Monday, December 29, 2014

Homily: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph - Year B

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Readings: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:22-40 From the very beginning the Church has consistently taught that Jesus Christ...

Homily: Christmas Vigil - Year B

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Readings: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Psalm 72; Mt 1:1-17 ______________________________ People often wonder why the Church includes this Gospel pass...
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Navy Beats Army Once Again

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West Point's football team gave Navy a bit of a scare today but Navy pulled away and once again beat Army (for the 13th consecutive year...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Homily: 1st Sunday of Advent - Year B

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Readings: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Psalm 80; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 ______________________ Happy New Year! That’s right. Today is...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Go Navy!!

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On Friday Dear Diane and I left Williamsburg and made the drive to Fairfax without driving a mile on an interstate highway. As a result we w...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Jamestown and Williamsburg

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Yesterday the two of us spent the morning at the Jamestown Settlement , an extensive museum and outdoor exhibit depicting the first permanen...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Yorktown: America's Battle

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Yesterday the four of us visited Yorktown to see the battlefield.  With the exception of a few skirmishes, Yorktown was really less of a bat...

Williamsburg Scenes

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Before describing yesterday's visit to the Yorktown Battlefield, I'll post a few more photos of Tuesday's day-long stroll throug...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Williamsburg: Oxen, Taverns and Shops

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Yesterday, in celebration of Veterans Day, Dear Diane and I, along with our friends, Nancy and Dave Lee, spent much of the day at Colonial W...