"Here comes trouble." It's not exactly something a priest wants to hear when arriving somewhere. Even here in Jersey, where sarcasm is so common and implies what's being said is just a joke. But that…
MAHWAH TRAGEDY & THE WORD OF GOD
As some of you may know, I just returned from Illinois Friday evening after serving as a chaplain for three weeks at FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University students) Summer Training. When I returned home, I…
THE PRONOGRAPHY “BOUTIQUE” AND HYPOCRISY
Hi everyone, here’s my homily for June 25, 2012 Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time given in Champaign, Illinois at FOCUS New Staff Training. Thanks as always for reading and your feedback and…
WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING ON?
Here is my homily for the Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (Corpus Christi) - The readings can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/061012.cfm Thanks for reading and your feedback! God BlessIt’s hard to…
MOTHERHOOD AND TRUE LOVE
Hi everyone - here’s my homily for the SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - May 13, 2012. The readings for today can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/051312.cfm . Thanks for reading and for your feedback. God Bless…
GIVE ME MY KIDNEY BACK
Hi everyone, here’s my homily for the FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - April 29, 2012 - The readings can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/042912.cfm . As always thanks for reading and all your feedback - Fr.…
TO THE EDITORS OF THE STAR LEDGER
I'm doubtful that this will be published in THE STAR LEDGER Letters to the Editor page, but I probably have more readers here than they do anyway:To the Editors:I had stopped subscribing to The Star…
CLASS I
This past Wednesday, the NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY at MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY had a historic moment.Newman Catholic is a pastoral outreach of the Archdiocese of Newark, but is also recognized and chartered by the Student…
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A PRIEST
Here is my homily for HOLY THURSDAY’S MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER - April 5, 2012. The readings for tonight’s Mass can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/040512-evening-mass.cfm. Thanks as always for reading and your feedback. On…