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Pilgrim PriestTend The Living FlameCandlemas (Feast of the Presentation of the Lord) • Today we celebrate Candlemas, the final feast day of the Christmas season. Mary received God's gift, helped to grow this gift, and now gives him back to God. This is what parents do when they have a child Baptized. They give their child back to God. The parents are given a lit candle and told: "Receive the light of Christ. Parents and godparents, this light has been entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly, so that you child, enlightened by Christ, may walk always as a child of th...2025-02-0510 min
Pilgrim PriestTend The Living Flame
Candlemas (Feast of the Presentation of the Lord) • Today we celebrate Candlemas, the final feast day of the Christmas season. Mary received God's gift, helped to grow this gift, and now gives him back to God.This is what parents do when they have a child Baptized. They give their child back to God. The parents are given a lit candle and told: "Receive the light of Christ. Parents and godparents, this light has been entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly, so that you child, enlightened by Christ, may walk always as a child of th...2025-02-0310 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Surprise Best Part of My Summer VacationOrdinary Time, 21st Sunday (B) Why have so many people left the Catholic faith? Some left because they didn't experience the Catholic church to be a loving, healthy family. Others have left because they don't believe that we teach the truth. But the vast majority of people have left for one simple reason: they want to be happy. We all know that I'll be happy if I get my way, getting to have the things I want and do the things I want to do. The Catholic Church tells me to do God's will, not my will...2024-08-2715 minPilgrim PriestThe Surprise Best Part of My Summer Vacation
Ordinary Time, 21st Sunday (B) Why have so many people left the Catholic faith? Some left because they didn't experience the Catholic church to be a loving, healthy family. Others have left because they don't believe that we teach the truth. But the vast majority of people have left for one simple reason: they want to be happy.We all know that I'll be happy if I get my way, getting to have the things I want and do the things I want to do. The Catholic Church tells me to do God's will, not my will...2024-08-2714 minPilgrim PriestWe Love Mary Because She First Loved Us
Easter, 6th Sunday (B) Twelve of the last 14 years I have made a walking pilgrimage to Champion Shrine, the only approved Marian apparition site in Canada and the USA. This year I was hoping to join the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage for a few miles, but they are doing very few miles. I got my walking fix by completing my first ever Walk to Mary, a 22 mile hike.
Is devotion to Mary idolatry? No one was bowing down to the statue of Mary. Mary walks with us on our journey of faith. Mary was the first one to...2024-05-0615 min
Pilgrim PriestGrafted and Pruned (First Communion Homily)Easter, 5th Sunday (B) Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We were grafted onto Jesus at our Baptism. We must remain in Him and draw much life from Jesus. The branches need pruning. The gardener must get rid of overgrowth so the energy from the vine can go to making good fruits. Fathers need to be good pruners of their family. They need so start by pruning themselves. Prune your words, your actions, and your activities, and you will bear much fruit and become Jesus' disciples. (28 Apr 2024) Going Deeper: The p...2024-04-2906 minPilgrim PriestGrafted and Pruned (First Communion Homily)
Easter, 5th Sunday (B) Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We were grafted onto Jesus at our Baptism. We must remain in Him and draw much life from Jesus.
The branches need pruning. The gardener must get rid of overgrowth so the energy from the vine can go to making good fruits. Fathers need to be good pruners of their family. They need so start by pruning themselves. Prune your words, your actions, and your activities, and you will bear much fruit and become Jesus' disciples.
(28 Apr 2024)
Going Deeper: The...2024-04-2906 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Good Shepherd Calls Turkeys Like UsEaster, 4th Sunday (B) Turkey hunting in the state of Wisconsin opened this week. A turkey hunter is pretty much the opposite of the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd knows us personally and loves us so much that he lays down his life for us. The Good Shepherd calls his sheep. The first call or "vocation" that every Christian receives is the call of Baptism. I had the privilege of Baptizing a woman in the nursing home last week. Some of the Baptized are called into religious life as monks or nuns; this call is considered...2024-04-2215 minPilgrim PriestThe Good Shepherd Calls Turkeys Like Us
Easter, 4th Sunday (B) Turkey hunting in the state of Wisconsin opened this week. A turkey hunter is pretty much the opposite of the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd knows us personally and loves us so much that he lays down his life for us.
