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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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Why Another Shooting?

By Fr. Jeff | 09/10/2024

As we begin a new school year, sadly we experienced a school shooting in Georgia last week.  While it has been a few days since the shooting, I have not heard of a motive for the shooting.  Therefore, my following…

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Do People Really Want to Grow Closer to Jesus?

By Fr. Jeff | 08/27/2024

I spoke about the choices we make in the article I posted Sunday, “To Whom Shall We Grow? – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B.” Following on that article, today I begin with another question, “Do people really want…

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Comparing Apples and Oranges

By Fr. Jeff | 08/13/2024

Dialogue is essential in our quest to see fulfilled what we pray in the Lord’s Prayer, “thy kingdom come, thy will be done.”  If we are to do our part towards “thy kingdom come,” we need to help bring the…

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Considerations in Deciding

By Fr. Jeff | 08/06/2024

Last week I held a current events discussion.  One of the questions was very timely as we are just three months from elections.  Therefore, I think it is a good topic to present here.  A person asked, “What does the…

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Do You Believe in Life After Death?

By Fr. Jeff | 07/30/2024

On Sunday I asked, “Do you believe in miracles?”.  When Jesus walked on earth, the miracles He did were signs to reveal to people who He is.  The power of God was at work in him as the Messiah, the…

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Why Did They Do That?

By Fr. Jeff | 07/28/2024

Why did they do that? In case you have not heard, the opening ceremony for this year’s summer Olympics in Paris Francis, included what has been called a “drag queen led parody of the Last Supper” (CNA staff, “Catholics, others…

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Oblivious

By Fr. Jeff | 07/16/2024

Have you been in a store and seen a customer who moves around like they are the only one there?  I think all of us probably have seen people who seem to ignore the fact that there are other people…

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Is It a Good Thing?

By Fr. Jeff | 05/14/2024

Today I would like to try something a little different.  I would like to examine the morality of something emerging in today’s technology.  I begin by proposing a question to you.  Do you want to grow in your faith? I…

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I Don’t Understand

By Fr. Jeff | 05/07/2024

I don’t understand…I don’t understand so much of what goes on in the world today. I don’t understand the current protests occurring on college campuses in the United States.  I believe in the right of people to protest.  However, I…

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2nd Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday

By Fr. Jeff | 04/07/2024

Today I would like to take a look at how our readings on this Divine Mercy Sunday contrast to the way the world looks at life.  Our reading from the Acts of the Apostles speaks of how the early church…

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Jesus Died for You

By Fr. Jeff | 04/02/2024

We just celebrated our Easter Triduum.  The Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper where Jesus instituted the Eucharist and the Priesthood.  It continues with the celebration of our Lord Jesus Christ’s death.  Yes, we celebrate his death. …

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When Democracy Breaks Down

By Fr. Jeff | 03/26/2024

As I said in my reflection on Sunday, Pilate, as the local government official, allowed Jesus to be crucified “to satisfy the crowd.”  He offered to release Jesus as it was his custom to release one prisoner on this feast. …

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Does Anyone Listen?

By Fr. Jeff | 03/19/2024

Do you ever feel like people aren’t really listening to what you have to say?  You try to present your perspective but you feel you either they weren’t listening or you must have not explained it well.  We might do…

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There is Still Hope

By Fr. Jeff | 03/05/2024

Last week I wrote about the hope I saw in the Alabama State Supreme Court’s decision that “embryos are children” (“There is Hope in Alabama”).  Unfortunately, it is becoming clear that many people do not get the significance of the…

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