I recently ran across a quote on the website for Salt & Light TV, the Catholic Television Network in Canada. It is a brilliant, hope-filled message addressed by Vaclav Havel in 1990 as he greeted John Paul II and welcomed him to Prague, Czechoslovakia shortly after that country’s liberation from Read more…
This Sunday’s readings remind us of the central role and truth of our Creator. God speaks to the prophet Isaiah: I am the Lord and there is no other, there is no God besides me. (Isaiah 45:1, 4-6) The Psalm calls us to Give the Lord glory and honor. (Psalm 96) St. Read more…
On this Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the readings are full of images and messages of humility. We begin first with the Prophet, Zechariah. He foresees and foretells the coming of a savior…meek, and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass. This prophecy of course Read more…
What does it mean that Jesus is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets? Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven Read more…
Here are some thoughts from today’s homily at Mass marking the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade: Love, Truth, Morality: These things are not mutually exclusive, though if one listens only to the public debate of our time, they would think they are. If the only way for a person to Read more…
Below is the text of the talk and prayer I gave at a prayer rally today at the State Capital building in Cheyenne in anticpation of a new legislative session. It is very challenging to develop arguments that are faithful to our Church teaching which are “valid” in the public Read more…
O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God. Here is another antiphon which connects the law with freedom, in a way that recalls O Sacred Lord. At first glance, it sounds “off” to the ear of the Read more…
O Sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free. With this antiphon, we get a reminder of the eternal nature of God…Sacred Lord of ancient Read more…
Today we celebrate the final weekend of Ordinary Time; Christ the King. As the scriptures today tell us, Christ has already won the battle, and His victory is secure. To celebrate this Feast at the end of Ordinary Time is an inspiring reminder of the end goal, where His victory Read more…
This morning’s reading for Mass comes from the Third Letter of St. John, verses 5-8. The final line of encouragement asks us to support each other so that we may be co-workers in truth. This is a good image of how each of our lives are to interact according to Read more…