Every once in a while I write about the current and coming persecution of the Church. I'm always amazed at the responses I receive from ...

Ah, yes, once more, and for the eighth consecutive year, the Naval Academy defeated the Military Academy in football yesterday. The score: N...

HomilyReadings: Zep 3:14-1 8 ; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3 : 10-18 ___________________ Most Christians, when they think of John the Baptist, proba...

With Christmas approaching the Wildwood Soup Kitchen is nicely and festively decorated in keeping with the season. And everyone -- our wond...

Readings:  Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98; Eph 1:3-6,11-12; Lk 1:26-38 ______________________ The Advent liturgy is dominated by three captivating ...

Father Samir Khalil Samir, S.J., an Islamic scholar and Catholic theologian based in Lebanon, is the author of dozens of books and hundreds...

Readings Is 25:6-10a; Ps 22; Mt 15:29-37 _______________ Old Isaiah was quite a prophet, and we hear a lot from him during Advent. God ca...

Diane is back home! This is a very good thing. She had a wonderful time on her cruise and even brought me two Norwegian Cruise Lines t-shirt...

Just a few random thoughts today... Last evening I gave my talk at our parish's week-long Advent Mission and no one threw soft fruit a...

Today is the feast day of St. Edmund Campion, Jesuit priest and English martyr. He was a remarkable man, a man of extreme courage who was u...

In case you haven't noticed, or have spent the past few decades on one of Jupiter's moon, there's a definite trend in the retail...

Apparently some few folks in the UK, presumably some Anglicans, are very upset over the possibility that a number of their fellow believers ...

I'm sure you've already heard of the Belgian man, Rom Hauben, who was injured in an auto accident 23 years ago and subsequently diag...

As I may have mentioned on another occasion, our parish -- St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Wildwood, Florida -- is blessed to have eight perm...

This morning, as a consequence of one of those Google searches that leads to wildly unexpected results, I discovered a blog of the National ...

20091126-SoupKitchen Originally uploaded by deacondana A long, tiring, but enjoyable day. Diane and I, along with my brother, J...

Saint: Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr Scripture: Lk 21:12-19 ______________________________ If the gospel message is good n...

Time certainly has a way of passing quickly when you're busy, and this past week has certainly flown by. Diane and I and several other g...

A little break from the usual today, a little taste of what makes being so good. God blesses certain people with extraordinary talents and t...

What does the word “king” mean to you? Are you a romantic? Do you picture noble Arthur, holding court in Camelot, surrounded by his Knight...