If you spend enough time around college students, you end up learning things you never saw coming. I’m 52 years old and after nearly 27 years as a priest, I somehow now know that if…
CHRISTMAS 2022: Do you Hear, See, JOY?
A couple of weeks ago, some media outlets including Rolling Stone, and Yahoo released a list of the 10 least favorite Christmas songs as determined by a poll of over a thousand adults. Curiosity and…
LOOKING FOR DIRECTION
How often have you asked God to give you a sign? When we reflect on that question, it probably happens more often than we might initially think. God, what am I supposed to do with my life? Lord…
DO NOT GIVE UP
It’s beautiful, while at the same time challenging part of priesthood to hear on any given week some of the real burdens, challenges, and crosses that people are struggling with... For example - He is…
ALWAYS SEARCHING, ALWAYS SEEKING
The other night I was at a wedding rehearsal dinner. At the table I found myself at, there were a lot of friends of the bride and the groom - including a few they knew…
ETERNAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
In these days where people are said to be more divided and polarized on more issues than we can imagine, it can be hard to predict what will be the next thing to create a…
SAVE YOURSELF
The last time we heard this Gospel was 7 months ago. As we entered into Holy Week on Palm Sunday, we heard the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ from St. Luke. Those lengthy chapters…
WOULD YOU LOSE YOUR FAITH?
What would cause you to lose your faith? Quite a question, huh? As we hear Jesus go through a litany of pretty frightening realities in this Gospel passage, that could be what He is…
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY?
What’s $20 worth? In these days of inflation and economic woes, you might have to reconsider your answer on a daily basis. $20 used to almost fill my car with…