From Empty Hands

"Oh miracle—thus to be able to give what we ourselves do not possess, sweet miracle of our empty hands!" (Georges Bernanos, Diary of a Country Priest)

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Happiness is...

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...celebrating one holiday at a time.  Or so they believe at Nordstroms, I guess: I guess this has been the department store's corpor...
Friday, November 18, 2011

In the Spirit of Giving

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My dear friend Dr. William Guiffre, a well-respected educator and former parishioner of mine at St. Anthony's in Inlet, is spending his ...

Hot Dawg!

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This morning, I got all duded up in my priestly finery to pay a visit to our own  Holy Family School.   For a second year, at the invitation...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Surprise?

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I sent this letter into our local paper, The Malone Telegram .  It was published today. To the editor: This letter is in response to Monday...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Good Fit

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Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time [A] Readings I hate buying new shoes. I have rather wide feet (thanks, Dad!) and finding a pair that...
Friday, November 11, 2011

St. Martin (the Unflappable)

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In the seminary, candidates for the priesthood undergo constant evaluation.  One of the rather positive things that kept coming up during my...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Octopi

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A dear friend ( a HS biology teacher) sent me this novel take on the OWS phenomenon.  For those of you more zoologically inclined...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

Close

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I had to laugh that on the morning when the clocks "fall back," we heard Jesus saying, "You do not know the hour..." T...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

There's a Starbucks

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I heard this on NPR  this morning: Great song.  Neat video, too.  Enjoy!
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

All Souls Day

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Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed What does the word “suffrage” bring to mind? “Suffrage” as a word meaning, “the right to vote,”...

Occupied

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

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Since it's a little hard to tell in the photo: that's a flamingo on my head.  (What else would it be?)  And then, there's Fr. S...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Dégénération

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While listening to the great CBC radio show,  The Vinyl Café , on my drive to retreat last Sunday afternoon, I heard this GREAT song by the ...
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Bad Joke

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On Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI met in Assisi with religious leaders of many faiths from around the world--something Pope John Paul II had fi...

Father

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To give you a little context...and understand why I really needed that retreat last week... Bishop LaValley has granted our parochial vicar-...
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Westport, Elizabethtown, & Moriah, NY
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