So much of life is made up of things we must do, and so little of things we truly enjoy. The saints, of course, seem to be able to turn all ...

Three weeks from today (May 24) I will celebrate the 20th anniversary of my ordination to the permanent diaconate. It seems like yesterday, ...

Readings: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33; Jn 6:16-21 --------------------- Today (April 29) is the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the ...

Readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; Mt 28:8-15 ---------------------------- Isn't it interesting that throughout most of the liturgical...

Readings: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27; Jn 12:1-11 __________________________________ Mark Helprin is perhaps my favorite modern novelist, a writer wh...

Note: Every six months our parish celebrates Mass and follows it with a healing service, during which prayer teams are available to pray ove...

Readings Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86; Lk 5:27-32 -------------------- Are you tired of politics yet? Of course, getting all wrapped up in things pol...

Readings: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17 • Psalm 79 • Mk 10:32-45 -------------------------- "This kind can only come out through prayer...

Poor St. Valentine. His feast day has been overrun by a constant stream of commercialism and syrupy sentimentalism that seems to flow more q...