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I feel a bit behind the times, but the subjects about which I write this week are constant concerns for us, as people of faith and as human beings.       January 18-25 was a week of Prayer for Christian Unity. I hope you were aware! We prayed special prayers at Mass at both Sunday and daily…

A year ago I wrote a very brief statement in response to a question about the Eucharist. After distributing Holy Communion under both species of bread and wine for such a long time here at St. Willebrord, people had questions about receiving only the Body of Christ because of the concerns about COVID and sharing…

February will be here soon. That month we are invited to take special time to remember Black History. For some people it is not so much about remembering, as it is about  learning for the first time. And, we do not honor the history of African Americans as if it is more important than the history…

Catholic Christians have an important responsibility to fulfill in our present age. We must have faith in God and with integrity call all people to greater unity and solidarity. God’s promise of love, and God’s law of love, demand that we live and act with love towards all people.      Personally, I am tired of…

Merry Christmas! The celebration of the Baptism of the Lord concludes the Christmas Season. On Monday, we return to “counting time by numbers,” also known as “ordinary time.” I pray that the Christmas spirit continues for you, even in Ordinary Time. I am not ready to move on from Christmas. Two weeks does not seem…

Merry Christmas! EPIPHANY is an inclusive event. When the magi arrived, the visitors from the East, they were welcomed. Mary and Joseph did not withhold their son from them. He was made known to these travelers. They were “included” in the Christmas event. They were witnesses who benefited from knowing that God’s love for all…

Merry Christmas! May you have a blessed Feast of the Holy Family as we remember the love of Jesus, Mary and Joseph at their unique time and in their unique place! At the time I write this article we have not even begun the octave before Christmas. Las Posadas still have not begun. But, by…

We are once again invited, in these final days of Advent and as we celebrate Christmas, to remember our humble origins. We have been created in the image of God, brought to life by God’s love for us. Jesus is the image of God in which we have been created. He is the image by…

We are once again invited, in these final days of Advent and as we celebrate Christmas, to remember our humble origins. We have been created in the image of God, brought to life by God’s love for us. Jesus is the image of God in which we have been created. He is the image by…

Advent is one of the two periods in the Church year when we emphasize our need for God’s mercy and forgiveness, and our need to repent and reconcile (Lent is the other). God’s desire for our good needs to be matched by our desire for liberation from our sin and guilt. As we promote the…