Homily
The Most Powerful Prayer in the World
Have we ever made excuses for missing Sunday Mass? Here are two of the worst excuses…
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What a Priest Does All Day
Every now and again, someone asks, “What does a priest do all day?” assuming basically…
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Solicitude for the Needy
Have I ever ignored any of you? I would never have done it on purpose, but…
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Two Reasons Why God Allows Us to Suffer
There’s a famous story about Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. When he was 13, he…
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Why I Gave Up My Lightsaber
Have we ever met someone who lived a different kind of life, who showed us…
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Welcoming the Sinner
Here is perhaps a hard question for some of us: If our parish is focused…
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Hospitality is Everyone’s Responsibility
Pray, pay and obey—do we know to what that refers? Pray, pay, and obey. Many people, especially…
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The Way of Becoming a Disciple
Some theologians have identified five stages of conversion through which all people go in order…
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Welcoming Strangers as Friends
I’ll never forget a story about a Dominican priest who went to Calcutta to give…
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Sex Abuse Scandal and Cover-Up
The topic today is the sexual abuse scandal and its cover-up, but the focus is on Jesus. Jesus says,…
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