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Practical Faith and Praying for a New Pope
In his homily given the morning after his election, Pope Leo XIV voiced a thought that has captivated my own reflection in light of the Easter season. He said: “Today, […]
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Alleluia at Easter and Beyond
In a night that is full of moving words and actions – indeed, even packed with the sacraments themselves – one moment from the Easter Vigil always stands out to […]
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Allow the Love of God to Flood Our Lives this Lent
In the post-Communion prayer for the Second Sunday of Lent we pray: “As we receive these glorious mysteries, we make thanksgiving to you, O Lord, for allowing us while still […]
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Allow Christ to Abide within You
The collect prayer for this Sunday’s Mass is a very simple and straightforward prayer with rich context worthy of our reflection. Indeed, the collect prayer used for the Sixth Sunday […]
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Make the Virtue of Gratitude a Priority This Year
Recently, amidst the Christmas season and its festivities, the OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) schedule at the parish had us discussing the Eucharist and the Mass. That particular […]
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Prepare for the Second Coming of Christ
For most of us, the beginning of Advent brings on all sorts of memories and excitement – mostly directed at the celebration of Christmas. Even for the most staunched “delayers,” […]
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We Must Not Only Accept God’s Commands, We Must Love Them
The turn of the liturgical year into its “home stretch” is a turn toward a focus on the Last Things – heaven, hell, death, and judgment. As we move into […]
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The Height of God’s Power is Shown Best in His Mercy
This Sunday’s collect prayer happened to strike me as I was looking through the Roman Missal to explore the prayers for Mass. For the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we […]
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New Beginnings, and Looking Forward to the End
Going around the classrooms on the first day of school provided many entertaining moments, as the joy (mostly for the younger grades) and the mild dread (mainly in the older […]
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Happiness, Joy, and the Glimpse of Our Eternal Destiny
I recently had the great joy of attending three ordinations of close friends to the priesthood (including here in our own diocese). The last of these ordinations, in the Diocese […]
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The Joys and Challenges of Conforming to the Priesthood
In the early part of June, we often have the joy of celebrating priestly ordinations. This year is no different, as on Saturday, June 1, at the Cathedral of the […]
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Finding God in Our Mundane, Majestic Daily Lives
As we take a turn at the end of April and beginning of May, for many of us who are attached to the flow of the school year (students, teachers, […]