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This is the season for graduation addresses. Today, in three little words,…

Ask any teacher how things are going at the end of a school year and you will…

And a special Mother's Day column from Erma Bombeck (my absolute favorite!)

Confessions of Saint Augustine. Book IV, Chapters 11-16. Then follows a period…

We live in a world where it can be hard to imagine that life could be one of…

Fr. Donald Goergen, OP breaks open the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, which let us know that the reason for our hope is the gift of the Holy Spirit that lives within. Since this Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, let us not despair that we can live the truth, and rededicate ourselves to be people of truth.

For 12 May 2023, Friday of the fifth week of Easter, based on John 15:12-17

There are those who do not practice in an organized religion because they…

The readings today, at first glance, can seem to suggest two opposing ideas. In…

I have had more than one ministry assignment where I had experiences that I…

For 9 May 2023, Tuesday of the fifth week of Easter, based on John 14:27-31a

SEXTO
DOMINGO DE PASCUA

(Hechos
8:5-8.14-17; I Pedro 3:15-18; Juan 14:15-21)

Hemos
escuchado rumores del Día de las…

Jesus is Enough: 5/7/23 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

But I am often troubled. What do I do? The hope comes from the first reading,…

The first call we need to accept is the call to a relationship with Jesus. Too…

Fr. James Marchionda, OP breaks open the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, which are both reassuring and challenging. Jesus reassures us that he is going ahead of us to prepare a place for us in heaven, but then he challenges us that we could do even greater works than his own. Will we?

We are all called to do amazing things, and with the help of God, we can do them. Are you ready?

We do not enjoy being afraid for real. (There are some who like horror movies…

In today's world, we usually think first of leaders who have power. But in…

More than 15 years ago, the United States Bishops released their curriculum…

We can make the mistake in thinking that once the Holy Spirit descended upon…

QUINTO
DOMINGO DE PASCUA

(Hechos
6:1-7; I Pedro 2:4-9; Juan 14:1-12)

El
evangelio hoy es una de las obras maestro del…

Faithful & Good Shepherds: 4/30/23 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Every little kid at one point has probably heard the question, "What do you…