On June 23, I will celebrate twenty-two years of ordination to the priesthood. Born in 1974, I belong to what Catholics fondly call the John Paul II generation. In this brief essay, I will reflect on how the experience of...
A reflection on the Sunday Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Being alone simply means that I’m by myself and there’s no one else around. Most of you who live...
A reflection on the readings for March 12, 2023, the Third Sunday of Lent. “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty…” Jesus was not afraid to break through cultural boundaries in order to bring the...
Reflection on the readings of January 8, 2023 — The Epiphany of the Lord It seems that everyone is searching for a way to become a star. With the internet and social media, everyone can have a public platform. Twitter,...
A reflection on the readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, December 11, 2022. “Show and tell” was one of the things I most enjoyed in elementary school when I was a child. Do you remember this from your childhood, when...
A reflection on the Mass readings for November 13, 2022 — The Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time On the flight home from my recent vacation, I had the opportunity to watch the two Creed movies. I had heard good things...
November is the month of All Souls. It is a time when we Catholics remember and pray for those who have died. The Church sets aside this month especially for prayer on behalf of the souls of those in Purgatory....
I’d like to reflect on reverence at Mass. I know that in our fast-paced, constantly moving society, it can be easy to forget how important it is to show reverence when we come to church on Sundays and holy days....
A reflection on the readings for October 9, 2022, the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. A little boy fell off a pier into deep ocean water. Nearby was an older sailor who, heedless of the great danger to himself, dove...
A reflection on the readings for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 11, 2022. “Filled with compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.” The parables of mercy, three of which we hear today, are meant...
A reflection on the Scripture readings for August 14, 2022, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. “Francis, leave this place and set the world on fire!” These were the last words that St. Ignatius of Loyola spoke to St. Francis Xavier...
A reflection on the readings for June 19, 2022, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “Why can’t I change after all these years? Why can’t I change my ways? I find it so strange after all...
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