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     “Hey, you clean up pretty nice!”  We have all heard that comment made at one time or another and perhaps we ourselves have made a similar observation about someone at some time in our lives.  When someone gets... More Info →

     Often the success of a young person in handling the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood  will depend upon what sort of friends and advisors the young person has during the formative period of... More Info →

It has often been a mystery to me in situations of addiction that a person can be placed in rehabilitation and endure a horrific process of withdrawal from the substance that has caused their addiction.  After much suffering the person is... More Info →

     Our readings this Sunday present us with suffering that is brought on by human weakness, frailty and sickness.  Jesus has been sent by the Father to lead us into an abundant life.  Sickness and illness are... More Info →

     When I was a child growing up I was number two of four among my brothers and sisters.  My older sister was number one and she held the authority among the siblings.  She was the most responsible among us and... More Info →

     “This is the time of fulfillment…”  Jesus announces to us the good news as he begins his public ministry and this good news is that we now are living in the time of fulfillment.  With the beginning of the... More Info →

When people ask me about my call to the priesthood they often begin with the question, “When did you know that you wanted to be a priest?”  Their question assumes that something happened within me, that I weighed the many options open to me... More Info →

The Feast of Epiphany celebrates the manifestation or revelation of the light that is Jesus Christ who reveals to us the Father’s presence, love and glory.  From the time of the middle ages this Feast has celebrated three distinct events of... More Info →

In this Octave of Christmas we celebrate the central mystery of our faith in the Incarnation as the Eternal Word became flesh and “made his dwelling among us.”  On Christmas day we celebrate the first part of the mystery of the Incarnation,... More Info →

     On this fourth Sunday of Advent the Church turns to Mary as our guide for the Advent season.  She is a beautiful model for us all of Advent preparation.  In the life of Mary we first see and celebrate her... More Info →