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Someone has taken the time and trouble to post this on YouTube: a film of most of the Easter mass from 1941, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Chicago. Narration by Fulton Sheen. And, if I’m not mistaken, you may see a deacon or two (transitional, ‘natch) hovering around the altar. It’s a fascinating…

A pastor in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Rev. Rona Tyndall, has penned a thoughtful op-ed piece for the local paper about preaching with more than just words: St. Francis is quoted as having once said, “Preach the gospel continuously, using words if necessary.” What gift has the Holy Spirit bestowed upon you, to enable you to be…

I don’t know many priests who really enjoy doing weddings. Many of my brother clerics have adapted a contemporary word to describe the blushing young woman at the center of it all: “Bridezilla.” A lot of these women come to meet the priest (or, increasingly, deacon) armed with swatches, fabrics, binders of ideas and –…

On Friday June 15th, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I’ll be delivering the homily at an 8th grade graduation. I’ve never preached to a group of 13-year-olds before. But here’s a draft of my homily. I’ve never had a sheep, so I can’t tell you what it’s like to lose one.…
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