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What does it mean to be Catholic? What does it mean to follow Jesus? The simple answer would be that being Catholic means a person is baptized in the Catholic Church. Being identified as Catholic starts with Baptism but it is more than…
Read More3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AIsaiah 8:23-9:3Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 (1a)1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17Matthew 4:12-23January 25, 2026 In a world full of political, moral, and religious differences Paul’s thought of everyone agreeing can seem wonderful. It doesn’t just sound…
Read MoreI wrote the following for a parish weekly email I send out. Portions are parish specific but I think the general thought applies to most parishes. With Lent less than four weeks away, this seems to be a good time…
Read MoreOnce again, I have been stumped the last couple of days for an idea what to write about. It happens when you write articles every week. Yesterday morning, I reached out to a couple and told them I was without ideas. I asked them if they had any idea(s). One responded…
Read More2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AIsaiah 49:3, 5-6Psalm 40:2-, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 (8a, 9a)1 Corinthians 1:1-3John 1:29-34January 18, 2026 Paul speaks of himself as one “called to be an apostle.” For Paul, his work to share the gospel…
Read MoreAs I prayed for a topic to write about this week, I found myself without any fresh ideas. There is always a lot going on in the world. Yet, there are two challenges in finding ideas for articles. The first is that much of what one hears in the news is the same…
Read MoreBaptism of the Lord, Year AIsaiah 42:1-4, 6-7Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10, (11b)Acts 10:34-38Matthew 3:13-17January 11, 2026 Seventeen days ago we began our celebration of the birth of Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Knowing that the Nativity is too…
Read MoreThe Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 (11) Ephesians 5:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 January 4, 2026 In my homily for the recent Holy Day, I spoke about peace. It was not world peace but rather the Peace of the Lord that I was speaking…
Read MoreMary, Mother of God Numbers 6:22-27 Psalm 67:2-3, 6, 8 (2a) Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21 January 1, 2026 Today is the eighth day of our Christmas season. On the 8th day after their birth, Jewish boys were taken for the circumcision rites to be marked as a child of God. …
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