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Bridegroom and Servant

Marriage in Christ and the ordination of a man into the servant mysteries of Christ as deacon form an integral sign. This sign points to what the Bridegroom- Servant Christ enacted in the Incarnation. The Sacrament of Matrimony images... Read More

‘Go Out to All Nations’

These words are both an explanation of and an invitation to developing a ministry that broadcasts and instantiates the...

Preaching Hope

Without a doubt, it’s the most popular four-letter word in Catholicism right now. Hope. With the historic Holy Year...

Witnesses of Fidelity

On Oct. 2, 1974, Pope St. Paul VI said that the world “listens more willingly to witnesses than to...

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Piety in the World

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If St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) could have foreseen an audience that would include, 400 years later, those ordained... Read More

Numbered Among the Levites

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One of the most solemn and beautiful moments of the liturgical year occurs at the Easter Vigil when the... Read More

 

 

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The Wind in Our Sails

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God gives us three theological virtues at baptism: faith, hope and charity. Allow me to use an image to... Read More

Holy Helper

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One of my favorite Eastern saints, one who is not as popular in the West, is St. Pantaleon. Before... Read More

 

 

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Who Is in Your Pews?

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As a preaching professor, one of my go-to documents when teaching homiletics is “Preaching in the Sunday Assembly: A... Read More

Living Redemptor Hominis

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In his first encyclical, Redemptor Hominis (“The Redeemer of Man”), Pope St. John Paul II offers a profound exploration... Read More