The Good Shepherd calls his sheep. The first call or "vocation" that every Christian receives is the call of Baptism. I had the privilege of Baptizing a woman in the nursing home last week.
Some of the Baptized are called into religious life as monks or nuns; this call is considered...2024-04-2215 min
Pilgrim PriestFive Places Jesus Wants to Give You PeaceEaster, 3rd Sunday (B) "Peace be with you," says the Risen Jesus! Here are five places Jesus wants to give peace: 1) Your past. The gift of new life means we no longer have to worry about our past. 2) Our future. The Risen Jesus will meet us at the end of our time and lead us to eternal life. 3) Our sufferings. We will have the strength to endure whatever God wills, and it will be fruitful. 4) Within us. When our spirits are obedient to God, our bodies are obedient to our spirits. 5) The community. Serving God enables us to serve...2024-04-1412 minPilgrim PriestFive Places Jesus Wants to Give You Peace
Easter, 3rd Sunday (B) "Peace be with you," says the Risen Jesus! Here are five places Jesus wants to give peace: 1) Your past. The gift of new life means we no longer have to worry about our past. 2) Our future. The Risen Jesus will meet us at the end of our time and lead us to eternal life. 3) Our sufferings. We will have the strength to endure whatever God wills, and it will be fruitful. 4) Within us. When our spirits are obedient to God, our bodies are obedient to our spirits. 5) The community. Serving God enables us to serve...2024-04-1412 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Wounds that HealEaster, 2nd (Divine Mercy) Sunday • At the resurrection of the dead on the last day, our wounds will all be healed. So why does the Risen Jesus still have wounds? He is the healer, the medicine for all of us. The seal must be broken so his life can flow into us. Jesus lives his whole life without wounds. But in his passion he experiences all our woundedness and he takes it into himself, into his very body. His body heals our wounds, but the physical wounds are a visible sign that he has carried, and cured, ou...2024-04-0812 minPilgrim PriestThe Wounds that Heal
Easter, 2nd (Divine Mercy) Sunday • At the resurrection of the dead on the last day, our wounds will all be healed. So why does the Risen Jesus still have wounds?
He is the healer, the medicine for all of us. The seal must be broken so his life can flow into us. Jesus lives his whole life without wounds. But in his passion he experiences all our woundedness and he takes it into himself, into his very body. His body heals our wounds, but the physical wounds are a visible sign that he has carried, and cured, ou...2024-04-0712 min
Pilgrim PriestEaster PancakesEaster Sunday Morning • Little children need lots of help and support. As we grow up, we become more independent. We move from needing our mom and dad for everything to needing them almost never. We seem to think the spiritual world works the same way: we "grow up" from praying all the time to only calling God when we are really, really desperate. But we were never built to be independent in the spiritual world. Trying to be independent makes us feel like a little boy who wants to "do it himself," but can't seem to figure ou...2024-04-0414 minPilgrim PriestEaster Pancakes
Easter Sunday Morning • Little children need lots of help and support. As we grow up, we become more independent. We move from needing our mom and dad for everything to needing them almost never. We seem to think the spiritual world works the same way: we "grow up" from praying all the time to only calling God when we are really, really desperate.
But we were never built to be independent in the spiritual world. Trying to be independent makes us feel like a little boy who wants to "do it himself," but can't seem to figure ou...2024-03-3114 min
Pilgrim PriestWhat Is Jesus Worth to You?Good Friday of the Lord's Passion • An item is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Something that is rare, unique, or has special value might fetch more than you would imagine. What am I worth? If we let the world set our value, we will always find ourselves being cheated. Imagining bringing yourself into the Antiques Roadshow. Jesus looks you over and says, "Now this one is a special piece, a one-of-a-kind with a unique history. Yes, I would pay everything for this one, too." Jesus is willing to not only trade his life fo...2024-03-3008 min
Pilgrim PriestYou Should Wash Her FeetHoly Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper • We often think of the past and the future as a straight line. Jesus is seen as an historic figure. Easter is a re-enactment of Jesus' death and resurrection. We might also conceptualize Jesus as a future event, his second coming in judgement. Meanwhile, we try to follow his example of a sin-free life until our judgement day. However, it's much more accurate to think of time as a spiral, moving back over the same ground again and again but in new ways. The day and the week repeat themselves. Th...2024-03-3014 minPilgrim PriestWhat Is Jesus Worth to You?
