Caribbean Cruise

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed But, as it is written, “Eye has not seen or ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love him.” –1 Corinthians 2:9–             One cold February morning, I received a photograph in

Read more

The Trinity and Purity

Baccalaureate Homily for the Class of 2004, Bethlehem Catholic High School Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Trinity Sunday, 6 June 2004              Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Blessed Trinity.  When I talk about the Trinity, I normally use a doctrinal formula:  In the

Read more

Hooray for Fatherhood!

            In the second chapter of Saint Luke’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph discover the missing twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple, and Mary says: “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”[1]  Our Lady is actually calling Saint Joseph

Read more