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    In this Easter season, as we journey deeper into the mystery of the resurrection, we begin to understand that resurrection is not just a return to a former way of being but it entails something entirely new and as yet unknown and... More Info →

I  “The Lord is my shepherd…” (Ps 23,1)  Over the years I have celebrated hundreds of funeral masses and at a great majority of these funeral masses we have sung the beautiful psalm that proclaims the goodness of the shepherd who is always “at... More Info →

    There are words flying around everywhere today.  Everyone is competing to have their voice heard and to convince you to listen to their opinions.  Perhaps there is nothing more prominent in our world today than the drive... More Info →

     In the gospel of John we read:  “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews.  Jesus came and stood in their midst and said ... More Info →

In this Easter season we remember the love of God and the joy that comes to us in the celebration of the Easter mysteries, the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! All of the Church is purified, given new life and raised up with... More Info →

The hour of Jesus draws near.  As Jesus draws near to Jerusalem, so does he draw near to his “hour”.  During the time that Jesus was traveling in Galilee and other regions, teaching, healing and feeding people, he often remarked... More Info →

All I have to say is, “Duck!”  There are a lot of stones flying around in our world today.  People love to cast stones at others and it is a common practice in our day to see people accused, tried and condemned in the court of... More Info →

    In the classic tale of Pinocchio we are told of a young man made of wood, but made in love, who desperately desires to be more fully human.  He runs away from home and from his father and he seeks his... More Info →

    As we take the ashes of Lent upon our foreheads on Ash Wednesday we are given an admonition, “Repent and believe in the gospel.”  Lent is a season of penitence and we are called to change the direction of our lives.... More Info →

Our Lenten journey is largely about transformation. We practice our Lenten disciplines, observe our fasts, turn our hearts to God in prayer, make our offerings and meditate on the Passion of Christ in response to God’s call for conversion in our... More Info →