Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost 31 May 2020 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — G.K. Chesterton: “what’s wrong with the world?” “I am.” Fr. Presta: “Hey pal, maybe the problem is you.” The famous:

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Homily for Holy Thursday 9 April 2020 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — Dear Bishop Pates, my brother priests, Deacon Len, the community of Saint Raymond Nonnatus, brothers and sisters in Christ from the Diocese

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Yeah, you’re at home, and yeah you have more time than ever to relax and pray and do puzzles and eat Swiss Rolls (guilty as charged)…how’s that going for ya? If you’re like me, you’re

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Who needs the transgression when we have the gift??    

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Sorry for the delay in posting. I’ve been having some login issues with WordPress. All fixed! (hopefully…) Below is the audio of the homily I gave on Ash Wednesday at Chesterton Academy of the Holy

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Also, check out this link to a blog post over at The Rabbit Room for a post I found particularly moving about Rembrandt and why he painted two versions of the Presentation in the Temple,

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Here’s one of those homilies I didn’t really mean to give…that is, I ended up talking about something I didn’t know I needed to talk about. That’s the Spirit. The gist is this: does Jesus

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Epiphany 2020 Cathedral of St. Raymond     I wish we could live in the time of Jesus’ birth; before he was studied, known. When everything about this child was still mysterious and full of

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