BEFORE AND AFTER

Hi everyone, this is my homily for SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 - the 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME given at Montclair State University.  The readings for today's Mass can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/091618.cfm  Thanks as always…

LIFT HIGH THE CROSS

Today we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a special feast on the Roman Catholic calendar.  In the Archdiocese of Newark, this has been designated a special day of Prayer, Fasting and Abstinence in…

9/11 – seventeen years later

17 years. The date always seems to stand off the calendar, kind of frozen in time - 9/11 - that it’s easy to forget exactly how much time has passed. 9/11 is one of those…

GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY

Hi everyone, this is my homily for SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 - the 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME.  The readings for today's Mass can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/090918.cfm  Thanks as always for reading; sharing this blog…

JUST DO IT – St. Mother Teresa of…

Hi everyone - here's my homily for the feast of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta - September 5, 2018.  The readings for today can be found at:  http://usccb.org/bible/readings/090518.cfm - Thanks as always for reading and…

A MATTER OF THE HEART

Hi everyone, this is my homily for the 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME.  The readings for today's Mass can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/090218.cfm  Thanks as always for reading; sharing this blog on your social media…

DO YOU ALSO WANT TO LEAVE? BEFORE YOU…

Hi everyone, this is my homily for the 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME.  The readings for today's Mass can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082618.cfm  Thanks as always for reading; sharing this blog on your social media…