St. Claude la Colombiere: 1641- 1682; feast day is Feb 15. Connections: Jean-Claude; Feb 15; 1992; Arrival in Paray on December 27 On Becoming Holy I do not give up hope, however, of arriving at
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The Lego Titanic and Word of God Sunday | 3rd Week in Ordinary Time 2023
I preached this Sunday at St. Anne’s in Oswego, and it’s always a joy to be back there. It’s also Word of God Sunday, so I preached on the essential messages of the Scriptures we
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Hope, Mary, and Benedict XVI | Mary, Mother of God 2022
Please enjoy this homily, given this morning at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome by my great friend, Fr. Jim Olofson. You can find the readings here.
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Drastic Measures | Christmas 2022
Merry Christmas, everyone! Here’s my homily from the 5pm Christmas Eve Mass at Ss. Peter and Paul in Naperville.
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Great News: It’s Not About You | Gaudete Sunday 2022
Brick and River by Brennan Robinson There was a brick on the bridge’s bottom, Who had wearied of what elders taught him In song they’d sing about being a brick, The joy with brother to
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Ad Sum | 2nd Sunday of Advent 2022
Here we are at the beginning of the new Church year and……..we’re talking about the end? Again. But we can’t be fooled into thinking that the end, the fulfillment of life in the new kingdom,
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“Oak in Winter” | 1st Sunday of Advent 2022
There’s a lot of whiplash in the priesthood. The time surrounding my ordination to the priesthood in May 2018 was so joyful. We were ordained in late May and didn’t start in our parishes until
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First Things First | Christ the King 2022
Dear friends, A blessed Solemnity of Christ the King!! In the homily I reflect mainly on the second reading, this weekend taken from St. Paul’s awesome letter to the Colossians. You can find all the
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Testifying In Chaos | 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
This weeks readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111322.cfm Take a listen to my homily below:
