24 February 2025

The Authority of Suffering

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Sexagesima     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  To whom do we listen?  Whom do we vest with author...
17 February 2025

Entitlement

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Septuagesima The Strouse House     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  We live in an age of entitleme...

Remembering the Reason

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time     Routines, while generally beneficial, can also lead to a certain amnesia about their purpose.  And in an a...
10 February 2025

Groundhog Day Delayed

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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  Even though Groundhog Day was las...

Angry Woman Meme

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time     It’s a little old now, but there’s a famous meme where a woman is sitting at a table, yelling and pointing...
03 February 2025

On Pilgrimage

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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord/Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary     [In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Hol...
27 January 2025

Audacity and Deference

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Third Sunday after Epiphany     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  For my first assignment as a prie...

Our Mission Statement

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time     We are all used to mission statements in work.  Many business have some written mission statement.  As a p...
20 January 2025

Stewardship

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Second Sunday after Epiphany     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  I either recently received a boo...
13 January 2025

Sanctifying our Families in the Temple

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Feast of the Holy Family The Holy Family in flight to Egypt     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  A...