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Spiritual Riches

The year 2024 was amazing: a year of great gratitude for me, theologically, liturgically and pastorally. Including the second year of the Synod on Synodality, the beatification and canonization of some amazing blesseds and saints, several papal letters and... Read More

Liturgy in the Time of Easter

Sunday is to the week what Easter is to the year. That aphorism condenses the platform from which springs...

Palms of Victory

As Jesus journeyed from Bethany to the Passover feast in Jerusalem, he was joined by his followers and other...

Somewhere to Lay His Head

Recently I said to my mother, who is in her late 90s, “It’s time for me to go home.”...

 

 

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Class of 1962

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It was springtime. It was anticipation time. It was ordination time on the cusp of the Second Vatican Council.... Read More

Priesthood Revisited

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In my 12 years as a seminary formator I have given and received countless talks on the identity and... Read More

 

 

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Ears to Hear

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When I was a young, newly ordained priest, I remember spending hours upon hours preparing homilies, weighing every thought... Read More

Hope Eternal

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Grace, reconciliation, mercy and hope stand apart among the many virtues, as they have the honor of being the... Read More

 

 

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Persistence in Prayer

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When a priest stops praying, his priesthood withers. When a priest stops praying, his ministry cannot bear fruit. When... Read More

Under Pressure

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Our parish recently convened an emergency-planning commission to be ready for any event. I learned a great deal, including... Read More