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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…
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The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
In every Catholic Church throughout the world, you will find in a suitable place, a common element- some sort of sacred structure that we call a tabernacle- a place that…
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The Second Sunday of Advent
When it came to the sport of baseball, whenever I was playing it in my younger years, over time I found two profoundly different ways that you could play the…
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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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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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A Friend Worth Dying For
We all likely have our idea of what true friendship is, don't we? There is a list of characteristics that are at the ready, such as dependability, responsibility, trustworthiness, accountability,…
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The Vine and the Branches
"Jesus said to his disciples: 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and…