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…
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Hi everyone - here's my homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time - SEPTEMBER 28, 2014. The readings for today's Mass can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/092814.cfm. Thanks as always for reading, for your feedback…
GAVIN ROSSDALE, GWEN STEFANI & A LESSON ON…
Hi everyone - here’s my homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 - given at Newman Catholic at Montclair State University (www.MSUNEWMAN.com) The readings for today’s Mass can be found…
SYMBOLS & MEANINGS
Hi everyone - here's my homily for the FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS - Sunday, September 14, 2014. The readings for today's Mass can be found at . I'm always grateful for you stopping by…
September 11 – A reflection 13 years later
What got me choked up this morning was the kid-- who looked to be barely a teenager. I had tuned into the September 11th Memorial on television and there he was up on the dais…
A POLL–ARIZED WORLD
Hi everyone! Here's my homily for AUGUST 24, 2014 - the 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (given at Holy Family Church, Nutley,NJ) The readings for today's Mass comes from http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082414.cfm. Thanks as always for your feedback…
CALL ME THOMAS
Left, the "new" house... Right, the original Newman centerI hate to admit it, but I didn't think this would ever happen. That the Newman Center would purchase the house and property adjacent to our existing…
BUT JESUS IT’S EASIER TO REMAIN TICKED OFF…
Hi everyone - here's my homily for the 23rd SUNDAY OF THE ORDINARY TIME - SEPT 7, 2014. The readings for today can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/090714.cfm Thanks as always for reading, sharing it on Twitter, Facebook,…
PILGRIMAGE DAY 8: HUMBLY LOVING CHRIST
Hello everyone. Hard to believe that today is the last day of our pilgrimage. The day started relatively early with us arriving at the Vatican at 7 am for 7:15 Mass at the Tomb of…


