The following is a homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 22. What shall I get so-and-so for Christmas? Or where will we go...
I took ballroom dancing class one summer while a priest in San Francisco. Don’t ask. Anyway, we were taught all sorts of Latin dances. I...
The following are unpublished thoughts of Servant of God Isaac Hecker. This text is drawn from Hecker’s personal papers under the title, “Notes on the...
One of the most striking things about the priestly/Paulist formation process is its “marathon-esque” quality. True, in the thick of things it can feel like...
The twinkling lights, festive parties and carols sung with glee may bring out the Christmas spirit in most folks, but for some they only serve...
Reading 1: Is 35:1-6a, 10 The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers,...
The following is a homily for the third Sunday in Advent, Dec. 15. When the explanations started coming for the Metro North train crash two...
Some people say that we should not be praising Mandela because he was a communist. He was, and then he grew out of it with...
The following is a homily for the second Sunday in Advent, Dec. 8. So I was waiting to board a plane, standing next to a...
Forget Broadway! On Dec. 5, the hottest ticket in town was the taping of “A New York Christmas to Remember” at the Church of St....