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From this Sunday’s readings (GEN 9: 8-15; I PT 3: 18-22; MK 1: 12-15)   A mother camel and her baby are talking one day and the baby camel asks, “Mom why have we got these huge three-toed feet?” The …

Part Time – 12-15 hours/week.  Responsibilities include leading, developing, promoting and implementing all the parishes’ music ministries while managing the program’s administrative tasks under the supervision of the Pastor and Pastoral Associate (specifically the Weekend Masses, Funeral Masses and special …

On February 11, in the newspaper Northern Kentucky life, I happened to read an article with a title “Taking wrong turn put man in right place to be a hero” Adolfo Valle, a 25-year-old Mexican man was trying to find …

A few years ago, a car driven by a University of Cincinnati student was struck by a speeding freight train. Miraculously, the student was uninjured. The narrow escape had a profound effect on the student’s attitude towards his life. He no …

The common theme of today’s readings is divine authority. Today’s first reading tells us that a true prophet speaks with authority because it is God who speaks through him.  In the second reading, St. Paul exercises his God-given authority as the Apostle …

Once, there was a kite (a medium to large, long-winged bird of prey, which typically has a forked tail) who was consumed by envy for the eagle. “How come he can fly so high? Everyone admires him and no one admires me.” One day …

Years ago, an artist painted a striking picture. It shows a single, solitary figure, rowing a boat at night across an endless sea of water. Off in the distance is a single, solitary star, shining in the night sky. The …

Dear friends, I wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance. During World War II, plane travel and television were still in their infancy. One Christmas Day during the World War a young family – father, mother and children –was …

Visuals have always been important in the Catholic world, and the visual that has been most striking to me from this past month’s synod is of the Paul VI Audience Hall, set up with round tables where all of the …