Dear friends, During these days of Easter I continue to reflect back on Holy Week and the participation of so many people in the celebration of the Holy Days. The foot washing of Holy Thursday was meaningful to me as...

Dear friends, “No,” she said aloud during mass as I was giving the homily, “no, we will never have peace.” I didn’t hear her, but I repeated what I said, “If we find peace in our neighborhood, if all the...

Dear friends, I remembered where I discovered the concept… from Father Hector. He spoke about the “Run of St. John” recalling the moment when the beloved disciple and Simon Peter ran to the empty tomb after Mary Magdalene ran back...

Dear friends, A woman spoke to me a couple of Sundays and said, “No priest or seminarian has visited our home during the mission – and we have been waiting!”  I could understand her frustration – it is definitely important...