Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

Pope Francis tells the story of a great Spanish preacher who gave a powerful and well-prepared sermon. Afterwards, the priest was approa...

I came across a book this week, just in time for my homily on today’s Gospel.   It’s called How to Handle Worry: A Catholic Approach...

A parishioner came in to the office a while back and asked to have a Mass offered for Donald Trump. I didn’t ask if she was an admir...

If I’d won a scholarship to Harvard Law School the day before I went off to the seminary, I sure might have been tempted. It’s a fabled pl...