Audio: Sermon of the WeeK: Christmas Day

Audio; Christmas Day: Sermon: St. Paul's Church: Fr. Kevin Dooley: 12/25/2009

"Why We Remember"----the Controversy: Reflection

Recently my spouse posted some pictures of our earlier years and the kids on a website and my kids were somewhat shocked by it---one daughter said to me: "Dad, I forget that you were young once." Relax. I just smiled and replied. "Yes.....I had forgotten too."

Our family has just been through a whirlwind of visiting and remembering and celebrating---and going over pictures and stuff. And in the discussion of these memories, I always wonder----do we seniors go over the oldies but goodies to be role models to the youngins????-----the more I think of this role modeling stuff the less I think so---I go over the pictures so that I CAN REMEMBER the BATTLES and that YES, I was YOUNG ONCE".

Sometimes when you get through the battles of life, one can forget what it was all about---and the pictures bring it all back.

When things don't Add up: When the Facts don't Matter: Reflection

Recently while watching a football game, I noticed that the audio track from a certain popular channel just did not match the video---boy did that ruin the game for me. Nothing like being a little delayed to rattle the enjoyment. When things just do not match up...there is a real sense of things being wrong somehow....things need to mesh to make sense in our lives.

Recently, in the political arena, something similar has occured.

There was a theft from a local school district that was discovered in July. Revealed to the public in November. Always need a little delay to model Edward Kennedy and Tiger Woods I presume. The theft was not revealed to local law enforcement it seems, no need to follow proper procedure, but sent directly to the DA, where it seems that the person confessed to $100,000 of theft, while in the alternative pleading "not guilty." We never really plead these days, but plead in the multiple alternative. Right at that point of the story, I hear the sound track going off the road.

But relax...it gets better. The person involved supposedly had a gambling addiction and a $200,000 gambling debt---but not one person, even the DA it seems, worried in the least of where the other $100,000 was. The school that had been stolen from reviewed two years of accounting and then declined to go further in history. They presumably felt so bad about the incident that they did not want to really know the facts...and well,....maybe the DA feels so bad that he does not want to know either.

And that is where we are today---in a place where the FACTS and the LAW do not matter....just the POLITICS and how we FEEL seems to be important.

As I see it there are two phases---determination of facts---as in the old Dragnet movie, the "facts and nothing but the facts" and then in a separate judicial section, the clemency or sentencing. The facts come before the sentencing...at least that is the way the texts teach it.

To do otherwise is to run the car off the tracks, or run the TV with the audio track off kilter---we have run amuck. That is how I see it.

Video; Observer salutes Alyce on 85th Birthday

Video: Short cameo look at the birthday party of Alyce on her 85th birthday---celebrated recently at the Lafayette Country Club in Minneapolis...Such a joy to celebrate during the Christmas season.

Video: "This Little Bride and Groom"--ee commings

Video: 40th Wedding Anniversary of Sue and Ed---Minneapolis, Mn. ; Sunday December 20, 2009. Reading and comments by Richard Woulfe

Audio: Sermon of the Week; 12/6/2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's Church: Evansville, Wi----"Straighten the Road"

Audio: Sermon of the Week: 11/29/2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley

Audio: Sermon of the Week: 11/29/2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley; On Hope..On ending and beginning, On the material christmas and the religious Christmas celebrations.

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Dooley: 11/15/2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: 11/15/2009

Audio: Gospel of the Week: Fr. Dooley: 11/8/2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: 11/8/2009

Audio; Sermons of Fr. Kevin Dooley: 10/25/2009

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: On the story of the blind man; On hearing the word and responding;

Audio: Psalms: St. Paul's: 10/18/2009

Psalms; St. Paul's Church: 10/18/2009: "Lord let your mercy be upon us"

Audio: Sermon of Week: Oct 2, 2009

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: October 2, 2009.

