Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

The following is taken from the homily I preached at the Mass that ended the year for the students of St. Anthony’s Elementary School, at w...

Father’s Day is a fine time to mention that my Dad taught me many things. Some of them were simple, like riding a bike. But others we...

Therese Sangster is a former parishioner in her nineties, blind and rather frail. She now lives in a care facility some distance away so...

I join the other priests in laying hands on Father Paul Goo, soon to join us at Christ the Redeemer. Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB...

There was once a pastor who liked to preach about money. And, truth be told, he wasn’t all that good when he talked about theology. S...

Not long after my ordination to the priesthood, I visited a beautiful new church. The congregation had waited many years to build it,...