Good Friday of the Lord's Passion • An item is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Something that is rare, unique, or has special value might fetch more than you would imagine.
What am I worth? If we let the world set our value, we will always find ourselves being cheated. Imagining bringing yourself into the Antiques Roadshow. Jesus looks you over and says, "Now this one is a special piece, a one-of-a-kind with a unique history. Yes, I would pay everything for this one, too." Jesus is willing to not only trade his li...2024-03-3008 minPilgrim PriestYou Should Wash Her Feet
Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper • We often think of the past and the future as a straight line. Jesus is seen as an historic figure. Easter is a re-enactment of Jesus' death and resurrection. We might also conceptualize Jesus as a future event, his second coming in judgement. Meanwhile, we try to follow his example of a sin-free life until our judgement day.
However, it's much more accurate to think of time as a spiral, moving back over the same ground again and again but in new ways. The day and the week repeat themselves. Th...2024-03-2914 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Passion Reveals Our True ColorsPalm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (B) The people of Jerusalem are rolling out the red carpet for Jesus. By laying down their cloaks, they show their willingness to lay down their lives for Christ. In the Garden of Gethsemane, a young man leaves his linen cloth behind and runs off naked into the night. How many of us willing follow Jesus when Christianity is popular, but as soon as we see the cross coming, we run away into the night? The High Priest tears his garments. The veil in the Temple is torn in two from top to...2024-03-2509 minPilgrim PriestThe Passion Reveals Our True Colors
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (B) The people of Jerusalem are rolling out the red carpet for Jesus. By laying down their cloaks, they show their willingness to lay down their lives for Christ. In the Garden of Gethsemane, a young man leaves his linen cloth behind and runs off naked into the night. How many of us willing follow Jesus when Christianity is popular, but as soon as we see the cross coming, we run away into the night? The High Priest tears his garments. The veil in the Temple is torn in two from top to...2024-03-2409 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Real Mission of a Catholic PriestLent, 5th Sunday (B) Being a priest in the modern world is very challenging. You need to live celibacy in a culture soaked in sex, convince Catholics to come back to Mass, teach the next generation not to abandon the faith like their parents did, save all the marriages, win the culture war, keep the buildings open, convince young men that this is a great career choice.... Did I miss anything? But what if all that is just the mission I gave myself. What if God is calling me to basically four things: Love God, and love His people...2024-03-1812 minPilgrim PriestThe Real Mission of a Catholic Priest
Lent, 5th Sunday (B) Being a priest in the modern world is very challenging. You need to live celibacy in a culture soaked in sex, convince Catholics to come back to Mass, teach the next generation not to abandon the faith like their parents did, save all the marriages, win the culture war, keep the buildings open, convince young men that this is a great career choice.... Did I miss anything?
But what if all that is just the mission I gave myself. What if God is calling me to basically four things:
Love God, and...2024-03-1812 min
Pilgrim PriestThe One Commandment that Does Not Make SenseLent, 3rd Sunday (B) The first three commandments are all about love of God and the last 7 are about love of neighbor. They all make perfect sense, with the exception of the third commandment. Why would God command his people to take a day off, especially people who were living hand-to-mouth? God rested on the 7th day. We, who are made in the image and likeness of God, are co-creators for six days, and then rest with the Master on the seventh. If we refuse to rest, we are saying that we have to depend in on...2024-03-0312 minPilgrim PriestThe One Commandment that Does Not Make Sense
Lent, 3rd Sunday (B) The first three commandments are all about love of God and the last 7 are about love of neighbor. They all make perfect sense, with the exception of the third commandment. Why would God command his people to take a day off, especially people who were living hand-to-mouth?
