Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Reflection: Morning Prayer, Sunday, April 26, 2015

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This past weekend Dear Diane and I joined other deacons and their wives on a couples retreat sponsored by the Office of the Permanent Diacon...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

The Diplomacy of St. John Paul

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I just received the latest issue of First Things , one of the few journals I could not do without. If you don't subscribe to First Thin...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Homily: Saturday, Octave of Easter

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Readings: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118; Mk 16:9-15 -------------------------- Today, as we approach the end of the Easter Octave, our eight-day ce...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

Homily: Healing Mass - March 21, 2015

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This morning our parish celebrated Mass followed by a healing service. I was honored to have been asked to preach, and privileged to join my...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Homily: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

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Readings: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147; 1Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39 ---------------------------- A day in the life of Jesus – this is what ...
Friday, February 6, 2015

Homily: Wednesday, 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1

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Readings: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15 • Psalm 103 • Mk 6:1-6 In my previous parish on Cape Cod I used to visit a local nursing home a couple of ti...
Friday, January 30, 2015

Political Weakness

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Thousands come together for the 2015 March for Life Otto Von Bismarck, who famously defined politics as "the art of the possible...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Homily: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

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Readings: 1Sam 3:3-10,19; Ps 85; 1Cor 6:13-20; Jn 1:35-42 -------------------- Do you remember that poem, "The Hound of Heaven"...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Church and State, Legality and Morality

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A few days ago I heard a TV News pundit complain about Pope Francis' comment that freedom of speech was not without its limitations. Thi...