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[Note: This homily was delivered last Sunday to about 250 deacons and their wives at the opening liturgy of the annual gathering of the National Diaconate Institute for Continuing Education (NDICE) at Xavier University in Cincinnati. I was also privileged to be the keynote speaker later that night. The homily was designed, then, for a…

If you visit the Holy Land, there is a museum that opened about a year ago that is getting a lot of attention, and attracting a lot of visitors. It stands on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho – the very same road mentioned in today’s gospel. The museum holds various religious artifacts and mosaics.…

This weekend, we mark a great beginning – the birth of our country. As a matter of fact, we’re just ending a time of year when we celebrate a lot of great beginnings: graduations, weddings, ordinations. It’s a good season for Hallmark. Sunday, here in the parish, we’ll also be celebrating baptisms- another ritual honoring…

Where were you on June 17, 1994? This week a documentary on ESPN asked that question, and offered a powerful answer. June 17, 1994 was one of the most dramatic days in modern history. Arnold Palmer played his last U.S. Open. In Chicago, the World Cup began, kicked off by Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton.…
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