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I Weep as the World Rejoices

By Fr. Jeff | 05/30/2025

When I began to reflect on today’s gospel, I read Jesus’ words, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices,” and immediately thought this is exactly how I feel.  I weep at the…

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A Brighter Future

By Fr. Jeff | 05/27/2025

On Sunday I read a news story concerning the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd (Henry, Skyler, “5 years after the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis’ police chief is continuing to work toward change.” Cbcnews.com.  May 25, 2025. …

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6th Sunday of Easter, Year C – Homily (2025)

By Fr. Jeff | 05/25/2025

6th Sunday of Easter, Year CActs 15:1-2, 22-29Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 (4)Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23John 14:23-29May 25, 2025 Jesus does many miracles.  He teaches many things but Jesus does not act on his own.  The word He speaks is not…

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Proof That Hell Exists

By Fr. Jeff | 05/20/2025

I recently read Monsignor Charles Pope’s new book, The Hell There Is (Gastonia, NC: TAN Books. 2025).  If you believe that Hell does exist but that hardly anyone ends up there, you should read this book.  If you believe there…

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The Church Endures – 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C

By Fr. Jeff | 05/04/2025

Third Sunday of Easter, Year CActs of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 (2a)Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19May 4, 2025 Jesus had been crucified and laid in the tomb.  Jesus did not remain in the tomb.  God has power…

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From His Wounded Side

By Fr. Jeff | 03/25/2025

Please note that while this article can be read on its own, its deepest meaning is found when it is read in conjunction with two previous articles, “What Is Need in the World” and “A Heart for Love,”  These articles…

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A Heart for Love

By Fr. Jeff | 03/18/2025

Last week I wrote “What Is Need in the World” as my reflection on the first portion of Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, Dilexit Nos (October 24, 2024).  Today I would like to continue to offer my own reflection on what…

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What is Needed in the World

By Fr. Jeff | 03/11/2025

In my most recent blog articles, “The Quest for Peace” Part I and Part II,  I discussed how we are all looking for peace, but not just peace that is the absence of violence.  People, whether they know it or…

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The Quest for Peace Part II

By Fr. Jeff | 03/04/2025

Last week I discussed what peace is and what it is not in Part I of The Quest for Peace.  We seek peace, the peace that is a fruit of Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).  We need to let the Holy…

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The Quest for Peace Part I

By Fr. Jeff | 02/25/2025

Yesterday was the third anniversary of the beginning on Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.  What we want, what we need is peace. Whether everyone knows it or not, we are all on a quest for peace.  War, violence, and terrorism is…

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Towards a Culture of Life

By Fr. Jeff | 01/28/2025

Last, week I posted the article “Being Pro-life Is About Much More Than Just Abortion”. In that article I mentioned the phrase, “consistent ethic of life” as part of a broad approach to pro-life teaching. This week I take “consistent…

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This Looks Like a Job For…

By Fr. Jeff | 01/14/2025

When I was a kid, I was a fan of superhero shows and movies.  As a kid, it was cool to think of having superpowers and what you could do with them.  This remains true of superheroes today.  When I…

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Obstacles We Create

By Fr. Jeff | 01/07/2025

Last fall I read Pope Francis’ new encyclical Dilexit Nos on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  I found the document thoughtful but it left me with questions as I am not familiar with the details of the Sacred Heart Devotion. …

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Resolutions for 2025

By Fr. Jeff | 12/31/2024

I often write an article on new year’s resolutions as we approach the end of one year and the beginning of another.  Since today is December 31st, it is time for this year’s article. Of course, people often make new…

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We Need Hope Part III

By Fr. Jeff | 12/17/2024

This is third and final article in my article in my series reflecting on Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction, “Spes Non Confundit” (Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, May 9, 2024).  (see “We Need Hope…

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We Need Hope Part II

By Fr. Jeff | 12/10/2024

Last week I began a short series of articles on the upcoming jubilee year of hope (see “We Need Hope Part I).  I ended last week at paragraph 3 of Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction, “Spes Non Confundit” (Bull of…

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We Need Hope Part I

By Fr. Jeff | 12/03/2024

In my homily this past Sunday, I used the word hope thirteen times.  This was not an accident.  Hope is essential to our faith.  Whether we live in hope or despair has a profound impact on how we look at…

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Are Technological Innovations Good or Bad?

By Fr. Jeff | 11/26/2024

Last week, as I was trying to get a laptop to project onto a tv, I found myself wondering if technological advancement is always a good thing.  I’ve connected the laptop to other devices in the past but as software…

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The Beginning and the End

By Fr. Jeff | 11/19/2024

I just finished a new article, “The Beginning and the End.” It is a longer article because it is very important. Given the length, I have made it into a PDF file so it is easier to print. I would…

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What Peace Requires?

By Fr. Jeff | 11/03/2024

Peace…It is missing in the world.  What is needed to bring peace to this world?  We live in a world torn by war, division, and hatred.  What is needed to change this? My heart aches when I heard news stories…

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 10/27/2024

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BJeremiah 31:7-9Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (3)Hebrews 5:1-6Mark 10:46-52 October 27, 2024Bartimaeus was a blind man.  As a blind man, he would sit “by the roadside begging.”  He hears that Jesus of Nazareth is…

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Reading the Signs of the Times

By Fr. Jeff | 10/25/2024

How do we look at our present age?  How do we interpret what we see in the world today? Jesus speaks to us (see today’s gospel) of how we know that when we see certain things in the weather, we…

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As God Intends – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

By Fr. Jeff | 10/06/2024

Once again, the Pharisees come to Jesus with a question.  This time they ask, “Is it lawful for husband to divorce his wife?” (today’s gospel reading). It’s not a bad question.  Actually, given the amount of divorce we see today,…

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Who Do You Listen To? – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

By Fr. Jeff | 09/22/2024

What makes the world the way it is? James writes (in today’s second reading), “Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.”  To me it is clear that there is disorder in the world.  There…

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The Same Old Thing

By Fr. Jeff | 09/17/2024

If you have been a reader of my blog, you’ve probably noticed that I repeat topics.  At times, it is because of something in the news that presents a new perspective on a topic.  One example of this is the…

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