The Heavy Burdens We Carry
I had been thinking a great deal about my experience at Reconciliation one Saturday morning. I...
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The Heavy Burdens We Carry
I have been thinking a great deal about my experience at Reconciliation this past Saturday...
Read MoreThe Temptation When Feeling Shepherd-less
“Do not let your anger and your wounds become uncharity.” Feeling Shepherd-less A few years ago, probably after something surfaced with the McCarrick scandal, I distinctly remember a moment in prayer when struggling...
Read MoreRestoring Essential Services
Stained glass window at the Melkite Catholic Annunciation Cathedral in Roslindale depicting Christ the King with the regalia of a Byzantine emperor. (January 2009 photo by John Stephen Dwyer [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia...
Read MoreCourage in the Christian and Priestly Life
Two weeks ago I had the joy to preach the annual five-day retreat for Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where 25 years ago this year I began my formation for the priesthood. It was an opportunity to express my...
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Our priests need us
“Your parish priest is a fallen human being. He may hurt your feelings or he may make bad...
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Starting the New Year with a Huge Weight On Our Shoulders
I have been thinking a great deal about my experience at Reconciliation this past Saturday. I felt...
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Addiction, Recovery and Hope at Guest House for Clergy and Religious
In the secular world we frequently hear of drug and alcohol addiction affecting almost every...
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Daily Catholic Quote from St. John Eudes
“God gives His divine power to priests in such an exalted degree that they may effectuate...
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Why do priests keep celibacy?
Dear Sister, Why do priests in the Catholic Church keep celibacy? Dear Friend, I have always been...
Read MoreWhy Scandal Can’t “Bring Down” the Catholic Church
There are perhaps few critical emails I field more frequently in my work with Catholics Come Home than those which reference abuse or scandal as one’s reason for not coming home to the Catholic Church. “I would never come ‘home’...
Read MoreIn Defense of Your Parish Priest
A scene from a fictional parish parking lot… sound familiar? “That was beautiful.” Kim said to her husband Jeff as they walked to their car after Mass. “Absolutely!” Jeff responded. “I am always inspired by Father Chris’...
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