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Great Suffering, Great Love
The Sunday Gospels in Lent for Year A are particularly poignant and reflective; there’s a reason they may be read at the weekday Masses as well, particularly during Years B and C when they aren’t...
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Glory 2014
I just finished a weekend of beautiful liturgies, new friendships, messages and music that ignited once again the embers of a passion for truth, beauty, and goodness. I was one of the speakers for the...
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The Cross: Absurdity or Power?
The title of this Holy Week post comes from First Corinthians. St. Paul tells the Corinthians that the Cross is a stumbling block for the Jews and a folly to the Gentiles. While praying with the...
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Sts. Peter and Paul
One of the most remarkable places to experience while visiting Rome is a small dark room under Vatican hill. Very few tourists even know of its existence, and access is limited to 250 people a day....
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Five years ago, I was in the middle of a rocky phase of life. I was moving apartments, there were major changes at my workplace, and a priest who kept me sane was suddenly transferred to another...
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Following a God Who Suffered
Today’s Gospel came at a good time for me, and for perhaps others in the Church too. I have attempted to write a post several times about various topics… my feelings during this latest crisis, my...
View ArticleShall I Crucify Your King?
As we approach Palm Sunday and Good Friday, we also approach one of the most difficult moments in liturgy: our call to crucify Christ. For the reading of the Passion accounts in these liturgies, there...
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