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We have been living through months and days of unprecedented turmoil in our minds and hearts, and also all around us. The coronavirus, of course, has been making things a…

After countless times reading and re-reading the Holy Scripture over nearly the five decades of my ministerial priesthood, only a few days ago, it dawned on me that, alas, we…

It was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. Any Catholic priest, I included,…

A priest once told me a story of being invited to the home of a young couple shortly after the birth of their newborn baby. Upon arriving at their home,…

I cannot think of any other institution, besides the Catholic Church, that gives so much weight to the traditional concept of family as to dedicate a whole Sunday to it.…

Each Christmas season, I look forward to the “Christmas Letters” section in the various publications that I receive. Many are reflections from readers that go way back, to times past.…

There is a story of General Stonewall Jackson and his sister crossing a treacherous torrent just below the mighty Niagara Falls. It is said that when the violent current began…

The 18th century Austrian composer, Joseph Haydn, was once asked why his church music was so cheerful and he replied: “When I think upon God, my heart is so full…

There is one among you whom you do not recognize. I do not know about you, but I find troubling this sentence of John the Baptist. There is One among…

Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated… I do…