Psalms for the Cellphone: The Cantors of St. Paul's

Click on the post to see the new podcast link to the Psalms sung by the Cantors of St. Paul's Church of Evansville. This site is underconstruction and more psalms will be added.

Feel free to download these psalms to your cellphone, or Ipod..... Or just click, listen and enjoy.

Sermon of the Week: 9/27/2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley; 9/27/2009

Audio; Communion Hymn: " The Treasure"

Audio: Musical Bonus; Guitar Unplugged: "The Treasure."

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: Sept 20, 2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: The Last Shall be First. St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi.

Audio; Psalms: "The Lord Upholds My Life"

Audio: St. Paul's Church: Psalms: "The Lord Upholds My LIfe"

Audio; "Down To the River"--George Wollinger

Audio; Communion Hymn: St. Paul's Church; Sept 13, 2009: "Down to the River..." George Wollinger

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's : 9/13/2009

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's Church: Peter gets it Half Right

Audio; Psalm: George Wollinger: 9/13/2009

Audio; Psalm: Cantor George Wollinger: " I will Walk Before the Lord"; St. Paul's Church: 9/13/2009

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: 8/23/2009; St. Paul's

Audio; Sermon of the Week; St. Paul's Catholic Church: Fr. Kevin Dooley: A wife is not property---Paul's letter was a note of elevation for women and how they should be treated.

Audio; Psalm: 8/23/2009; MaryAnn Gernetzke

Audio; Psalm: St. Paul's Church: MaryAnn Gernetzke: "Taste and see the goodnes of the Lord."

Audio: Pastor Josh: Oak Grove Church; August 9,2009: "The Throne Room"

Audio; Sermon: Pastor Josh: Oak Grove Church: August 9, 2009: "The Throne Room."

Audio: Pastor Josh: Oak Grove Church: "Jesus is More than your Buddy"--Aug 2,

Audio; Pastor Josh: Oak Grove Church; Evansville, Wi. ; August 2, 2009; "Jesus is More than Your Buddy"

Audio: Bonus; Communion Hymn, St. Paul's Church---8/16/2009

Audio; Musical Bonus; Communion Hymn--Cat Stevens style with guitar,

Audio: Gospel: Fr. Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's Church: 8/16/2009---Wisdom

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley; St. Paul's Catholic Church; On Wisdom

Audio; Psalm: "Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord"

Audio: Psalm: St. Paul's Catholic Church; August 16, 2009: "Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord."

Audio: Fr. Kevin Dooley: August 9, 2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's Church: "Is this not the son of Joseph etc....

Observer; Reflection: In Difficult Times....Cut from the TOP first

It has been the fashion recently, in times of economic difficulty, to cancel the temporary workers, and the very lowest workers and make them feel the wrath first...when in some corporations, the amount to be saved is so large, that only a total mobilization of the entire corporate spirit will be what saves it.

Thus the rule; In times of crisis...true leaders begin by cutting their own salaries first...they set the example and signal that everyone at all levels will participate in real terms and not just rhetoric.

One of the "signs" of a corporation that has a good chance of success thus...is that the leaders lead. Make a note of it. Those firms are the ones to invest in. Avoid those that do not get it.

Observer:Reflection: In Difficult Times.....Cancel the Travel and Entertainment-----

In difficult corporate times, one of the first categories of expense to be cut is travel and entertainment....the theory is....in times of difficulty....sacrifice is necessary...and then when profits have returned....THAT will be the time to celebrate...and not before.

In some cultures...such as government cultures...this rule is not followed...and the custom of entitlement makes those employed blind to the plight of the general population. Employees feel they are entitled to the perks they have always had...and the paid donuts...and the travel...and all the extras. After all...did not John Maynard Keynes himself say that it was up to government to "fill the gap" during difficult times..and what better gap than donuts could there be??

Thus cutting the budget pertains to others, not themselves....thus...they don't get it when regular folks say "Cut the donuts!!"...Make a note of it.

