I have not yet said anything concerning the coronavirus that has now become a global pandemic… Last week, I noted the precautions Bishop Rozanski has imposed on all the parishes of the Diocese but I haven’t weighed in … I do find it interesting though that some folks...
I mentioned last weekend that while on vacation I decided to go to Mass on Sunday at the local parish. My friend and I took our spot near the back – because we’re Catholic. Two pews in front on me was a dad and his 2 kids, one teenage and one younger. He sat in...
A couple of Sundays ago, while on vacation, my friend – a priest from CT – and I decided we would check out the local parish for Mass. We typically celebrate Mass ourselves but in addition we decided to go to Mass as well. It is something I rarely get to do … sit in...
III Sunday in Ordinary Time26 January 2020Year A “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season...
II Sunday in Ordinary Time19 January 2020Year A As many of you already know, I lived 4 years in the city of Rome – Italy, not NY – studying to be a priest. At times, when someone has decided to take a trip to Rome I am asked – where are the best places to eat, what...
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord(I Sunday in Ordinary Time)12 January 2020Year A In the later years of his life, St. John Henry Newman wrote about the growing liberalism in Catholicism – and in religion in general. By this he meant the understanding of religion as a...