A Talk Given for Legatus 8 January 2020 Everybody is wounded in some way—emotionally, psychologically—everybody. That is part of the human condition. And when you realize that, it calms you, because you realize it’s normal. And part of the unhappiness of life is thinking that you have been dealt an
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A Homily for Easter As you may know, the Church teaches that Jesus’ death on the Cross means that the souls He has redeemed can at last enter paradise. From the time of Adam’s fall until Good Friday, the gates of heaven were closed to the soul of every
Read moreThe Courtship of Princess Lucilda By Father Bernard J. Ezaki Tell All the Truth Tell all the truth but tell it slant, Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight The truth’s superb surprise; As lightning to the children eased With explanation kind, The truth
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A Homily for All Saints Day When I was in fifth grade, I remember reading a parable from ancient India. It has stayed with me all these years. Six blind men try to describe an elephant. The first blind man grabs hold of the elephants moving trunk and says, “Unless
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