Some of the hard-won insights that this engineer-turned-priest has learned in the past 21 years.
Fr. Rich's first homily as Director of the Paulist Center in Boston.
Fr. Rich's final homily as Associate Pastor of St. Austin Catholic Parish
One of the best half-hours of my priesthood was when I visited a third-grade class.
“Each one of you has to be God’s microphone.” –St. Oscar Romero
Close your eyes, and imagine yourself sitting on the shoreline, wondering where God is calling you next.
In our language today, the word “doubt” covers many types of questioning.
In the Eucharist, we are transformed into the body of Jesus Christ.
God is always doing new things, in new and surprising ways.
A more contemplative approach to a familiar gospel passage.
How else is the Holy Spirit supposed to intervene in the world, unless we continually receive and nurture the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
In this parable, perhaps we are always not called to play the role of the fig tree.