God rested on the 7th day. We, who are made in the image and likeness of God, are co-creators for six days, and then rest with the Master on the seventh. If we refuse to rest, we are saying that we have to depend in on...2024-03-0312 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Most Disturbing Passage in the Bible?Lent, 2nd Sunday (B) There are a number of disturbing passages in the Bible. This might be the most disturbing of all: God commands a father to sacrifice his son. In a kind of reverse psychology, he is teaching us not to engage in human sacrifice. There are people that live life with radical trust in God. They believe that God is good, and that they are his beloved children. They believe in the power of redemptive suffering and hard times make them draw closer to God. St. Josephine Bakhita is great example of radical trust. 2024-02-2817 minPilgrim PriestThe Most Disturbing Passage in the Bible?
Lent, 2nd Sunday (B) There are a number of disturbing passages in the Bible. This might be the most disturbing of all: God commands a father to sacrifice his son. In a kind of reverse psychology, he is teaching us not to engage in human sacrifice.
There are people that live life with radical trust in God. They believe that God is good, and that they are his beloved children. They believe in the power of redemptive suffering and hard times make them draw closer to God. St. Josephine Bakhita is great example of radical trust.2024-02-2600 min
Pilgrim PriestOut of OrderLent, 1st Sunday (B) Creation reveals a sacred order (hierarchy), with God at the top and human beings above the rest of creation but below God. We are part of a sacred order and we also have a sacred order within us. Man is a unity of body and soul. Except that we don't often experience ourselves as a unity. We tend to experience the body and soul at odds with each other. Our physical side needs to be ordered by our spirit towards truth and goodness and beauty. If not disciplined, your body will become fat...2024-02-1914 minPilgrim PriestOut of Order
Lent, 1st Sunday (B) Creation reveals a sacred order (hierarchy), with God at the top and human beings above the rest of creation but below God. We are part of a sacred order and we also have a sacred order within us.
Man is a unity of body and soul. Except that we don't often experience ourselves as a unity. We tend to experience the body and soul at odds with each other. Our physical side needs to be ordered by our spirit towards truth and goodness and beauty. If not disciplined, your body will become fat...2024-02-1914 min
Pilgrim PriestBe My vaLENTineAsh Wednesday • Anyone can say, "I love you." How do we know if someone really loves us? Real love is when someone wants what is best for the beloved. And true love is when the lover is willing to put his beloved first. We know that Jesus is True Love because he sacrifices himself for us. If we truly love Jesus, than we will not just say, "I love you," but we also have to sacrifice for Him. Prayer, fasting, and alms-giving are all ways to say, "I love you." (14 Feb 2024) Going Deeper: Ho...2024-02-1810 min
Pilgrim PriestSin is Contagious - Lent Holds the CureOrdinary Time, 6th Sunday (B) The leper must remove himself from the community in order to save the community. Jesus is the source of healing for the leper, who can go back and be a blessing to his community. We often think of sin as a private matter. But the seven deadly sins not only hurt us, but they are also toxic to community. Think of the ways that Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust both infect the host and also corrode relationships around him. Turn to Jesus. Kneel before him in the...2024-02-1513 minPilgrim PriestBe My vaLENTine
Ash Wednesday • Anyone can say, "I love you." How do we know if someone really loves us? Real love is when someone wants what is best for the beloved. And true love is when the lover is willing to put his beloved first. We know that Jesus is True Love because he sacrifices himself for us.
If we truly love Jesus, than we will not just say, "I love you," but we also have to sacrifice for Him. Prayer, fasting, and alms-giving are all ways to say, "I love you."
(14 Feb 2024)
Going De...2024-02-1510 minPilgrim PriestSin is Contagious - Lent Holds the Cure
Ordinary Time, 6th Sunday (B) The leper must remove himself from the community in order to save the community. Jesus is the source of healing for the leper, who can go back and be a blessing to his community.
We often think of sin as a private matter. But the seven deadly sins not only hurt us, but they are also toxic to community. Think of the ways that Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust both infect the host and also corrode relationships around him.
