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July 2026

July 03, 2026

A life of Dedication: Lessons of Father Fred

This article is in memory of Monsignor Fred Nijem who died earlier this year. He...

May 2025

May 25, 2025

El Misterio de la Creación, la naturaleza y la gracia

No es necesario saber cómo funciona algo para darse uno cuenta de que sí funciona....

April 2025

April 16, 2025

Fulfillment in Work: a lesson from a Waffle House visit

On a Monday afternoon, I swung the door open into a Waffle House. To my...

January 2025

January 27, 2025

Beatification Coming to USA, Pedro de Corpa and Companions

Today we rejoice with exciting news from Rome. The Diocese of Savannah has issued the...

November 2024

November 09, 2024

Democracy of the Dead: the Communion of Saints

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is the holiest site of the Christian...

August 2024

August 07, 2024

Beware of the promises of the occult

Some time ago, I was walking down the street in downtown Savannah in my priestly...

July 2024

July 19, 2024

National Eucharistic Congress: Day two

The second day at the NEC in Indianapolis was packed. I spent several hours in...

February 2024

February 15, 2024

The Cross on our Foreheads

At the baptism of a child, the priest or deacon traces the sign of the...

November 2023

November 11, 2023

Bishop Strickland relieved from Tyler by Pope Francis

The Diocese of Tyler, Texas announced on its website today: "Bishop Joseph Strickland has been...

October 2023

October 15, 2023

A Pastor’s brief note on the Synod

I am sure you have heard much in the news about the Synod of Bishops...

June 2023

June 08, 2023

How to best explain the Trinity?

Imagine what it would be like to live in a two-dimensional world. It would feel...

April 2023

April 07, 2023

When did we see you naked? Good Friday Homily

Last Wednesday, I visited a man who told me about the terrible pain he feels...

April 06, 2023

Remain with Us: Holy Thursday Homily

When we love someone, we want to spend time with him or her, don’t we? ...

February 2023

February 20, 2023

Impossible to love your enemies?

On Palm Sunday 2017, two bombs exploded in northern Egypt: one inside the church of...

February 12, 2023

Blessed to follow the Law of the Lord

Every game has its own set of rules. Board games have rules, though they are...

August 2022

August 26, 2022

Student Debt Forgiveness and Future Priests, Religious

One of the biggest hurdles today for young people to enter formation to the priesthood...

August 22, 2022

Another Pregnancy Center Vandalized

In the past few weeks, a considerable number of Crisis Pregnancy Centers that assist pregnant...

August 21, 2022

Be attentive to your salvation

Most recall the well-known words of Jesus, “ask, and it will be given to you;...

August 13, 2022

Division, fire and unity

One of the best-known Peruvian saints is Saint Martin de Porres. Born of a Spanish...

August 04, 2022

Parents: Primary educators of the faith

When an infant is presented by his or her parents and godparents to be baptized,...

August 01, 2022

Vanity of Vanities and Bigger Barns

In the summertime when I go to my sister’s house, my nephews and niece love...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

What happens at Baptism? Death and Eternal Life

Saint Paul to the Colossians 2:12-14 You were buried with him in baptism, in which...

May 2022

May 26, 2022

Uvalde children massacre: Will nothing change?

Soon after the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, I read an excellent article in the...

May 22, 2022

How to resolve conflict: Gather, Pray, Solve

During the Easter season we have been hearing from the Acts of the Apostles; a...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Rome Releases Consecration Prayer for Ukraine and Russia

Pope Francis has formally invited every Bishop in the world to join him in an...

March 06, 2022

Get things right with God

When I was a brand-new seminarian, I had to choose a local outreach location where...

February 2022

February 26, 2022

Catholic University students take shelter in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) was the first Catholic institution of higher learning to open...

February 22, 2022

Fabre New Bishop of Charleston South Carolina

Today at noon time in Rome, the Holy Father named Father Jacques Fabre, CS the...

February 20, 2022

What shall I return to the Lord for his goodness to me?

Whenever we give a gift, deep down, we always expect something in return, don’t we? ...

February 15, 2022

Desires for God

Over the past twelve years, I have witnessed many couples exchange wedding vows in front...