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The First Sunday of Advent
To procrastinate, or to be proactive? That was often a question around the seminary. Many men in formation at the seminary would find themselves to be the procrastination crowd- they…
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Earthly and Heavenly Kingdoms
"Jesus answered, 'My kingdom does not belong to this world.'" (John 18:36) This is a truly amazing statement that Jesus makes in the Passion Narrative of John: My kingdom is…
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The Solemnity Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Who is in charge here? If you went back to my home on the farm, we'd largely point to our dad. However, he may not have been so quick to…
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The Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
The fall season is really quite impressive isn’t it? Sure, there are a lot of temperature swings, some really, really hot days, and some very cold nights, but overall there…
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The Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
During my time in seminary, I was known around the seminary for two reasons: if you needed technical help, or if you needed the organ played for something. Two very…