All Saints Day Means Holiness is for All
Readings for November 1, 2013: Solemnity of All Saints At age 16, I thought that aspiring to holiness was out of the question. If you really wanted to…
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On the Non-Necessity of Man
One of the deepest desires of the human heart is the desire to be needed. We want to know that we are important. Depression sets in when we…
Brotherly Love
Our priest from India told the story about an ecstatic young man who drove his new car all around town. He was elated with the car and stopped…
Live the Love of Marriage
The other day I was working on a project with several other men. During the course of the day one of them got several calls and texts from…
Creation and Society
The creation stories in Genesis are so incredibly rich in their insight and wisdom. There is a reason that our Lord consistently referred his critics back “to the…
A Father Who Knows Best
“You just can’t force someone to learn about God,” I declared years ago on a balance beam outside of Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School. My best friend feigned…
Finding the Excitement in the Ascension
Readings for May 12, 2013: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord The celebration of the Ascension used to leave me a bit flat. It was clear what…
Tough Guys Don’t Pitch Tents
About 30 years ago I read the Norman Mailer novel Tough Guys Don’t Dance. It’s about a son, Tim Madden, who simply will never be as tough a guy…
Here Comes the Bride
Eleven years ago, I married my wonderful wife, Michelle. I have it on good authority that her dress shopping some months before our wedding was an overall positive…
Love One Another (Even the Annoying)
Readings for April 28, 2013: Fifth Sunday of Easter Often Christians act surprised when they try to do good and things don’t go according to plan. Sometimes it’s…