Given October 2, 2016 at St. Isaac Jogues Church in Hinsdale, IL. Based on the readings for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4; 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10

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Happy Feast of Pope St. John XXIII! Born in 1881, John was elected the 261st pope in 1958 and reigned until 1963. He is (probably) most famous for convening the Second Vatican Council, which opened

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Given on September 7, 2016  to #XLC Lake County at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Mundelein, Illinois.

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Story time: 3 years ago, I studied abroad for a semester in Rome. For most of September 2013, some friends and I traveled around Europe. We did part of the Camino in Spain, and went

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Last week, I had the chance to travel to Wichita, KS with the youth group from Notre Dame in Clarendon Hills for a week of mission work with 350 high school students and chaperones from

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So there I was, just returning from my day off run to Woodgrain in Westmont (so good, btw) and getting ready to eat when someone knocks on the door. It took me a minute to

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Here’s my reflection from Mass this morning: Jesus’ conquering of the world is not an absent or passive conquering, one that means something for someone long ago and far away. Jesus has conquered YOUR world;

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I recently read an article comparing the reality of family life as seen through the lens of two major corporations, Coca-Cola and Durex. Coca-Cola’s ads are routinely pro-life and, without a doubt, pro-family. Durex is

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