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Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 01/26/15

With each year of experience in church unity work, I have become more and more convinced that, no matter how important theological work is for...

Father Ronald A. Franco, CSP | 01/23/15

[Editor’s note: This Sunday, Jan. 25, is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, patron and namesake of the Paulist Fathers.] On...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 01/22/15

This Irish Miler won the Olympic 1500 meter run in 1956. He was not expected to win, except maybe by Mr. Delany. He ran 53.8...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 01/16/15

The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Jan. 18. Three million people march in Paris. Thousands across cities in the...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 01/15/15

Save those vinyl record albums and spindle players! They are coming back. “What?” ask we old-timers. That is so yesterday, right? Wrong. It is only...

Father Charles R. Kullmann, CSP | 01/13/15

Since we are at the beginning of the year I think it would be good to stir up some controversy. It is the surest cure...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 01/08/15

The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Jan. 11. A story that floats around the Internet: A wealthy business man...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 01/06/15

They came from the East. Who they were we do not know. History has assigned them names, but we do not know that Melchior, Balthasar...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 01/05/15

I think that God wanted to experience touch, so God became human. God wanted to be in skin, to touch and be touched by God’s...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 12/26/14

The Michigan bishops have urged us to consider 2015 the Year of Marriage. Why would the bishops speak of dedicating a year to the learning...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 12/19/14

The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Dec. 21. All around our school building in North East Washington I suspect...

Father Ronald A. Franco, CSP | 12/18/14

Today, December 18, was the 195th anniversary of Paulist founder and Servant of God, Father Isaac Hecker’s birth in 1819. December 22 will mark the...