Turn to Jesus. Kneel before him in the...2024-02-1213 min
Pilgrim PriestDoes Talking About Anxiety Make You Anxious?Ordinary Time, 4th Sunday (B) The APA tells us: Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure... Anxiety is not the same as fear, but they are often used interchangeably. Anxiety is considered a future-oriented, long-acting response broadly focused on a diffuse threat, whereas fear is an appropriate, present-oriented, and short-lived response to a clearly identifiable and specific threat. Why is everyone so anxious these days? Right from pregnancy, a mother and father need to establish a sense of security for their children. The Bible recognizes that...2024-01-2821 minPilgrim PriestDoes Talking About Anxiety Make You Anxious?
Ordinary Time, 4th Sunday (B) The APA tells us: Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure... Anxiety is not the same as fear, but they are often used interchangeably. Anxiety is considered a future-oriented, long-acting response broadly focused on a diffuse threat, whereas fear is an appropriate, present-oriented, and short-lived response to a clearly identifiable and specific threat.
Why is everyone so anxious these days? Right from pregnancy, a mother and father need to establish a sense of security for their children. The Bible recognizes...2024-01-2821 min
Pilgrim PriestFive Ways We Can Hear God's VoiceOrdinary Time, 2nd Sunday (B) In today's first reading, Samuel hears a call from God. Perhaps we don't want God to call and interrupt, or perhaps we are try to discern our vocation an we wonder why God doesn't call. We need to listen with our heart. Here are five ways that God commonly speaks to us. Nature. The world around me is speaking to me of God. Our own bodies also have a lot to say to us. Learn to listen to nature and your body and respect them. Church teaching marks out a safe path for...2024-01-1416 minPilgrim PriestFive Ways We Can Hear God's Voice
Ordinary Time, 2nd Sunday (B) In today's first reading, Samuel hears a call from God. Perhaps we don't want God to call and interrupt, or perhaps we are trying to discern our vocation and we wonder if God lost my number. We need to listen with our heart. Here are five ways that God commonly speaks to us.
Nature. The world around me is speaking to me of God. Our own bodies also have a lot to say to us. Learn to listen to nature and your body and respect them.Church teaching marks out a safe path...2024-01-1416 min
Pilgrim PriestEucharistic Epiphany in Cowley, AlbertaEpiphany of the Lord (Three Kings Day) On December 29, the Holy Eucharist was stolen from the Most Blessed Sacrament Perpetual Adoration Chapel in Oshkosh, WI. Since Jesus is really present in the Eucharist, was this a theft, or a kidnapping? I recount for you the miraculous recovery of a stolen host in Cowley, Alberta. Father and the other searchers had a Eucharistic "epiphany." The magi search for the newborn King of the Jews among a people who are not excited for his birth. The can see the light that the Jewish people cannot see. They...2024-01-0714 minPilgrim PriestEucharistic Epiphany in Cowley, Alberta
Epiphany of the Lord (Three Kings Day) On December 29, the Holy Eucharist was stolen from the Most Blessed Sacrament Perpetual Adoration Chapel in Oshkosh, WI. Since Jesus is really present in the Eucharist, was this a theft, or a kidnapping?
I recount for you the miraculous recovery of a stolen host in Cowley, Alberta. Father and the other searchers had a Eucharistic "epiphany."
The magi search for the newborn King of the Jews among a people who are not excited for his birth. The can see the light that the Jewish people cannot see. They...2024-01-0714 min
Pilgrim PriestEntrusting Our New Year to the Mother of GodSolemnity of Mary, the Mother of God • Today we celebrate a very controversial title of Mary. Two Patriarchs disagreed about whether it was wrong to call Mary the Mother of God. The Council of Ephesus in AD 431 settled the debate in favor of this title. We could not possibly honor Mary any more than God honored Mary. God raised this humble servant to be the Queen of the Angels. Mary shows us what God can go with us when we give him 100%. Mary will help you fully receive all that God wants to give you in the Ne...2024-01-0312 minPilgrim PriestEntrusting Our New Year to the Mother of God
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God • Today we celebrate a very controversial title of Mary. Two Patriarchs disagreed about whether it was wrong to call Mary the Mother of God. The Council of Ephesus in AD 431 settled the debate in favor of this title.
