11 February 2013

"Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?"

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time             In my work in our parish school, and on the monthly occasions when I teach theo...
05 February 2013

The Adventure Awaits!

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time             It seems, at least historically, that the American people have an adventurous ...
28 January 2013

Love and Knowledge

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Solemnity of St. Thomas Aquinas             I remember hearing at one point that, as children are first learning to draw people,...
16 January 2013

What do you Fear?

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Epiphany of the Lord             On a most cloudy, 42-degree day, on Saturday, 4 March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...
31 December 2012

How to Be a Holy Family

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Feast of the Holy Family             If there’s one time of year that we associate with family, it certainly would be Chr...
26 December 2012

Wonder & Awe in the Presence of God

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Nativity of Our Lord             What can we say on this holy day?   What words measure up to the mystery that is celebrated in ...

God Chooses Hobbits

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Fourth Sunday of Advent             I have now seen “The Hobbit” two times since it’s release on Friday.   While there have been...
17 December 2012

How Can We Rejoice?

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***Please Note: This Homily was given off-the-cuff,  and the text below represents my best attempt reconstruct what was s...
11 December 2012

The Best Things

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Second Sunday of Advent             From time to time, surfing through the channels on the TV, I’ll see a worship servi...