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November 2011

November 10, 2011

Memories

A few weeks ago a parishioner asked me to lead a prayer at the presentation of her...

November 07, 2011

New Roman Missal: The Preface and the Sanctus

I will speak about two specific parts of the Mass today: the Preface and the...

November 06, 2011

Oil for the Heavenly Banquet

[from my parish bulletin]Many have posed the following question regarding today’s parable, “why did the...

November 03, 2011

Faith in the Darkness: Immigration in the Diocese of Savannah

The Southern Cross has begun a four-part series on immigration in our diocese. Reporter Dana...

November 02, 2011

Feast of All Souls

I have always found visits to cemeteries thought-provoking and paradoxically life-giving. To visit a cemetery...

November 01, 2011

O blest communion, fellowship divine!

Oftentimes when I hear the Scripture reading for today's Feast of All Saints from the...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween from Sacred Heart

It's always a good day to have some fun at the office. Note: I only...

October 29, 2011

The Gospel Lifts the Burden

From the Gospel of Saint Matthew Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,...

October 28, 2011

Kids say the funniest things

Earlier this week, the third grade teacher invited me to speak about the new bishop...

October 21, 2011

Catholic Priest Statistics: What do they tell us?

We very often hear about the shortage of priests. Some dioceses may have plenty now,...

October 20, 2011

Troubles in Alabama: Immigration Law

I have been keeping up with the news regarding Alabama's new strict immigration law. I...

October 20, 2011

New Roman Missal: Penitential Act and Gloria

[part of a homily series at my parish on the new translation of the Roman...

October 17, 2011

Bishop-elect Hartmayer of Savannah to be ordained and installed

On October 18th, 2011 Bishop-elect Gregory J. Hartmayer will be ordained and installed the 14th...

October 16, 2011

Roman church vandalized

This morning I heard about riots in Rome and I immediately became curious about where...

October 15, 2011

Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) is best known reforming the Carmelite Religious Order in the...

October 13, 2011

Great book about the mystery of suffering

I bought the book Making Sense Out of Suffering by American Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft...

October 12, 2011

Our Lady of Pilar

Today the Feast of Our Lady of Pilar is celebrated throughout Spain, Latin America, the Philippines and...

October 08, 2011

Tornado at the Airport

One of the last things you may want to see before your airplane takes...

October 06, 2011

New Deacon for Savannah: Deo Gratias!

This morning, Jason Adams of Cordele, Georgia was ordained to the Order of Deacon at...

October 05, 2011

Romanesque meets 1960

I found the architecture in this small street of Zamora, Spain very interesting due to...

October 02, 2011

Allegory of the Tree of Life

This is a very thought-provoking painting by the sixteenth century painter Ignacio de Ries at...

October 01, 2011

God’s Gift in Barcelona

The almost finished interior of the Basilica and Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Templo...

October 01, 2011

Saint Therese of Lisieux

When I first began seminary studies, the book I Believe in Love by Father Jean...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Saint Michael the Archangel

[from my parish bulletin] Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Archangels Michael,...

September 27, 2011

Tradition is the democracy of the dead

G.K. Chesterton said that "tradition is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit...

September 25, 2011

Moses and Prayer

Last night I heard a beautiful parallel between Moses praying while Israel battled against Amalek...

September 23, 2011

Shrine of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

If there is a 20th century saint that has fueled the faith of a nation,...

September 22, 2011

Catholicism by Robert Barron

Last night I watched the first two episodes of Catholicism, a recently completed 10-part series...

September 21, 2011

Feast of Saint Matthew

I always love reading the Gospel passage of the call of Saint Matthew, which is...

September 18, 2011

Bill Maher and Creationism

I had never seen a depiction of a human being and a dinosaur that implied...

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