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Where Do We Go from Here?

By Fr. Jeff | 11/06/2024

The 2024 election in the United States is over.  There are winners and losers.  Who won and who lost is not a topic I will discuss in this article.  My concern is not politics.  I think Archbishop Broglio’s statement today…

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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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Who Is Jesus to You? – 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

By Fr. Jeff | 11/03/2024

How would you describe the Lord?  Throughout this Sunday’s readings, various words are used to describe the Lord. In the psalm, the Lord is called “my strength.”  Do we turn to the Lord for strength?  Do we do so daily? …

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Mass of Remembrance – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/02/2024

Mass of RemembranceWisdom 3:1-9Psalm 23Romans 5:5-11John 11:21-27November 2, 2024 We reflect on the list of names for this year (as listed in the program).  Some have been gone a year now while others barely a month and the rest anywhere…

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All Saints – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/01/2024

All SaintsRevelation 7:2-4, 9-14Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-61 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12aNovember 1, 2024 How many saints do you know by name?  St. Francis of Assisi, St. Benedict, St. Joseph, St, Ignatius, St. Bonaventure…the list could go on and on.  Every saint…

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New Video – Current Events Discussion 10-30-24

By Fr. Jeff | 11/01/2024

On Wednesday, I led a discussion of current events. It is not topics I have chosen. It is simply me answering people’s questions about what they hear in the news or experience in their own lives. Here is the video…

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Taking the News to Prayer

By Fr. Jeff | 10/29/2024

I have started reading Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Dilexit Nos, that was released last week.  I am also planning to read the final document from the synod that concluded last week.  It was immediately released in Italian but I have…

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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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Managing Distractions

By Fr. Jeff | 10/22/2024

I hear people talk about how they are distracted by worldly things at Mass.  The same can be true when praying at home.   I would like to offer three possible categories for these distractions. First, is the “noisy child” at…

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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

By Fr. Jeff | 10/20/2024

The world hates suffering. Yet, in Isaiah we read, “The Lord was pleased to crush in infirmity.”  Isaiah is speaking of the suffering servant who will save us from our sins.  This is fulfilled in Jesus’ suffering as He undergoes…

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Being Political or a Matter of Faith

By Fr. Jeff | 10/15/2024

If you want to start an argument, either religion or politics can be two topics to consider.  If you interject politics into preaching in church, you will find people objecting. As one who preaches, speaking for myself, I can honestly…

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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 10/13/2024

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BWisdom 7:7-11Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15 16-17 (14)Hebrews 4:12-13Mark 10:17-30October 13, 2024 Do you allow the Lord to be in charge of your life? Do you pray for prudence?  Do you pray for wisdom? Is the…

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A Story That Gives Hope

By Fr. Jeff | 10/07/2024

Today I share with you a short article to provide some hope for the Pro-Life movement regarding life in the womb. One of the common arguments presented to allow abortions is when an abortion is considered “medically necessary” to save…

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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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A Lifetime of Conversion

By Fr. Jeff | 10/01/2024

No matter how much we know about our faith, there is always room for growth.  This is evident for me in the celebration of the Feast of the Archangels on September 29th.  This year the feast fell on Sunday so…

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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 09/29/2024

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BNumbers 11:25-29Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 (9a)James 5:1-6Mark 9:38-43, 44, 47-48September 29, 2024 Sometimes we find ourselves putting a lot of effort into worldly things.  Sometimes it is because of the sins of greed…

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How Do We Make Mass Shorter?

By Fr. Jeff | 09/24/2024

In a recent email discussion about some of the questions people ask about our Catholic faith, there was one question that struck me differently.  By differently, I mean I made me think a person who would ask this question was…

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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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New Material for Bulletins & Social Media on 2024 NYS Proposal 1

By Fr. Jeff | 09/16/2024

If you live in New York State, I hope you have heard of Proposal 1. It is on our election ballot for November 5, 2024. If passed, it will amend our NYS State Constitution to enshrine abortion, procedures that attempt…

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 09/15/2024

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BIsaiah 50:5-9aPsalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (9)James 2:14-18Mark 8:27-35September 15, 2024 Generally speaking, people want things to be easy.  We think that if we “walk before the LORD,” it should be easy to be…

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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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Be Strong, Fear Not! – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

By Fr. Jeff | 09/08/2024

The Lord speaks “to those whose hearts are frightened.”  Are you one whose heart is frightened? I am. My heart is not frightened in the sense of being scared of the Lord.  I know that the Lord loves me.  My…

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Pop-Quiz On Sin

By Fr. Jeff | 09/03/2024

I would like to start today with a short pop-quiz.  Don’t worry!  No one will see your answers (well, except God).  To make it simple the questions are all true/false.  They are all based on God’s Commandments and The Seven…

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