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Some years ago, early in his pontificate, Pope Francis made a simple statement that got a lot of attention.  In fact he made MANY statements that got a lot of attention.  He is the Pope after all.  But one comment in particular really caught the attention of not just the faithful, but many others as […]

The Homily is not available this week.

One of my very favorite things is to go on retreat.  And I guess this doesn’t surprise you.  After all, I am a member of the clergy, and you probably assume that it is an essential part of the job description.  But even before that, before I had begun this journey down the path to

I guess you as parents know how you sometimes hardly get along with your kids. That is a huge understatement.  And much of this “not getting along” arises from differences in regard to what the child should be allowed to do or not do. It starts very early in a child’s life, as parents take

During my time as the Financial Administrator of my home Diocese, there were some people I just couldn’t stand.  I hope you’re not surprised?  And you probably shouldn’t be.  After all, I’m just like many of you, and struggle with all of the same sorts of things.  Sometimes you find people in this category of