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Baptism of the Lord Homily
We get to say “Merry Christmas” one last time on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Although popular culture refers to Christmas Day...
Feast of the Holy Family Homily
The week in the Octave of Christmas (including Christmas Day and the following seven days) are inspiring for me. On the Church calendar...
Exaltation of the Cross Homily
Words and phrases will often spawn powerful images in our minds. And different people in the room will have differing thoughts about the...
A MOTHER, A SISTER, A DAUGHTER…A SON, A BROTHER, A FATHER
Several years ago when my parents decided to move from Texas to Georgia, it was so that my wife, our children and I could assist my...
“DEACON, WE SAW YOU DRIVE OUT FROM THE POST OFFICE WITHOUT YOUR SEATBELT ON!”
They’re watching! A well-intended parishioner said the exact words of this post title to me one Sunday after Mass. Said in part out of...
`ST. HILDEGARD, DOCTOR
St. Hildegard was a multi-talented woman. Named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI on October 7, 2012, she is not well known...
A MOMENT OF RECONCILIATION, A MOMENT OF GRACE.
The other day I was re-acquainted with somebody with whom (we’ll call him ‘Jim’), many years ago, I had been somewhat of a business...
ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN, DOCTOR, ON THE BAPTISM OF THE CHRIST
This short excerpt, written by St. Gregory Nazianzen in the late 4th century comes from the Second Reading from today’s Office of...
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