Worldview

Having What It Takes

By Fr. Jeff | 04/27/2021

As I prepare to move to another parish, I reflect on what God has called me to do at St. Luke’s and what God will be calling me to do at St. Mary’s of the Lake and St. Benedict’s. In…

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Some Thoughts on Dealing with Difficult People

By Fr. Jeff | 04/16/2021

Difficult people…we probably have all dealt with difficult people in our lives. It isn’t easy or we won’t call them “difficult” people. There is no one single way to deal with all difficult people. It takes patience. It takes understanding.…

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We Need to See as God Sees

By Fr. Jeff | 03/16/2021

If we are going to understand and appreciate what our faith teaches we must see as God sees, not as human beings see (see 1 Samuel 16:7). For instance, I recently wrote an article, “Chastity and Sexuality”, to help people…

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4th Sunday of Lent, Year A (RCIA) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 03/14/2021

Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A (RCIA)1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13aPsalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1)Ephesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41March 14, 2021 Samuel was a prophet in the days of King Saul.  Saul was not a good king.  So, God chose to…

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Do We Shape Our Own World?

By Fr. Jeff | 02/02/2021

Last week I shared an article called “If It’s All About Me…” where I talked “me-centered” people. In that article, I included the following quote from Justice Anthony Kennedy,  â€œat the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s…

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If It’s All About Me…

By Fr. Jeff | 01/29/2021

Relativists say you can believe whatever you want as long as you don’t hurt anyone. For relativists, the truth is what you want it to be. For them, it seems, it’s all about me. We pray for them to know…

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