Audio: Musical Bonus: George Wollinger Cantor: 8/2/2009

Audio: Musical Bonus: Psalm: The Lord Gave Them Bread...Bread from Heaven... George Wollinger, Cantor, St. Paul's Church; Evansville, Wi. 8/2/2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: 8/2/2009: Fr. Dooley

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's Church; Evansville, Wi; August 2, 2009

Audio: "Living Together Before Marriage?"

Sermon of the Week; Pastor Josh: Oak Grove Church: July 5, 2009; Examines the state of living together before marriage.

Audio; Musical Bonus: "Only a Shadow..."

Audio: Musical Bonus: St. Paul's Church: " July 26, 2009. " Only a Shadow.."

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: July 26, 2009

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: July 26, 2009: " The Loaves and Fishes"

Audio: Fr. Kevin Dooley: July 19, 2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley, St. Paul's Church: July 19, 2009----"What is "Want"?

Audio: Musical Bonus: Psalms: The Lord is My Shephard

Audio: St. Paul's Church: July 19, 2009 "The Lord is my Shephard, There is nothing I shall want."

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley; July 12, 2009

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley, St. Paul's Church: "What happened with Judas?"

Audio; Musical Bonus: 4th of July: "America the Beautiful"

Audio; Closing Hymn: July 5, 2009: "America the Beautiful."

Audio: Fr. Kevin Dooley: July 5, 2009

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: "On Being a Prophet .....what to expect in the career path..." The mission is to be faithful.....

Audio: Psalm: My Eyes are Fixed on the Lord"---

Audio; Cantor: George Wollinger: "Our Eyes are Fixed on the Lord."

Audio; Gospel: Fr. Kevin Dooley: 6/28/09

Audio: St. Paul's Church: Fr. Kevin Dooley: June 28, 2009: Faith that Heals....

Audio: St. Paul's: Opening Hymn: Sing to the Mountain: 6/28

Audio; Musical Bonus; St. Paul's Church: Opening Hymn: June 28, 2009: Sing to the Mountain

Audio; Musical Bonus: Responsorial Psalm: Fathers Day 2009

Audio: Responsorial Psalm: Give Thanks to the Lord.....Fathers Day 2009; St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi.

Audio; Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley: June 21, 2009

Audio: Father Kevin Dooley: St. Paul's Parish; Evansville, Wi; Father's Day 2009: June 21, 2009: "The Story of Job ....and you."

Audio; Fr. Dooley 25th: "Make us True Servants"

Audio: Final Hymn: Fr. Kevin Dooley 25th; June 14, 2009: "Make us True Servants."

Audio; Fr. Dooley 25: Bishop Bullock Speaks;

Audio: Retired Bishop Bullock spoke at the 25th Silver Jubilee Celebration of Fr. Kevin Dooley on June 14, 2009: He was tempted to make history....but resisted.....listen.

Audio: Panis Angelicus: Kathleen Bitter (sister)

Audio; Communion Mediation: " Panis Angelicus" Soloist Kathleen Bitter (sister) accompanied by Ann Allen

Audio; Presentation of Gifts

Audio; Presentation: Hymn: "Lord, When You Came to the Seashore" : Soloists: Bill Redmer and Matt Gernetzke

Audio: Gospel and Homily: Fr. Kevin Dooley

Audio; Gospel and Homily of Fr. Kevin Dooley on the Ocassion of his Silver Jubilee of Ordination: A brief survey of his life and service in the priesthood.

Audio; Fr. Dooley 25th: 1st Reading: Rita Griffiths (sister)

Audio: First Reading: Exodus: 24:3-8; Rita Griffiths

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley 25th: Introduction of Guests

Audio: Welcome and Introduction of Guests.

Audio: Fr. Dooley 25th: Opening Hymn: Table of Plenty

Audio: Fr. Kevin Dooley 25th; Opening Hymn: #310 Table of Plenty; These audio clips do not do justice to the high quality sound of the actual event, but are published for those who could not attend the event.

