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May 2011

May 25, 2011

An Airport Encounter

Several months ago someone sent me this article by Archbishop Dolan and I enjoyed it....

May 20, 2011

Will the World End Tomorrow?

Last weekend after I finished saying the expected announcents after Mass, I added one of...

May 18, 2011

Mary Our Queen

[from my parish bulletin]During May, the month traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, we had...

May 15, 2011

Catholic Lectionary Statistics

For some time I wondered what percentage of the Bible is proclaimed throughout the Church’s...

May 13, 2011

Our Lady of Fatima

[From my parish bulletin]Today the Church celebrates the 94th anniversary of the apparition of the...

May 09, 2011

Live Passion of Christ

Even though these are late by a few weeks and we are now celebrating the...

May 08, 2011

Vatican City’s Statement on Osama

I've had a few people ask me to comment on Osama bin Laden's recent death....

May 07, 2011

Severe Weather Destruction

I went to Warm Springs, Georgia to visit the famous Little White House of President...

May 06, 2011

History of the Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Last week I did a presentation at my parish on the history of the Veneration...

May 01, 2011

Divine Mercy Sunday

We hear Jesus in today’s Gospel passage extend his peace to his apostles. “Peace be...

May 01, 2011

Beatification of John Paul II

[From my parish bulletin] In 2000 Pope John Paul II proclaimed today, the Sunday after...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

The Eucharist at Emmaus

This morning at the school Mass I summarized the Gospel passage of the disciples on...

April 26, 2011

Twenty Years Today

Twenty years ago tonight, I left my house and my country. There was so much...

April 25, 2011

Easter Sunday Homily

What would have happened if when Mary Magdalene and the disciples arrived at the tomb,...

April 23, 2011

Christ is Risen from the Dead, Alleluia!

What follows is the beautiful Easter Sequence Victimae Paschali, proclaimed before the reading of the...

April 22, 2011

What child is this laid to rest On Mary’s lap?

What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap, is sleeping? Whom...

April 18, 2011

Internet: Repository of all human garbage

The internet is the repository of all human garbage. I heard Tina Fey say this...

April 16, 2011

Palm Sunday

Hosanna to the Son of David Blessed is the he who comes in the name...

April 12, 2011

Ancient Meditation on Death

Have you ever wondered how ancient non-Christians dealt with death? What follows is most of...

April 10, 2011

The Pledge of Eternal Life

This beautiful fresco by Luca Signorelli is from the Chapel of San Brizio in the...

April 09, 2011

Tajci

Last Thursday we had the blessing to have Tatiana Cameron, or Tajci, at my parish....

April 06, 2011

Pictorial Tour of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Despite the grandeur of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, my favorite basilica in the city...

April 03, 2011

The Man Born Blind

In seminary I took a class on the Johannine Writings, that is, a class where...

April 02, 2011

Saint John Lateran

Had I wanted to be more precise and accurate in the title of this blog,...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

Vatican Splendors

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Vatican Splendors Exhibit at the Fort...

March 29, 2011

San Pudenziana

This is another seldom visited church in Rome that is one of the Lenten Station...

March 28, 2011

Benedict’s Interview

I recently finished reading Light of the World, a book by Peter Seewald where he...

March 27, 2011

The Eucharist and Living Waters

[Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A. The Gospel reading is the Samaritan...

March 25, 2011

Saint Teresa of Avila, Nada te Turbe

This is a beautiful poem written by the great 16th century Spanish mystic Saint Teresa...

March 22, 2011

Santa Balbina

Today’s Lenten Station in Rome is the Church of Saint Balbina. This small church sits...

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