I'm in San Diego these days with about 180 priests, giving presentations at their annual convocation. The focus of my talks is "Hav...

Today's first reading at Mass comes from the Prophet Haggai (2: 1-9). The Israelites have returned from exile and are back in the Promis...

Today is the feast day of the Martyrs of Korea, faithful Catholics who died for the faith in the Nineteenth Century and who were canonized i...

I'm giving a parish mission this week at St. Patrick Church in Tolono, IL . Fr. John Cyr was kind enough to record my Sunday homily and...

Confession time: I received a thoughtful comment from "Do Not Be Anxious" who follows this blog and after writing my own comment i...

These are challenging times and today's Mass readings are challenging. It's the 10 th anniversary of what has come to be known simp...

At the Marquette University Jesuit Community where I live, we all come together once a week to celebrate Mass. This last Tuesday I presided ...