JB 7:1-4, 6-7 / PS 147: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 / 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 / MK 1:29-39 I dare say today’s first reading comes from the most depressing book in the bible. The book of Job narrates the story of the prophet Job, a just and loving man, who, lost everything overnight.… Continue reading 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
A Healthy Attitude towards the Devil : An Introductory Response
My brothers and sisters never forget the devil but keep your attention focused on Christ.
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
“While much of our pop culture presents us with cosmic battles between good and evil, this simply is not the case. Evil is nothing more than a lack of the good and as soon as goodness enters the good always wins. Evil is simply an absence of the good just as dark is the absence of light; and just as the moment light enters into a dark room, the darkness ceases to exist, so too the moment good enters into evil, the evil ceases to exist.”
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Jon 3:1-5,10 / Ps 22:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 / 1 Cor 7:29-31 / Mk 1:14-20 The invitation we just heard Jesus extend to His apostles, to come after Him, is addressed to each and every one of us. While we often think that our faith is complex and difficult, a book of rules to… Continue reading 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Being Pro-Life Requires Internal Conversion and Using your Brain.
This is the meat and potatoes of a talk given to high school students. Personal stories were interspersed throughout the talk but this represents the message of the talk. I have often found that when Catholics speak about the atrocity of abortion they seem to just give a lecture on abortion rather that… Continue reading Being Pro-Life Requires Internal Conversion and Using your Brain.
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
1 Sam 3:3B-10,19 / Ps 40: 2,4,7-8,8-9,10 / 1 Cor 6:13C-15A, 17-20 / Jn 1:35-42 Last week I was sitting half asleep in the Delta Lounge at JFK watching planes take off and land, trying to stay awake so I wouldn’t miss my connecting flight to St. Louis. As I sat their a… Continue reading 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Feast of the Holy Family Year B
My brothers and sisters, today’s feast shows us that every family must imitate the Holy Family and remain focused on the goal of setting each other on the path to heaven despite the ups and downs of life. Despite the difficulties and changing needs of families the same goal remains for all of us; to accompany each other in love and self-sacrifice on our earthly pilgrimage to heaven.
Cryopreserved Embryos: In Search of a Moral Solution to an Absurd Fate
Below is a copy of my Masters Thesis, which explored the question of a moral solution to cryopreserved embryos. This thesis was submitted to the Faculty of Kenrick School of Theology in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Arts in Theology and defended on December 9th, 2014 before Fr. James Knapp, SJ. S.T.D. and… Continue reading Cryopreserved Embryos: In Search of a Moral Solution to an Absurd Fate
Advent By Candlelight Reflection on Joy
This was an Advent By Candlelight Reflection given at St. Norbert Parish in Florissant, MO. The reading for the Prayer Service was John 15:11-17. This past fall, the day before school started, I had speaking engagement in New York. I flew out of Lambert at 5:00 am, arrived in New York, was driven… Continue reading Advent By Candlelight Reflection on Joy
3rd Sunday in Advent Year B
Is 61: 1-2A, 10-11 / Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 / 1 Thes 5: 16-24 / Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 I can’t believe how quickly time is flying. It seems like just yesterday we were beginning this season of Advent and now Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. I don’t know about you, but… Continue reading 3rd Sunday in Advent Year B
Through The Cross To Light 