Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Deacons Now a Part of Parish Life at CtR!

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I haven't been able to post a Sunday homily for a couple of weeks. Two weeks ago we had fourteen of the sixteen new permanent dea...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

The Baptism of the Lord

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Blessed John Henry Newman was a man who comforted Protestants and Catholics alike during an era of dried-out theology and who tenderly invi...
Saturday, January 2, 2016

Epiphany: Taking Christ Seriously

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In his Christmas homily, our newly-ordained assistant pastor compared the Christmas story to the latest Star Wars movie. He certainly had ...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

Feast of the Holy Family

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My first pastor told me that my shortest homily of the year should be the Sunday after Christmas. A priest friend said his first pastor ...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

What Does Christmas Have To Do With Self-esteem??

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Our staff party for St. Anthony’s School started this year with a Christmas quiz. I was stumped by the very first question: what do Sant...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

The Pathway to Peace (Advent IV.C)

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Our Friday morning men’s prayer group celebrated Mass together at 6 a.m. last week. Like other members of the group, I invited some m...
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