Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

Meryl Streep’s latest movie, “The Iron Lady,” won’t break any box office records, since fans of Margaret Thatcher don’t like its disrespect...

A few years back a parishioner gave me a copy of a New Age bestseller called The Power of Now . It seemed an odd thing to hand your pastor...

Our Catholic schools sponsored a fundraising dinner last night for the Imagine Project , an exciting effort to provide a community center...

Did you come to church empty-handed this morning? And I'm not talking about whether you remembered your envelopes or your wallets. I...

I preached this morning at the opening Mass for Catholic Christian Outreach's annual Christmas conference , attended by more than five ...

I had the pleasure tonight of introducing Father Raymond de Souza at a reception in Vancouver to promote his new venture. Here are my brie...

It was Christmas Eve, but Jim, Frank, and Joe were stranded on a desert island. Their food and water were almost gone, and the three friend...