I could have puked when the pastor started his homily [View all]

[No Vested Interest]

speaking of the upcoming Super Bowl game, and then referring to the battle of commercials within the broadcast.
This is not what I come to church to hear and jars my spiritual reflection during Mass.

He tried to redeem himself by telling us that those things - the football game and the commercials- really don't matter in the big picture. I guess he was trying to get the attention of the men in attendance, especially, as well as youth and others who have been distracted by the recent hype on the media re this sporting contest.

His words were thankfully brief, reminding the congregation that larger matters were our main concern.
But the sour taste remained -too long.