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Today’s readings may be found here. You can listen to this homily being delivered here. Brothers and sisters, I am sure it is no great surprise to you, but I have many faults.  There is an ugly side to me … Continue reading →

Every time we feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned, bury the dead and give alms to the poor, our light shines before others.  Every time we instruct, advise, console, comfort, forgive, and bear wrongs patiently and with compassion, our light shines before others. Continue reading →

No matter our past, we have a future.  And our destiny, because of our Baptism is to be with God in Heaven.  Whether we actually achieve that is, of course, up to us and the choices we make to do good and to avoid sin.  But, the Sacraments help us to become holy and to be rewarded with eternal life. Continue reading →

We want to believe what we want to believe, and nobody is going to tell us different.  We put up walls that divide.  We surround ourselves only with the like-minded. Continue reading →

Today’s Readings can be found here.        This Gospel that we just heard, brothers and sisters, is a game changer.  Centuries and centuries ago, God created us, and we fell from grace through the original sin, but He … Continue reading →

The readings for today’s feast can be found here. The story of the Epiphany, which we just heard proclaimed in the Gospel, is a story of faith.  It is a story of faith in exercise, and it is a story … Continue reading →

The passage of time, the tick of the clock, the turn of the calendar page, the changing of the calendar itself from 2019 to 2020 is very useful to us in the practicalities of our lives.  Time passes, and we … Continue reading →