Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

When I first met the future Father Don Larson, who was ordained beside me six years later, I’d been a Catholic for almost 25 years—all my ...

Like all of Christ’s mysteries, the Ascension contains enough truths for a thousand homilies. But today I want to address just one si...

When preaching last week, I made a reference to Cardinal Newman that I hadn't included in my written text (see below ). I took the quo...

I have a question for you. Please answer out loud in one word: “Has Jesus Christ risen from the dead?” That was the answer I hoped to h...

Today, I administered the sacrament of confirmation to students from St. Anthony's School and our parish religious education program....