Articles & Homilies

  Horror Vacui – abhorrence of the void. Bonum diffusivum sui est – Goodness is diffusive of itself. St. Paul tells the Philippians to stay away from orgies and lust, rivalry and jealousy. These, and so

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  Jesus acknowledges the scary things that will lead up to the end of time, but tells us not to be terrified. The things to which we will be subjected before his return will not

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Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus 10 November 2019 —   I am particularly struck by these words from the first reading: After him the third suffered their

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I had a homily written, but then did a Pope Francis and set the homily aside in favor of letting the Spirit preach instead. So if you want to hear it, you’ll have to listen!

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Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints 1 November 2019 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus and St. Jude Parish — We sang tonight in the psalm, “Lord, this is the people that longs to see

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Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27 October 2019 Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus — This Gospel really isn’t fair. It puts us in a trick place. We’ve heard this parable so many

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“Jesus is the only Gospel; we have nothing further to say or any other witness to bear.” Evangelium Vitae, 80. Jesus, King of Love, I am confident in you.

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Hi everyone! First, Please take a listen to the reflection I gave to start adoration at the Communio night of prayer at St. Michael in Wheaton, IL. The book I mention in the talk is Sophia

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When I was a little kid, and I started to speak, I had a speech impediment. When I was in elementary school, I could not pronounce “r” or “s”, and as someone whose name begins

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