Sunday, December 29, 2019
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Why Worship?
I was asked by my dear friend Fr. Bryan Stitt to give a talk in his parish--St. Mary's, Canton, NY--as part of its 6-part "Trust Truth" series on the intersection between faith and reason. My topic was, "Why Worship?" on the reasonableness of the liturgy. Here's a link to the talk and the Q&A that followed (just over an hour all together):
"I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
Romans 12:1-2
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Catch Fire
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
It was water that was used to squelch the flames at Notre Dame;
it is also water--that of Baptism--that ignites the undying fire in a Christian's heart.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Barbarian Love
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time C
Do send our Governor a note--not as a political act, but as an act of love:
The Honorable Andrew M. CuomoGovernor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
“Reverence must be paid even to those sinners whose souls seem to be dead because it is Christ, who is the life of the soul, who is dead in them. They are his tombs, and Christ in the tomb is still potentially the risen Christ. We should never come to a sinner without the reverence that we would take to the Holy Sepulcher. Pilgrims have traveled on foot for years to kiss the Holy Sepulcher, which is empty. In sinners we can kneel at the tomb in which the dead Christ lies.”
Caryll Houselander
1901-1954
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Exile Ended
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time C
Check out this amazing network of young adult Catholics: JESUS aCROSS the Border
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Not the Only One
The Baptism of the Lord
It’s pretty rare that the heavens open and God’s voice thunders from above, but the Father is speaking words of love over us at every moment, and constantly showering us with tokens of his affection. It’s just that when we get too focused on ourselves—whether it’s admiring our accomplishments, bemoaning our weaknesses, or beating ourselves up over our failings—we fail to hear his voice and or recognize his kindnesses. You are beloved to God beyond your wildest imagining! The Father of Jesus takes great delight in you! That is your true identity. Rest in it, and live from it, always.
