They shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” I am not very good at small talk or cocktail party chit chat. Part of it is that such conversation does not come naturally to me. Secondarily, if I am somewhere where I am not dressed in clerical clothing and...
“Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged. The Letter of James is particularly concerned with ethical conduct, with various everyday challenges that certainly speak to our interaction with the world today. The admonition to...
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Endurance and encouragement are words that...
“Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” Jesus doesn’t tell us when he will come again; but he does tell us all we need to know. First, he leaves no doubt in our minds that he will, in fact, return—this isn’t a question we have to...
Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. Today as we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King, we give thanks to the Father who gave his only son to suffer and die for us. As...
We instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly. As I present an annual report to you at masses this weekend, I know that as your pastor, I have a privileged vantage point. Not only do I witness all our large public events but the “small” everyday...
