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St. Wenceslaus Church – Scappoose, OR: Homilies

May 31, 2021

Bonus episode: St. Wenceslaus Church was the site of the funeral Mass for Jim Lane, a Marine veteran who was not a parishioner but whom Fr. Chuck anointed after the family contacted him because of his ministry as on-call Catholic clergy chaplain at the Portland Veterans Administration Hospital. Mr. Lane loved to fix and...


May 25, 2021

The Holy Spirit's up to something in the Portland Archdiocese. How might St. Wenceslaus Church be of service in the early stages of this "New Pentecost" that's being unleashed?

Pentecost Sunday—May 23, 2021; Fr. Charles "Chuck" Wood; readings: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20: 19-23


May 17, 2021

Want your relationships to be more like "Heaven on Earth?" Hear how to let Jesus work with you to make that more possible.

Ascension of the Lord (observed)—May 16, 2021; Fr. Charles "Chuck" Wood; readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 [with homily reference to Jn 17:24]


May 11, 2021

Hear the WWII story of the first Navy chaplain to earn the Medal of Honor, Fr. Joseph Timothy O'Callahan. As in the Responsorial Psalm (Ps 98), "The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power" through the selfless bravery of Fr. O'Callahan. Then reflect on how this chaplain's example can stir up faith-fueled...


May 4, 2021

Wait a minute! The Book of Acts only has 28 chapters! Listen to two stories of God at work today—in Oregon and SW Washington—that show why some Christians say we are living in the "Twenty-ninth Chapter of Acts."

5th Sunday of Easter—May 2, 2021; Fr. Charles "Chuck" Wood; readings: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32;...