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Homily for 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time

“Jesus said to him in reply ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man replied to him, ‘Master, I want to see.’ “ In today’s Gospel of Mark, we see the encounter Jesus had with Bartimaeus, a blind man. Bartimaeus must have known something of who Jesus was, and the power of healing he seemed to possess. Bartimaeus decided to take a risk and began calling out loudly to Jesus, begging for…

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Saint John’s Seminary, School of Theology, Boston, MA

A looong time ago, I felt I had a calling to the Catholic priesthood. I spent four years in the Boston Archdiocesan College Seminary, then three years in their School of Theology. I finally came to the conclusion that was being called to another life path. Still, I never have regretted my time in the seminary. The college seminary no longer exists, but the original seminary still stands and is…

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The Influence of Francis of Assisi

Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Carver MA Saint Francis of Assisi “I have done what was mine to do. May Christ teach you what is yours.” Saint Francis of Assisi Every October 4th, people around the world, Catholics, Protestants, persons with no declared religion; celebrate the memory of Saint Francis of Assisi. Born in the year of 1182, Francis was an energetic…

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Homily for Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 2024

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Carver MA “He began to ask them, “‘What were you arguing about on the way?’ They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.” (Mark 9: 30). Every time I have read that sentence from the Gospel of Mark, I find myself wishing I could change a small part of that sentence. I have to believe that they were not “discussing” anything …..they were…

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A Homily for Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 25th, 2024

Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, Bridgewater MA “He performed these great miracles before our very eyes and protected us along our entire journey and among the peoples through whom we passed.Therefore, we also will serve the Lord for He is our God.” (Joshua 24) In this chapter from the Book of Joshua, we see the children of Israel, the ones who fled from Egypt, and their children, make a promise to…

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Boston’s new archbishop: ‘I realize my life is not my own now. I’ll be completely theirs.’

The new archbishop of Boston, Richard Henning, spoke with OSV News recently — and attention must be paid. He has a lot to say about his new …Boston’s new archbishop: ‘I realize my life is not my own now. I’ll be completely theirs.’

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Homily - Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A long, loooong time ago, my father and uncle bought a motor boat. Back then these boats were all wood, not fiberglass, with wooden benches, instead of cushioned seats. Our families used it for water skiing, and for fishing, fresh water or ocean. One Saturday, my father and uncle took me, my brother and a cousin out into the sea, off of Lynn Harbor, for some fishing. We were having an enjoyable…

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Juneteenth!

On June 19, 1865, a Union Major General, by the name of Gordon Granger, ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. In took place in the then Confederate state of Texas. The Union forces, under General Granger, were occupying the state. The Civil War was beginning to draw to a close. In the southern states, former Confederate states, the day was an occasion of celebration,…

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Time to Start Again!

Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Carver MA! It has been a looong time since I have written in this blog. And I apologize to those readers who have taken a peek, hoping for something new. As I take up the keyboard again, I hope I will recover readers, and maybe get some new ones. And there has definitely been some changes, both in the life of the Church, the…

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Homily - Fifth Sunday of Easter - 2024

Saint Peter’s Church, Mary Queen of Martyrs Parish, Plymouth MA “I am the vine, you are the branches, whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me,you can do nothing.” Most of my childhood was spent on a property that once was a farm. In our backyard was an apple tree; a very old, very big apple tree! It was never pruned, and it would only produced very small…

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Happy Easter to All!!

Saint Peter’s Church, Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish, Plymouth MA “Christ is Risen!!” “He is Risen indeed!!!” The traditional Easter Sunday greeting, shared among Eastern Rite Christians around the world. May this be a blessed day for all!!

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Palm Sunday Homily - 2024

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Plymouth, MA “Christ became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every other name.” This weekend, we are entering a time of holiness, a time of both remembering and reflecting on the events that lead up to the death and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus…

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New Auxiliary Bishop for Boston

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Third Sunday Ordinary Time - Homily

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Carver, MA “Moses spoke to all the people, saying ‘A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, will raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen.” The Hebrew people were about to enter the promised land, Moses would not be entering the land with them. Up to that moment, it was he who passed on the words that God spoke for them, because the people…

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Feast of the Holy Innocents

“The innocents were slaughtered as infants for Christ; spotless, they follow the Lamb and sing forever: Glory to you, O Lord. Entrance Antiphon for the Mass of The Holy Innocents On this December morning, we remember the. innocent baby boys who were slaughtered by the soldiers of King Herod of ancient Judea. He had been told that a young baby boy had been born in Bethlehem, who would be…

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A prayer - and a song - for those who grieve on this Christmas day...

Image source Christmas is here…  Here’s my prayer for those who are grieving in the holiday season.  Please share this with any who might find it …A prayer – and a song – for those who grieve on this Christmas day…

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“Behold, Your Savior Comes!”

Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you righteous;for praise is fitting for the upright.Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp;with a ten-stringed lute sing songs to God.O sing a song that is new; play skillfully, with shouts of joy.For the word of the Lord is upright,and all God’s works to be trusted.The Lord loves justices and right; God’s faithful love fills the earth.Psalm 33