We could not possibly honor Mary any more than God honored Mary. God raised this humble servant to be the Queen of the Angels. Mary shows us what God can go with us when we give him 100%. Mary will help you fully receive all that God wants to give you in the Ne...2024-01-0212 min
Pilgrim PriestPerfect Love Casts Out FearFeast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (B) We each image God in our own way. But we also image God when we form a community of persons in the family. When bonds of family love are secure, we can experience a pervasive sense of peace and joy. Family members are able to thrive and develop to their full potential. This heals the core wound of fear. On the other hand, when the parents are not rooted in God's faithful love, the family experiences fear and insecurity which leads to self-protection. We develop pockets...2024-01-0218 minPilgrim PriestPerfect Love Casts Out Fear
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (B) We each image God in our own way. But we also image God when we form a community of persons in the family. When bonds of family love are secure, we can experience a pervasive sense of peace and joy. Family members are able to thrive and develop to their full potential. This heals the core wound of fear.
On the other hand, when the parents are not rooted in God's faithful love, the family experiences fear and insecurity which leads to self-protection. We develop pockets...2023-12-3118 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Gift That Everyone Needs But No One Seems to WantChristmas Day • God created the whole universe. Then God created us in his image and likeness. You might think that between the two, God's goodness would be abundantly obvious. But humans throughout history have believed some pretty strange things. So God decided to reveal his face in the person of Jesus Christ. The wise men present him with gifts because he himself is the most perfect gift. We continue this tradition of giving a birthday gift to Baby Jesus. The gift that he most wants is you. By dressing up nicely and coming to Mass, you present yo...2023-12-2513 minPilgrim PriestThe Gift That Everyone Needs But No One Seems to Want
Christmas Day • God created the whole universe. Then God created us in his image and likeness. You might think that between the two, God's goodness would be abundantly obvious. But humans throughout history have believed some pretty strange things. So God decided to reveal his face in the person of Jesus Christ.
The wise men present him with gifts because he himself is the most perfect gift. We continue this tradition of giving a birthday gift to Baby Jesus. The gift that he most wants is you. By dressing up nicely and coming to Mass, you present yo...2023-12-2513 min
Pilgrim PriestWatch for God's Healing Truth and LoveAdvent, 4th Sunday (B) Fr. Michael's patience helped to heal my wound of abandonment. After I got healing, I was able to be patient with him, too. We were made by Love and for Love. But we didn't trust God and we started grasping for whatever we could get our hands on. God sends his Son Jesus to heal us at the very root. Jesus helps us to accept God's love for us at the very deepest level. His constant love reveals our wounds. Are you wounded by Rejection, Abandonment, Fear, Shame, Powerlessness, Hopelessness, or Confusion? Which...2023-12-2415 minPilgrim PriestWatch for God's Healing Truth and Love
Advent, 4th Sunday (B) Fr. Michael's patience helped to heal my wound of abandonment. After I got healing, I was able to be patient with him, too.
We were made by Love and for Love. But we didn't trust God and we started grasping for whatever we could get our hands on. God sends his Son Jesus to heal us at the very root. Jesus helps us to accept God's love for us at the very deepest level. His constant love reveals our wounds. Are you wounded by Rejection, Abandonment, Fear, Shame, Powerlessness, Hopelessness, or Confusion? Which...2023-12-2415 min
Pilgrim PriestWatch for God's Answer to the World's Problems | #Advent, 3rd Sunday (B) If we sat down to list all the things that are wrong with the world, we would be here a while. Then we look at Christmas and it makes very little sense. How does one day with family opening presents fix any of the world's problems? The first Christmas makes even less sense: one more mouth to feed, and a homeless family. You must understand that the Bible diagnoses the fundamental problem with the world as this: creatures have lost connection with their creator. We are children who have forgotten that we have...2023-12-2012 minPilgrim PriestWatch for God's Answer to the World's Problems
Advent, 3rd Sunday (B) If we sat down to list all the things that are wrong with the world, we would be here a while. Then we look at Christmas and it makes very little sense. How does one day with family opening presents fix any of the world's problems? The first Christmas makes even less sense: one more mouth to feed, and a homeless family.
