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Spoiler alert!  As we begin the Cycle of Ordinary Time and before we even enter into the Gospel of Luke which will be our guide during this Liturgical Year, we have the Gospel of the Wedding Feast of Cana, a mystery of light, that will be... More Info →

    In the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou”, the three escaped convicts come upon a congregational meeting of Christians going down to the river for baptism.  Delmar sees all those souls being born again in the waters of... More Info →

    We are all seekers.  Deep in our hearts there is a longing for something great, beautiful, good and true.  God has placed a desire in our hearts for this “something more” in life.  Paul described this... More Info →

Today as we continue to celebrate the Nativity of Jesus Christ in this octave of Christmas we celebrate  the Feast of the Holy Family.  As we contemplate the mystery of the Holy Family we often speak of the “hidden” life of Jesus in... More Info →

    Sometimes it seems impossible to hope.  In the face of the great forces that are at work fashioning new means of oppression and exploitation it seems like a fool’s errand to hold on to hope and to keep an optimistic... More Info →

    The Advent message of John the Baptist is a simple and direct one, “Prepare the Way of the Lord.”  John knows that “one mightier than I is coming.”(Luke 3,16)  St. Paul proclaims to the Philippians, “The... More Info →

  Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega.  He is the beginning and the end.  “In the beginning was the Word…” (Jn 1,1)  Jesus is the beginning of the road for all who wish to travel on the way that leads to eternal life.  He is the Way that... More Info →

   We all would like to be seen as strong persons and we are even given to showing off our strength.  Strength can certainly be seen as an asset in life.  Guys like to advertise their “gun show” as they hold up their arms and show off their... More Info →

    Throughout the Church we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King.  At the end of the journey of our liturgical year we come to recognize, to know and to proclaim that Jesus is the Christ, the King and the Lord.  The purpose each year of... More Info →

    “Fade to black.”  These ominous words signal in our consciousness an end to the story that we have been following.  When the movie ends or the play concludes we see the simple words that signal the end:  “Fade to black.”  In every movie or... More Info →