There are certain names that, the moment you hear them, you immediately know what they’re known for: Thomas Edison—the lightbulb. Frank Sinatra—the voice. George Washington—the founding of our nation. These are people the world calls…
CURING HOPELESSNESS EPIDEMIC
How many big cities are identified by a visual, historic landmark? When people hear New York City, the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building seems to instantly come to mind; Paris – the…
GOD’S HALL OF FAME – All Saints Day
Hollywood has the Oscars; TV has the Emmy’s; Different sports retire players uniform numbers or enter them into a Hall of Fame. It is an incredibly human thing for us to appreciate “greatness” in peers.…
AS IF… TOTALLY NOT A CLUELESS HOMILY
My senior year in college one of my older brothers, Craig, who got a Bachelors in Arts Degree from Boston College said he wanted to see a film based on the Jane Austen book “Emma.”…
(Saint) JPII – WE STILL LOVE YOU
Over a month and a half ago, when we commemorated the September 11th attacks, it struck me that in the 12 years I’ve been here as the Chaplain and Director of the St. John Henry…
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Most graduation speeches are not memorable. Usually the graduates don’t know the person who has been invited to address them. The families are not paying much attention as they are more excited to look for…
AFTER THE MIRACLE
Usually the story of someone being released from jail doesn’t become newsworthy to an international audience. But over the summer, a man by the name of Dennis Libonati found a way to make that happen…
MY SOMETIMES WEAK FAITH
It’s not easy to admit that many times in my 20 plus years of priesthood I have felt like a failure. Sometimes people ask for my prayers in dealing with a difficult situation they’re facing…
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI, PRAY FOR US
Francis of Assisi - Just hearing his name, people have immediate thoughts. Some will think of him as the “saint who loved animals”; while others may cite the “Make me a channel of your peace”…