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February 2016

February 06, 2016

Saying Goodbye to my Dad, My Homily for his Funeral

Permit me to share with you the homily I preached at my father's funeral this...

November 2015

November 04, 2015

Guest Post: A Seminarian Reflects on the Vocation to Love

This week, the Church celebrates National Vocation Awareness week*. Here below is a post written...

September 2015

September 17, 2015

This priest auditions for X-Factor Australia and stuns everyone!

September 17, 2015

Want to prepare for the Papal visit? Watch this!

Friends, don't miss this remarkable video "Pope Francis - The Man" with Cardinal Dolan and...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

A Parish Priest Reacts to the SCOTUS Same Sex Marriage Ruling

Permit me to share with you the statement released by my own bishop, Bishop William Murphy...

June 22, 2015

A First Mass Homily and The Gift of a New Priest

This was a glorious weekend. On Saturday, my diocese saw five men ordained to the...

June 01, 2015

I’m Taking the #Biking4Vocations prayer challenge, Will You? UPDATED!

Friends, I've been following along as two priests and three seminarians travel from St....

April 2015

April 15, 2015

My Parish Started Offering THIS and What Happened Next Amazed Me!

I strongly believe that the best thing the Catholic Church has is the Holy Eucharist....

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Reconciliation Monday: Thousands Came, Thousands Were Saved

I walked into the church at ten to three and already fifty people were waiting. ...

March 15, 2015

Watch: The Most Important Thing is Getting to Heaven!

Permit me to introduce you to one of the priests that has had the greatest...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

Hail Hail! The value of an underscore, Evangelization, and a new Celtic fan!

For some time now I’ve been on Twitter and have quite enjoyed the interaction there. ...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Respecting the Blessed Sacrament: A Model for those that are not in Communion with the Church

I was struck by this picture of NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio at St. Patricks Cathedral...

December 19, 2014

Video: Even Santa needs to pray

It's short, simple, and profound. Even Santa needs to pray. Make a visit to the...

December 07, 2014

Comfort Ye! Today’s first reading by Handel

Whenever I hear the reading from Isaiah that was proclaimed at Mass this weekend I...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

Maybe I don’t have to hate the person I disagree with online

Every so often a need arises to remind ourselves of what we are doing here...

October 2014

October 18, 2014

Gays not welcome, or not welcomed enough? Paragraph 55 from #Synod14

Paragraph 55 of the synod document released today didn't get the necessary 2/3s votes to...

October 10, 2014

The grace of Rome, the Synod’s opening Mass, and the electricity of the Holy Spirit

This was my fourth visit to Rome, but my first as a priest. I wasn't...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

National Conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors to Meet on Long Island in Huge Conference!

While I was in seminary, I was blessed to be able to come to know...

September 17, 2014

Cardinal Dolan on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade controversy! Charity abounds!

This recent blog post by Cardinal Dolan is a welcomed bit of clarification re the...

September 11, 2014

Father Francis Grogan, the other priest that died on 9/11

Everyone knows the name of Fr. Mychal Judge, the first official casualty of the...

September 11, 2014

Funeral Homily for the Saint of 9-11

This homily was delivered by the other Fr. Michael Duffy: Homily Preached at Funeral Mass...

September 10, 2014

Some Wednesday pick-me-up: Nuns on a paddle board!

A little pick me up for today, Via the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the...

September 08, 2014

Papal Blessings for Charity

As a parish we get many requests for papal blessings for many different occasions....

September 04, 2014

RIP Joan Rivers

Even in death, Joan Rivers could make the world laugh: When I die, I...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Where are the Voices? Genocide in Iraq

Cardinal Wuerl of Washington D.C. speaking at the end of the Mass of the Holy Spirit...

August 22, 2014

YES! The John Paul 2 Medical Research Institute Provides Ethical Research for ALS

I have gotten quite a few emails and I have seen many comments online questioning...

August 16, 2014

Nominated for the Ice Bucket Challenge? Donate to this Morally Acceptable Alternative!

As the ALS association is supportive of embryonic stem cell research, we as Catholics ought...

August 14, 2014

The Moral Problem with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge UPDATED, AGAIN!

We've all see it, and many of you have probably done it. Many celebrities, politicians...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

When A Seminarian Dies

My heart has been heavy these past few days after hearing of the death of...

March 2014

March 09, 2014

Unexpectedly shaven for St. Baldrick’s

I went to show my support and say a prayer and offer a blessing. Then...