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Friday, February 1, 2019
In a message from Pope Francis on World Communications Day, January 24, 2019 he wrote:
“Today’s media environment is so pervasive as to be indistinguishable from the sphere of everyday life. The Net is a resource of our time. It is a source of…
Friday, February 1, 2019
Today in our first reading we hear from Isaiah. It begins with the praise of the angels in Chapter 6, Verse 3.
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.…
Friday, February 1, 2019
This weekend in the first two readings we hear of love in all its various forms. In the first reading, we hear one of my personal favorite passages: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you…” (Jeremiah 1:4)…
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
It is that time of year for us to champion and celebrate Catholic schools. We are blessed to have a Catholic elementary school here at Prince of Peace, and to have many area Catholic high schools as well.
Certainly there are many excellent…
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
We are now settling down into Ordinary Time for a few weeks between the Christmas season and Lent. We start to hear of Christ’s public ministry which began last week with the first miracle at the wedding at Cana of changing water into wine. Over…
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Studying Interpersonal Communications, I was introduced to the work of one of the top researchers in marriage and relationship health, Dr. John M. Gottman. Here is a summary of his findings through his research on successful, happy couples, as…
Saturday, January 12, 2019
This weekend we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. Some years, such as last year, we do not celebrate this feast on a Sunday due to how the days fall in the liturgical calendar. The Gospel tells us of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist in the…
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Christmas time always ends with a feast in honor of the baptism of the Lord. This feast proclaims a theophany, a revelation or a manifestation of the divine Sonship of Jesus by his anointing and appointment to his messianic office. It is the feast…
Saturday, January 5, 2019
I remember singing the song and leading others in the song and all of the fun verses. Today’s solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is the celebration of the child born in the darkness of night in a lowly manger revealed as the epiphany or the…
Sunday, December 30, 2018
As we begin this new calendar year, it is a time where many look to the past and sometimes plan for the future. Whether you set new years resolutions or not, it is always prudent to plan ahead.
2018 has shown a decrease in many gifts given to Prince…