During this time of the Coronavirus I have been posting articles here on the blog every two to three days. I have very much enjoyed being able to do this. I started this blog about ten years ago (see “Why a Blog for Renewal of Faith”). For the first couple of years, I wrote somewhat …
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I just finished reading a book called Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There is No God by Anthony DeStefano (Nelson Books, Nashville. 2018). Before I highlight a couple of ideas from the book, I want to first caution anyone who decides to read the book against thinking all atheists …
For those who subscribe by email to this blog, you may have noticed nothing was being sent out the last couple of weeks. There were technical problems with the blog that appeared to be fixed now (the blog was completely done for the last 2 1/2 days). For those who missed my homilies for July …
The gospel for today’s (9-24-18, Monday of 25th Week in Ordinary Time) is a fairly short gospel but I would like to break it into three parts. Part One “Jesus said to the crowd: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so …
Tonight I have the honor of offering a reflection during the Newark High School Baccalaureate. It is addressed to this year’s graduating class. Here is my reflection for them: To our graduating seniors, you are about to celebrate a milestone in your lives, graduation. At graduation, you will receive a diploma that signifies you have …
In addition to what you find posted here on my blog, I write a column about once a month for the Sun & Record/Wayne County Mail? His column this month is found on page 8 of the May 24, 2018 edition. (Their phone number is 315-589-4421). This column is on why we do things like …
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Today’s first reading (11/22/17, 33rd Wednesday in Ordinary Time, Year One) continues on the same struggle as yesterday’s first reading. Yesterday, Eleazar, a 90 year old man who remained faithful to the Jewish customs was being forced to choose between being executed for failing to follow the king’s (Gentile) ways or to eat the pork forbidden …
Today, September 14th, we celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It is a feast, like every saint memorial or feast, that we celebrate every year but yet it is different. Logistically, because of the importance of what this feast is about and unlike most other feasts, if it falls on a …
Today’s first reading continues the story of Moses’ encounter with God in the burning bush. God told Moses that he would send him to rescue the Israelites from Egypt. Moses asked whom should he tell them sent him. For us the answer might seem obvious, God, but we must remember that it was polytheistic culture, …
As I began reflecting upon today’s gospel and the idea of “bearing good fruit” I thought about how it takes time to bear fruit. If we plant a seed we know it will take time for the seed to grow before it ever bears fruit. On the other hand, if we walk into an orchard …
