Latin Rite, priest, ordination

Loving Our Priests

It’s very easy to like priests who are charismatic personalities and knock-out preachers. It’s easy to appreciate those who have great PR skills, those who

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sloth

Listen This Lent

The Lenten season is the perfect time to listen. Listening to God in the silence and listening to others around us helps us to be

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Pentecost, Holy Ghost

From Loving to Union

I was hardly out of my pram when World War II began, so I do not have any war wounds to brag about. But I

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Our Father

On The Importance of Prayer

I recently returned to Italy after spending over a month in the Middle East. Having never been in that corner of the world, I wasn’t

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The Unfailing Power of Prayer

In this world we live in – rife with conflict, intrigue, sorrow, loneliness, unchecked ambition, and the obnoxiously intoxicating pride of life – the currency

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The One Thing Necessary

When the Church was born on the first Pentecost day it was as poor as Christ when he was born on the first Christmas day.

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faith

Picture Jesus Crucified

I think God gave each of us the gift of imagination so that we can visualize the angels, the saints, and the Holy Trinity we pray

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saved, trust

The Litany Of Trust

I have written before about trust as an element of faith (see Growing Our Faith Through Obedience And Trust).  Trusting takes practice. At about the

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Flying Flags of Appreciation

Advent and Christmas are times of “appreciation.”  We give thanks for the great gift that God gave us in Jesus Christ. But the Christmas season

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Christ

Filled with Christ

For the best of all New Years’ resolutions, look to Our Lord and Savior. Be filled with Christ and allow Him to transform every corner

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