I am at St. Nicholas church in Valentine, Nebraska this weekend.  All of Nebraska celebrated last Thursday as a holyday of obligation, the f...

In today's first reading at Mass (from the Book of Nehemiah, chapter 8) the Israelites gather to listen to Nehemiah proclaim the Word of...

I became an uncle at the ripe age of seven and so I wasn't much older than my nieces and nephews.  Sometimes when I played with them and...

In the Gospel at Mass today (Mark 8: 27-35) Jesus asks his disciples what people are thinking and saying about him.  "Who do people say...

The following is the homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, which I gave this weekend.  Bishop Robert Gruss has asked the p...

In the Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A (John 14: 1-12), we see Jesus at the Last Supper getting impatient with his apostles....

Last Friday I was on Relevant Radio’s “The Inner Life” show with Chuck Neff.  We talked about the Gospel for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary...

Last Saturday, in Summerville, SC, I spoke at St. Theresa Church ’s first Eucharistic Conference.  Over 200 people from around the area cam...

At the Last Supper, Jesus faced three dilemmas and offered one solution.  The dilemmas were the result of his love. The greatest act of lo...

Today is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God.  There are many feasts that celebrate Mary. We recently celebrated her Immaculate Co...

In today’s Gospel ( Matthew 22:34-40) a Pharisee, who was also “a scholar of the law,” asked Jesus a question that teachers and rabbis w...

There is a story that the disciples of Jesus were criticized by the Pharisees for breaking the sabbath when they picked heads of grain and...

In today's gospel ( John 15: 1-8 ) Jesus says "I am the vine, you are the branches."  It is another way of talking about t...

On this day in 1960 I made my First Holy Communion.  I must admit that I don't remember much about the day. I was probably too distracte...

Saturday, May 10, was the feast of St. Damien of Molokai, the priest and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, ...

Every year, during the Third Week of Easter, we have readings at daily Mass from the 6th chapter of John's Gospel.  This chapter is esse...

The sign of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants was circumcision. God told Abraham: "my covenant shall be in your flesh...

On the Second Sunday of Lent we always have the story of Jesus' Transfiguration. It brings to mind my 2006 pilgrimage to the Holy Land. ...

The daily Mass readings during Lent are special because the first reading and the Gospel are designed to complement each other.  Today...

The greatest love the world has ever know is revealed in the Pierced Heart of Jesus Christ. This love conquered death. This love unites all ...