PREPARE FOR SUNDAY MASS GOSPEL MEDITATION: John 4:5-42 My childhood best friend was Xander Price. He was the fastest runner in school, an excellent baseball player and Jewish. Though his family...
PREPARE FOR SUNDAY MASS GOSPEL MEDITATION: Luke 9:28b-36 St. Thomas Aquinas said that friends share three things: time, possessions and secrets. For example, how do I know if you’re my friend...
PREPARE FOR SUNDAY MASS One of the most fascinating moments in American history is when George Washington could have become the king of the newly liberated United States and didn’t. At the height of...
PREPARE FOR SUNDAY MASS One of the things that older pastors and younger priests occasionally quarrel about is the proper balance between work and prayer. I know one pastor who complains that his...
PREPARE FOR SUNDAY MASS One of my favorite new singers/songwriters is Noah Kahan. I’m a little biased because, like me, he is originally from Vermont. In a fine song entitled “Stick Season,” he sings...