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I remember back in first grade when the teacher told us that it was the Feast of St Blaise and that father was coming to our class to bless our throats with candles. I panicked because I thought they would …
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 75 Reading I Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were …
Last weekend, while people inside the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception joined in a prayer vigil for life, the group Catholics for Choice projected pro-choice slogans on the church tower. “See how they love one another!” Well it appears Catholics …
Pope Francis has called on “all people of good will” to make this Wednesday, January 26th, a special day of prayer for peace in Ukraine. I join him in recommending that we all pray for this tense situation that day. …
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 72 Reading I Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet …
I recently let Archbishop Kurtz know that both of our parishes will be participating in the first phase of the worldwide Synod called by Pope Francis. I know our parish councils are excited about this process. Here in Louisville individual …
“Through the power of your Spirit of love include us now and for ever among the members of your Son, whose body and blood we share.” It’s a line from the Eucharistic Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions. And a …
In this weekend’s Gospel, at the wedding feast in Cana, Jesus reveals himself to his disciples and they began to believe in him. Every day, God also gives us signs of his love and so we also can respond in …
Way back in that other world that was February of 2020, I remember doing a couple of presentations on the history of the Church. And then … Now that its 2022, I thought it might be time for a …