Adult Conversation 12-11-2019 from St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas Music is such a special part of Christmas. Many of us can …
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Practice makes perfect, or so we sometimes hear. Today the Church offers us another “p” word on the path to perfection… “preparation.” The entire …
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Christmas is one holiday that the rest of society likes to celebrate with us as Christians. Well, at least kind of. The secular celebration …
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This is the last Sunday of the year… but next week is the first. It’s the end, but also the beginning. The last Sunday …
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This week’s homily was given to the archdiocesan permanent diaconate aspirants and their families during their weekend of formation. Marriage and the end of …
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When there is a job to be done, sometimes we ask for volunteers. “We need an usher… can anybody help?” What usually happens is …
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Today’s gospel parable seems like a classic case of the the “good guy” vs. “the bad guy.” Jesus definitely seems to set it up …
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In the middle of the 17th century, the first Jesuits came to what is today the United States and Canada. This weekend marks the …
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“How long, O Lord?” This short cry of exasperation is one that is not only well known in Scripture, but well known in every …
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In today’s second reading, St. Paul is writing to St. Timothy, who he has left as bishop in charge of one of his new …