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The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What would possess someone to play any musical instrument, let alone an organ? This was a question that seemed implied often times, especially during my time in seminary. Other seminarians…
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The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
One of my favorite things to do at the seminary- though it isn’t something you may expect- was to give tours. Our tours were basically like everyone else’s, in that…
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The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
We’ve all likely heard, seen, or read the phrase “Based on a true story” or “Based on true events.” It isn’t necessarily all that common, but it is still fascinating…
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The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
As a priest, there is something very beautiful that I see in the Sacrament of Matrimony. There are a lot of great things- such as the tangible nature of the…
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The Baptism of the Lord
A couple of years ago, when I had the chance to visit the Holy Land with my brother seminarians, we saw many things that we expected- and they looked about…
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The Epiphany of the Lord
We’ve all probably been there: we’ve had that problem that we just can’t seem to figure out. A strange constellation of events that seem to have no correlation. Maybe we…
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The Holy Family
August 2012. That was the month and the year that my life changed in a tremendous way. There had been plenty of other changes before that time- graduating, starting jobs,…
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The Nativity of the Lord
I was always thrilled when this time of year came around. All sorts of activity, hustle, and bustle, and let’s not forget the extra activities. Baking, shopping, wrapping… it brings…
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The Fourth Sunday of Advent
“Verbum caro hic factum est.” This simple Latin phrase is prominently displayed on an altar inside the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The phrase, meaning “the Word here became…
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The Third Sunday of Advent
An empty house. The weekend at the school. After hours at the office. All of these buildings usually house an abundance of life and a flurry of activity normally. There…