Of the vast array of saints in the Catholic Church, one of the most fascinating, brilliant, and complex has to be St. Augustine. He lived in the fourth century, so it was still relatively early…
DETACHMENT
There’s been this Catholic Men’s Movement that first started maybe a decade ago called Exodus 90. I believe it began at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, where a group of men preparing for the priesthood decided…
WHEN GOD SPEAKS
One of the unique experiences of being a priest is wearing the Roman Collar out in public. A couple of weeks ago, two priest friends and I happened to be out for breakfast, and some…
RESPECT
On the smartphone App "Hallow," a Catholic Biblical Scholar named Jeff Cavins offers his reflections on the scriptures heard at daily Mass. This past Friday, his thoughts were on the importance of Evangelization: how essential…
2024- WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART?
Probably one of the most difficult things, hardest things, challenging things for us as human beings to do in life is “letting go” of old hurts. How often have we heard someone say, or even…
HOLY FAMILIES: NOT PERFECT – FAITHFUL
A few years ago, I was at a Mass where a priest-friend of mine was being installed as the new pastor of a parish. Before we began, a middle-aged woman came into the sacristy and…
JOY
Merry Christmas! - it's amazing the joy that simply saying those two words can bring. But what does that one word, Joy, really mean? For most of us, our Christmas memories, experiences, or expectations are…
A GIFT FOR THE GOD WHO HAS (IS)…
Some years ago, I remember going out to dinner with my Mom and Dad on a Saturday Night after Mass. In a quick move, I grabbed the check from the waiter to pay for the…
“…THE LIGHT ANSWERS”
Growing up, my Jewish friends and I would invariably get into the annual "Who's got the Better Holiday" competition between Hanukkah and Christmas around this time. They would share extraordinary stories of how, during the…