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Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 12/03/14

I got on the wrong tram at San Francisco Airport. I have been using that train many times, but thought I knew a better route....

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 12/02/14

We know that Christmas is near. The commercial chatter about Christmas started more than four weeks ago, right about the time of Halloween. (Amazing!) But...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 12/01/14

As we head into the Advent season where Mary’s role in God’s plan of salvation is prominently featured in the feasts of the Immaculate Conception...

Father Eric P. Andrews, CSP | 11/26/14

Giving thanks and preparing the Way:A Thanksgiving and Advent message from the Paulist President “I give thanks to my God always on your account for...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 11/25/14

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time for most people. It is a time of gathering of families and friends, sometimes together, sometimes just family and then...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 11/18/14

A cure for fear is honesty. I am an example of this. I can keep things to myself and show you a together person you...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 11/17/14

As the light of day slowly ebbs its evening shadows out of our lives earlier and earlier, I was captivated by the light thrown on...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 11/13/14

The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Nov. 16.   I had a professor in grad school who said something...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 11/12/14

I was watching an ad about some voting proposition that seemed to have to do with “choice.” There was a medical person and a woman...

Father Paul G. Robichaud, CSP | 11/11/14

The Paulist Fathers offer this history note in honor of all who have served their country in the military. Beginning in 1917 and continuing to...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 11/10/14

I’m willing to bet that if I asked, which church is the pope’s cathedral, the response would be St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s a reasonable answer...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 11/07/14

The first time I went to St. Peter’s in Rome, the experience was unsettling. It just seemed like a huge space filled with knickknacks from...