  dressed identically, same baggy and torn jeans.  Same t-shirts.  Same baseball caps, some turned backwards.  Same brand of tennis shoes. . .  One of them says to the group:  “I heard we’re gonna have to wear uniforms next year.”  Another complains:  “That’s not fair!  I don’t wanna have to dress like everyone else.” Many of us have a peculiar relationship with the...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/trinity-sunday-may-30-31-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2039e53473cc62ac572330</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:27:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast of the Ascension: May 16/17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legendary basketball coach and fellow Hoosier to me, John Wooden, tells this story: I loved preparing for practice.  Every day the staff and I would meet a couple of hours to clarify the plan. The meetings began at 10:00 am.  We would schedule each minute and every aspect of the practice. I wanted the team manager to know how many balls we required and where and when we needed them. We evaluated who needed extra work and on what. All the coaches and managers had minute by minute details and...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/feast-of-the-ascension-may-16-17-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0dd592ce2b5b4a4d6d37df</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:39:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6th Sunday of Easter: May 9/10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single mother, trying her best to raise her daughter with faith and integrity - became frantic when she found what she thought was a baggie of pot in her 16-year old’s closet. When her daughter came home from school that day, she confronted her by saying: “Okay, Maria: what is this?”            Her daughter replied as only a 14-year-old could: “well, mom, looks like weed to me.” Mom responds by of course saying: “don’t get smart with me, young lady, tell me how you got it and why you got...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/6th-sunday-of-easter-may-9-10-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0607de7f9a7d9d12295468</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:35:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd Sunday of Easter: April 11/12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divine Mercy Sunday Let’s engage our imaginations for a bit and consider that Jesus’ meetings with the disciples in the upper room after his resurrection could have gone something like this: Peter, I’m surprised to see you here.  Did you not deny knowing me three times?  And yet you’re still hanging around as if we can still be friends?  And Andrew, how about if you finally get out of your brother Peter’s shadow and stand on your own for once?  And you James and John?  You sons of thunder. ...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/2nd-sunday-of-easter-april-11-12-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e13b2145b641fceca098a8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:41:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Sunday:  April 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Easter to all of you!  I’m glad you chose to spend the morning with us here at St. Patrick,  and I hope the rest of the day brings you time spent with family and those you love, celebrating the Lord’s resurrection for Christ the Lord has risen today, alleluia! So a child was sitting at the kitchen table dying Easter Eggs.  Her grandmother walked in and asked if the girl knew why we dye eggs on Easter.  She said, sure grandma, Jesus died on Good Friday so that we can dye on Easter...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/easter-sunday-april-5-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d53611fc74251ed3c3646f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:51:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5th Sunday of Lent: March 21/22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we read the Gospels, it’s pretty amazing what Jesus was able to do in his ministry. There aren't enough loaves and fish?  No problem. Here’s some more. The wine ran out at a wedding?  No problem.  Here’s some more. Fish were avoiding the nets one night?  No problem.  Try casting out into deeper water. Water is between him and the boat full of disciples.  No problem.  Let’s just walk across the lake. Storm out of control.  No problem.  Just say the word and the winds calm. And the one we...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/5th-sunday-of-lent-march-21-22-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2b316b1bfd68174deddbd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:52:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th Sunday of Lent: March 14/15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know what you might be thinking, that was a long Gospel, and yes it was, we had a long one last Sunday, and get ready, a long one the next two Sundays.  And there is a lot packed into these long Gospels, like today things about sin, working on the Sabbath, Jesus’ power to forgive, and the constant questioning of the Pharisees which at times borders on harassment of Jesus. But at the heart of the story we heard today is one concept, that of BLINDNESS, and so we could reflect on all the ways...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/4th-sunday-of-lent-march-14-15-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69badc7d23f9a3655ef09aa5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:10:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st Sunday of Lent: February 21/22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two most important feasts of the liturgical year, Easter and Christmas, are both preceded by periods of preparation. The four-week season of Advent helps us to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth at Christmas. And the six weeks of Lent help us prepare for the new life available to us through Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection, which is called the Paschal Mystery. As Catholics, we take preparation very seriously. In the life of an adult Catholic, there is a time for...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/1st-sunday-of-lent-february-21-22-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c9eff3633f91285edbe87</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:47:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday: February 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Lent:  the 40-day period for spiritual renewal that the Church gives us every year.  A time to look at our lives and change what needs to be changed, so we can be more like Christ. So let’s say I want to save $400 over a period of 40 days. . .   Since I can’t go out and get a part-time job, something would have to change; I would have to spend less and save more in order to gain $400 in savings.  It can be done if I’m willing to change. Or let’s say  I want to buff up a bit over...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/ash-wednesday-february-18-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c9d236a57e93c1859642b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:32:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th Sunday of Ordinary Time: January 31/ February 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good stewards are those who receive God’s gifts gratefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them with others lovingly, and return them with increase to the Lord. What can this week’s readings teach us about stewardship?  Our Gospel from Matthew recounts what we know as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. . .  It is the first of 5 teaching sections of Jesus which St. Matthew gives us in his Gospel. This Sermon on the Mount comes pretty early on in Jesus’ public ministry, as it is comes in chapter 5...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/4th-sunday-of-ordinary-time-january-31--february-1-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a636bc54aab42f41ce0cf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:46:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time: January 24/25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the beginning of Catholic School’s week.  I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that having a Catholic School in our parish is one of God’s gifts to us, and I will get back to this toward the end of my homily, although what I have to say between now and the end, is not unrelated. . . As I was looking at the line-up of Scriptures for these 6 weeks of Ordinary Time before Lent begins, I decided I wanted to take these Sundays to talk about something very central to our faith and very...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/3rd-sunday-of-ordinary-time-january-24-25-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69792433042aa3bcbc745bd8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:47:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baptism of the Lord: January 10/11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the blessings of being Catholic, one of the “perks” if-you-will, is that our Church gives us  lots of things.  These things come in all shapes and sizes.  We get crosses and crucifixes and prayer cards, and chalk…!  We get the Communion of Saints to imitate, and we can ask them for prayers.  We get palms and statues, and ashes on a Wednesday that begins the season of Lent, a mere six weeks away. . . We get candles to remind us of the light of Christ, incense to symbolize our prayers...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/baptism-of-the-lord-january-10-11-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69791f1be9e3448a1cd761c5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:25:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphany: January 3/4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Melchior, my friends just call me Mel, and I am one of the three you call wisemen who paid the newborn king in Bethlehem a visit. . . bringing him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. I want to tell you a little about that experience. . . And this is how I will begin: Billions and billions of them dance across the night sky, diamonds in the darkness, points of light against a canopy of endless black. They have shone for ages and ages, lending their glow to the night for millions...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/epiphany-january-3-4-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697918f6da77a8ffff0530d3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:59:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: January 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wise old Benedictine priest once told me in spiritual direction years ago:  “There will be days in you life as a priest when everything from the pressures of work, to tiredness, to depression, to distractions, to flat-out laziness, will make it difficult for you to pray.  But no matter what, always try to pray at least one sincere, focused Our Father every day.” Jesus gives us no more perfect prayer than the Our Father.  And the priest was right, there are days when that’s the best I can...]]></description><link>https://www.stpatrickkc.com/post/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god-january-1-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695803ba564ad52a958f32b0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:14:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Brumleve</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>