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Stuart A. Wilson-Smith, CSP | 08/18/14

By the grace of God I managed to complete my summer unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (a hospital chaplaincy internship and much more) on Aug....

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 08/15/14

This is a homily for the Scripture readings for Sunday, Aug. 17. I’ve been hearing it all my life. “Don’t go down 63rd street or...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 08/11/14

The City of New York wants to build homeless shelters in neighborhoods. Those who now live in homes in these neighborhoods do not want the...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 08/04/14

The sun is slipping slowly across the western hills of Lake George in New York as I write. It is a beautiful summer’s evening, and...

Stuart A. Wilson-Smith, CSP | 07/30/14

A few of us made a quick trip down to DC this weekend to attend the Mass of first profession for the 2013-14 Paulist novice...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 07/24/14

The following is a homily for the Scripture readings for Sunday, July 27. Only three have done it – won three major golf championships by...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 07/22/14

All the rage now is to wear a fitness bracelet that tells you how many steps you took and calories you burned through the course...

Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 07/17/14

The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, July 20. Something was obviously wrong; we could see it from a distance....

Father David P. Dwyer, CSP | 07/16/14

Hey, I’d like to share with you a great story from BustedHalo.com. It comes from one of our bloggers, Caitlin Kennell-Kim. Caitlin has been struggling...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 07/15/14

Often consistency is really a rut by some other name. “Consistency” has a much more positive tone to it. “Rut” sounds so bad. How do...

Father John J. Geaney, CSP | 07/14/14

It seems as though too much of our life is taken up by things that move fast. When we travel we often take planes that...

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

“Growing pains,” my mother would say whenever I brought up some unexplained cramp or strain. “Part of growing up.” My pre-adolescent mind would imagine bones...