What Is So Important about Pentecost?
Today, we celebrate the powerful truth that separates us from the rest of the world. Many will tell you that we believe in the divinity...
A Revolution that Changes Hearts
I often speak to you about a great heresy that has infected our Church. The heresy teaches that good people go to Heaven and bad people...
John The Baptist Today!
In order to understand today’s gospel, we have to look at the time. John the Baptist is a prophet. He was a mystic who was focused on...
God and His universe are so much greater than our ability to understand them
Today we celebrate what I consider the most important Solemnity for our time. Obviously, the most important solemnity for the history of...
You Are Precious Stones in a Spiritual House—St. Peter
St. Peter describes us as living stones built into a spiritual house. That is an ancient symbol of the Church found also in other Christian
A Dark Soul
“I can’t believe you walked by that $100 bill on the sidewalk.” A man called out to Jack as he walked over to money. They were on...
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Truth
Those who know me, know that I often quote Thomas Paine: "The government that governs least, governs best." As you know the principles of...
Sunday Homily: Emmaus, Mass and Us
One of the great misnomers in the faith is that it is filled with words written long ago and therefore no longer applies. If there is any...
But Doesn't the Church Preach Forgiveness?
One of the common questions that I receive is why does the diocese (name yours here if you want) preach forgiveness and then doesn't...
A Way to Strengthen Your Discipleship
Let us take a hypothetical situation. Joe and Jim. Joe is seeking to draw close to Christ and so on Sundays, he will not only abstain...
