Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

I began my homily today by telling the story of the Speaker of the House of Commons telling Winston Churchill to withdraw an insulting remar...

Today we are unwrapping a present from Pope Francis: the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Starting this weekend, we’ll ce...

  I have missed so many things, big and small, during the months without a congregation at Sunday Mass. The biggest thing, of course, was ...

  Tomorrow will be the 35th anniversary of my ordination as a priest. I planned to preach today about my gratitude for these joyful years of...

  For a long time, I thought the phrase “a perfect storm” came from Sebastian Junger’s book by the same name, which became a very successful...

  Jim Cooney, a friend of four decades, has forgotten more about Catholic teaching on social justice than I'll ever know  – although he ...

  Today would have been my father’s ninety-second birthday so I’ve been thinking a lot about him this week. One thing in particular came t...