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St. Wenceslaus Church – Scappoose, OR: Homilies

Aug 30, 2021

Get your "homework/soulwork" for this week: Ask Jesus to help you "hear now and understand" (see Mk 7:14) two crucial truths: What delights him about you and how he loves and cherishes the person you most want to avoid. Fr. Chuck leaves us in suspense about the punchline of the Sunday comic he mentions. To read it,...


Aug 22, 2021

Reflect on your call to engage in relationships with the self-giving, self-sacrificial love with which Christ loved us while here on earth . . . and still loves and cherishes us. Plus, hear about feeling safe on a plane because "Spiderman" was on the flight!

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sun., Aug., 22. 2021; Fr....


Aug 16, 2021

Explore with Fr. Chuck the power of God's Word and of the Holy Spirit, fully available to us now just as they were for the Blessed Virgin Mary in the miracle of her Assumption into heaven and for her and St. Elizabeth in today's Gospel.

Feast of the Assumption, Sun. Aug. 15, 2021; Fr. Charles "Chuck" Wood; readings: Rev 11:...


Aug 9, 2021

Learn how St. Paul's message in Eph 4:30–5:2 frees us from the dangers and distress of feeling "Frustrated, Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired"—that is, hurting from a "F.H.A.L.T.-y heart." Plus, get insight on applying Paul's words to fostering a culture of "healthy teamwork" among Christians.

Homily: 19th Sun. in...


Aug 2, 2021

Hear stories of an answered prayer and an unexpected "little miracle." These stories inspire us to say to God, "You never stop, you never stop working." And they invite us to go "all in" with God in the work he's doing at St. Wenceslaus Church! 

Homily: 18th Sun. in Ordinary Time; Fr. Charles "Chuck" Wood; readings: Ex...