Throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, girls flocked to religious orders in Christianity. What happened? Education. The great founders of religious orders of women...
A researcher recently asked himself, “What makes me happy?” – and then he did some research to back up what he found out. He believes...
The following is a homily for Sunday, Dec. 29, the Feast of the Holy Family. Learning a language has some hidden difficulties. We presume,...
How did Ben Franklin put it? “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” A bit cynical, to be sure. Guests arrive and we...
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...
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 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...
Happy Advent! This liturgical season focuses on the coming of Christ and of waiting for Him. Of course we recall the long time of waiting...
Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams concludes a longer poem “Advent Calendar” with the words: He will come like dark.One evening when the bursting redDecember sun draws...