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This was my first homily at my new assignment, St. Raphael. So there’s a bit more about me in here than I’d usually go for, but the nice part is that it fit in so well with the readings. In … Continued
There’s a commercial I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks that I like. It shows little vignettes of people having near miss accidents, who are saved from those accidents by other people. So a woman on the way out … Continued
Today, I didn’t get to preach this homily. I didn’t preside at either of the Masses I attended; I just concelebrated. Which was fine, but I wanted to write a homily anyway, so that I didn’t lose the discipline of … Continued
One of the things I’ve always enjoyed is a good mystery. When I have the chance to just read what I want to read, it’s almost always a mystery novel. I read Agatha Christie all the time growing up, and … Continued
Catholic World News : Vatican prods US bishops on liturgical translations May. 22 (CWNews.com) – In a letter to the president of the US bishops' conference, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship has strongly underlined the importance of … Continued
Today's readings. I realized this past week that this would be my last homily as a deacon. Time has certainly flown by, and next week I’ll be attending the Ordination of a friend in Texas, and the week after that … Continued
Today's Office of Readings has as its second reading an excerpt from a Letter to Diognetus. This is one of my favorite readings. I'm not sure why, because every year when I read it, it makes me feel uneasy, unworthy … Continued
Today's readings. I remember back in my second year of seminary, I took my first moral theology class. One of the first tests we took had a line from the third Eucharistic Prayer on it: “Father, you are holy indeed, … Continued
Today's readings. Two weeks ago today, we celebrated Easter, the great feast of our salvation, when Christ rose victorious over sin and death. Today, two weeks later, the question is, so now what? In today’s Liturgy of the Word, three … Continued
Today's readings. Why is it that you're here today? Is it because your faith is what carries you through the highs and lows of life, because you need to worship in order to be empowered to live? Is it because … Continued
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