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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Happy Birthday, USA!

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This morning I’m sitting, far too comfortably in my living room here in the great state of Florida, watching the remarkable July 4th events ...
Thursday, July 2, 2026

Deacon Dan Pallo - Funeral Homily

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Yesterday our pastor, Fr. Kenny, joined by three priest concelebrants -- Fr. Tom Connery, Fr. John McCracken, and Fr. Glen Baptiste -- condu...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Mother's Day

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I've always appreciated the final verses of the Book of Proverbs, words that define the perfect wife and mother. And so, on this Mother...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Homily: Tuesday, 2nd Week of Lent

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Readings: Is 1:10, 16-20 ; Ps 50; Mt 23:1-12 _______________________ I have to admit, listening to today’s Gospel passage from Matthew alw...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Homily: Tuesday, 1st Week of Lent

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Readings: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34; Mt 6:6-15 ____________________________________ The “Our Father” is likely the prayer we pray the most. And t...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Courts, Judges, Lawyers, et al.

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Note: Yesterday I wrote an earlier version of this post, but suddenly it disappeared. I know not why -- likely something stupid done by your...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Reflection on Salvation: Life in the Spirit Seminar

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Note: A  few days ago I gave a reflection on Salvation at a parish "Life in the Spirit" Seminar. I'd given the talk on several...
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Deacon Dana
The Villages, Florida, United States
I'm a permanent deacon of the Roman Catholic Church, incardinated in the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, but now living and ministering in the Diocese of Orlando, Florida. I'm also a retired naval aviator, educator, and business consultant. Born in Bridgeport, CT, I was brought up in Larchmont, NY, and attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, NY, graduating in 1962. I spent a year at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, but then managed to get an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, from which I graduated in 1967. The Navy taught me to fly and sent me to graduate school. Afterwards I taught computer science at Annapolis for several years. I did lots of other strange things in the years that followed. Politically -- perhaps more accurately, philosophically -- I'm a Russell Kirk conservative in most things. More importantly, though, I am husband of the beautiful Diane, the father of four, and grandfather of nine.
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