Audio: Fr. Dooley 25th: 6/14/2009: The Prelude

Audio: The Prelude: Silver Julilee of Ordination: Fr. Kevin Dooley; June 14, 2009: Nativity of Mary Church, Janesville, Wi. "Ave Maria."

Transparency is not TWITTER

Recently in the political vortex, it has been fashionable to champion "transparency"-----and the actual tangible improvements have been real, but disappointing----we have gotten TWITTER and streaming of press releases from our elected leaders....but not TRANSPARENCY-----

True transparency would reflect the debate of open meetings----the audio, and the video of the debates about the regulation of Wall Street; Open discussion of the pros and cons of various plans for health care reform. Open meetings on how the hedge funds would have all their transactions made in one open and transparent, and trackable, market system.

We're getting just the sizzle---not the beef. Stay tuned.

OpEd; On Pirates; On Wall Street: On Health Care; Compare and Contrast

Sometime back, our President had a terrible problem with some Pirates---well...they were Somali Pirates, and were intercepting vessels and hijacking them and...well...thumbing their noses at the international navies of the world.

Midst quite a bit of publicity....the US Navy was sent to the rescue, and the sharpshooters took action and knocked the Pirates off in one bold move. It was a bold lesson to be learned for all: When the US governemnt deals with Pirates, they will not tolerate being shaken down, lied to, stolen from etc, etc.

Reel the movie forward----Midst the furor of the AIG bonus scandal, the public erupts with anger at the move of the government to, with a wink and a nod, approve the bonuses to key AIG employees, even as the nation is dealing with the devastation that these employees caused---they are KEY employees? and because they are KEY, even though bad to the bone, we need to keep them in place. Just yesterday it was announced that after all the TWITTER about it, the administration will really not unravel the matrix of greed of Wall Street compensation that has resulted from deregulation, but will rather make some recommendations------One has to ask where all the boldness from the "Pirate Episode" went? Should he have called the Navy to intervene?

Ditto for Health Care-----Ya think the Wall Street pirates are tough? Wait till ya get to those in health care. It's a bad omen. Stay tuned.

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: Trinity Sunday 6/7/2009

Audio; Sermons of Fr. Kevin Dooley: Trinity Sunday; St. Paul's Church: June 7, 2009

Audio: St. Paul's Church; May 24, 2009

Audio: Sermon of the Week: St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi; Fr. Kevin Dooley. "Why are you standing there looking at the sky?"

Audio: Mother's Day 2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley's Sermon

Audio: Sermon of the Week: St. Paul's Parish: Evansville, Wi: Fr. Kevin Dooley

Audio: Sermon of the Week: May 3, 2009

Audio: Sermon of the Week: May 3, 2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley; The Story of the good shephard.

Audio: Gospel of the Week: April 26, 2009

Audio; Fr. Kevin Dooley: Gospel of the Week: April 26, 2009; St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi.

Audio: Responsorial Psalm: 4/26/2009:

Audiol: St. Paul's Church: 4/26/2009: Responsorial Psalm: "Lord Let your Face Shine on Us."

Audio: Sermon: Fr. Kevin Dooley: 4/21/2009

Audio; Sermon: Fr. Kevin Dooley: Jesus meets the apostles in the upper room...."

Audio: Musical bonus: Responsorial Psalm: 4/21/2009

Audio: Resoponsorial Psalm: 4/21/2009: Give Thanks to the Lord for He is good."

Audio: St. Paul's: 1st Reading 4/21/2009

Audio; St. Paul's Church: First Reading April 21, 2009---a picture of the Early Church--Everyone shared everything; Each had according to his need.

Audio: St. Paul's Church: Easter Vigil 2009

Audio; Easter Vigil: 2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley --Sermon: The Creed is just the beginning---what are you going to do about it is the key----

Reflection: Nixon-Frost--the movie: The magic of full discussion and debate

Last week while I was on location in Minnesota working on a story, I happened to watch the Nixon-Frost movie with some family and friends. As the movie progressed, I began to wonder whether there would be any action---after all, I had grown accustomed to action, and action every minute Bourne style was best for me.

After a scene where Nixon called Frost on the telephone in the middle of the night, the whole movie became pretty intense and things got complicated---you will have to see the movie and get details. After the first several meetings, it appeared that it was going to be victor and vanquished, Nixon over Frost, and winner take all.

Out of the full discussion came a result the viewer of the movie, or at least me, did not expect. Both parties achieved something positive and surprisingly so.

In the final scene, Frost visits San Cemente on a final farewell, and gives Nixon some shoes. That scene provoked some discussion from the family. What's with the shoes? I will leave you to weigh in on that question.

My take on it all is that when a nation, family or community can have a full, fair, free and open discussion the result is one that elevates everybody. Even locally in our community where there has been decades of closed bikering about cetain issues, when a full, open discussion, and a heatly divided one is held, a healing and positive result is attainted. That should not be a surprise...yet it is surprising because the "lets not talk openly about the issues" folks are the majority of us.

Audio: Sermon of the Week: St. Paul's March 15, 2009

Fr. Kevin Dooley; St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi; Sermon of the Week; Jesus Throws the Money Changers out of the Temple.

Audio: St. Paul's: Musical Bonus March 15, 2009

Audio; Musical Bonus Responsorial Psalm: Lord You have the words of Everlasting Life" with George Wollinger

Audio: Sermon of the Week: St. Paul's: March 1, 2009

Audio: Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley, St. Paul's Church: First Sunday of Lent.

Audio; St. Paul's: First Sunday of Lent

Audio: Musical Bonus: Responsorial Psalm: First Sunday of Lent: March 1, 2009: Mary Ann sings "To You Oh Lord I lift up My Soul...."

Audio; St. Paul's: 2/8/2009: Fr. Dooley

Sermon of the Week: St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wi. Fr. Kevin Dooley

Audio: St. Pauls Musical Bonus

St. Paul's Church: 2/08/2009: Responsorial Psalm; George Wollinger: Praise the Lord for he will heal the broken hearted---

Fr. kevin Dooley: 2/1/2009: Return from Vacation

The Prophet in our Midst

St. Paul's: Responsorial Song: Musical Bonus 2/1/2009

"When you hear His voice, Harden Not your heart"-----sung by cantor that sounds like Cat Stephens. Enjoy.

Answer on the First Ring

During the recent Christmas season, I had the pleasure of working some at a catalog firm that sells worldwide-----and after the training which was some of the best I have ever had on telephone sales, the rush of the season began.

From initial greeting to processing of the credit card for the typical sale, the call might last 3.5 minutes. As soon as the call is completed, another is ready. Pretty hard to imagine in these depressed times---but it was exciting for me to experience.

One of the mantras of the firm was "ANSWER ON THE FIRST RING"----Not only was this the rule, you were marked down on the audits of your calls if you ever answered on the second ring.

Callers would constantly say---" I am shocked that you answered the phone on the first ring. That is so unusual."

We live in a world that is unresponsive, distracted, and mostly blocking the reality before it. Truly answering is unusual.

Some years ago---a couple thousand, there was a psalm that went------"My plans for you are peace and not disaster. When you call me, I will answer you."

Kinda makes you wonder whether the old psalmist had some experience in telephone sales. Maybe just some experience in what is the ultimate in Responsiveness.

Anyway---try to answer on the first ring. Trust me. It's a challenge.

Sermon: Jan 11, 2009: On Water

Sermon of the Week: Fr. Kevin Dooley; St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Wisconsin: On John the Baptist; On Water; On what it means for us.

Audio: St. Paul's: 1-6-2009; Fr. Kevin Dooley

Audio: Sermon: 1-6-2009: Fr. Kevin Dooley: The Epiphany-----"Guide Us To THE Perfect Light."