In my usual—well, slightly unkempt—priestly black clothing and white tab collar, I arrived at the voting station this morning, ready to do my civic duty. As I walked in, an older man—maybe my age or […]
A couple of weeks back, I placed a commentary in the Pastor’s Bulletin Insert that caused a minor stir among parishioners. Based on evidence from Internet news reports, I argued that the Israeli indiscriminate attacks […]
A priest without clerical ambition is either a slothful miscreant, odd, holy in his detachment, or somewhere on that continuum. Regardless, he is a free man. Making fun of pesky politically correct social conventions becomes […]
Jesus Christ is true God and true man, born of Mary. His suffering humanity in union with his divinity and glorious Resurrection rescues us from our sins. The Gospel accounts and the blood of the […]
Good pastors must imitate the Good Shepherd and warn their sheep of ravenous wolves. When Cain murdered his brother, Abel, God said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to […]
The Declaration Fiducia Supplicans (FS), released Monday morning has, to put it mildly, roiled the waters and unleashed a torrent of reaction—not just within the Church, but in secular media and among many non-Catholic groups. […]
Scriptures reveal the Way of Life and the Way of Death: “I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore […]
The dismissal of Bishop Strickland as the Ordinary of the Diocese of Tyler prompts us to consider the pathology of clericalism in today’s hierarchy. In happy times, the following Four Tiers of the Bureaucracy describe […]
Jesus teaches that the commandments to love God and neighbor form the foundations of the Ten Commandments. The first three Commandments teach us to love God; the following seven teach us to love neighbor. The […]
Decades ago, a pastor returned to the rectory, discouraged. He lamented that some people treat their dogs better than their priests. As every pastor knows, the priest had a point. He was faithful, irascible, ornery, […]
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