08 March 2011

Who Do You Know Better? Justin or Jesus?

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Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time             It seems like anytime there is a great tragedy, especially a natural disaster, in a mainly Cath...
02 March 2011

Jumping In

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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Because February, while technically the shortest month of the year, is somehow, ironically, the longest mo...
15 February 2011

From the Heart

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time             In case there are any guys out there who are not otherwise prepared and have not gotten flowers...
10 February 2011

Slam-Dunks and Salt

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time             While I never really played basketball at any level, it’s always fun to watch a good middle sch...
31 January 2011

God-smarts

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Catholic Schools Week             There is a group of people who have a lot of common sense and who know how...
24 January 2011

Michigan or Michigan State?

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time             As I have been assigned, first as a seminarian, then later as a deacon, and now as a priest, at...
12 January 2011

Mistaken for the Father

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Feast of the Baptism of the Lord             It’s a pretty common occurrence, I think, that happens to many young men and women during ad...
04 January 2011

Gifts better than Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh

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Solemnity of the Epiphany              I have often thought that having a birthday on or near Christmas is a mixed blessing.  On the one h...
26 December 2010

How to be a Holy Family

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Feast of the Holy Family             A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure to visit Lansing Catholic High School and talk with the sop...
25 December 2010

The Face of Love

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Christmas Eve & Day             What does love look like?   Does it look like a couple of high school sweethearts, snuggled up togeth...