You must understand that the Bible diagnoses the fundamental problem with the world as this: creatures have lost connection with their creator. We are children who have forgotten that we have...2023-12-1812 min
Pilgrim PriestWatch Out for The MisunderstandingAdvent, 2nd Sunday (B) Watch out for fake news, and for calumny. Always check the sources! Before sharing information, ask yourself three questions: 1) Is it true? 2) Is it good? 3) Is it useful? Lies can damage relationships. Don't believe me? Ask the Hallmark Channel! Just when a couple starts to believe in the possibility of love, their relationship almost gets torpedoed by "The Misunderstanding." There would be no "happily ever after" if they didn't seek out the truth. We have become victims of an intentional disinformation campaign. God loves us and he wants us to be...2023-12-1316 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Gift of Being a GiverImmaculate Conception • Mary was conceived without sin in the womb of her mother. Let us break this dogma down into two pieces. First, where did sin come from? God is a giver. When he made us in his image and likeness, he made us to be givers, too. Our first parents got tricked into taking something that didn't belong to them. They felt ashamed and they hid themselves. This is original sin. Even though we know that we were made to be givers, we all look for sneaky ways to take things that don't belong to us....2023-12-1310 minPilgrim PriestWatch Out for The Misunderstanding
Advent, 2nd Sunday (B) Watch out for fake news, and for calumny. Always check the sources! Before sharing information, ask yourself three questions: 1) Is it true? 2) Is it good? 3) Is it useful?
Lies can damage relationships. Don't believe me? Ask the Hallmark Channel! Just when a couple starts to believe in the possibility of love, their relationship almost gets torpedoed by "The Misunderstanding." There would be no "happily ever after" if they didn't seek out the truth.
We have become victims of an intentional disinformation campaign. God loves us and he wants us to be...2023-12-1116 minPilgrim PriestThe Gift of Being a Giver
Immaculate Conception • Mary was conceived without sin in the womb of her mother. Let us break this dogma down into two pieces. First, where did sin come from? God is a giver. When he made us in his image and likeness, he made us to be givers, too.
Our first parents got tricked into taking something that didn't belong to them. They felt ashamed and they hid themselves. This is original sin. Even though we know that we were made to be givers, we all look for sneaky ways to take things that don't belong to us....2023-12-0810 min
Pilgrim PriestWatch! And Remember What God Has Done Advent, 1st Sunday (B) Last week I spoke about the three questions that will be on your Final Exam. If we are busy doing the things we are supposed to be doing, we have nothing to worry about. But are we really doing what Jesus told us to do? That is the question for our Advent season. We know that God is with us. The world that surrounds us is His Creation. Are you watching for the reminders of his presence? Think back to last Christmas... what were the things you really enjoyed? Did you notice the...2023-12-0511 minPilgrim PriestWatch! And Remember What God Has Done
Advent, 1st Sunday (B) Last week I spoke about the three questions that will be on your Final Exam. If we are busy doing the things we are supposed to be doing, we have nothing to worry about. But are we really doing what Jesus told us to do? That is the question for our Advent season.
We know that God is with us. The world that surrounds us is His Creation. Are you watching for the reminders of his presence? Think back to last Christmas... what were the things you really enjoyed? Did you notice the...2023-12-0411 min
Pilgrim PriestThese Will Be The Questions On Your Final ExamChrist the King of the Universe (A) It's the end of the world and we all need to pass the final exam. If you have come to church the last three weeks, you now know the test questions. Are you Wise or Foolish? What have you done with the gifts I gave you? How have you treated the poor? The King of Kings is seated on his glorious throne and all the nations are gathered in front of him. The king judges the people on how they treated him. When they protest that they have never seen him...2023-11-2717 minPilgrim PriestThese Will Be The Questions On Your Final Exam
Christ the King of the Universe (A) It's the end of the world and we all need to pass the final exam. If you have come to church the last three weeks, you now know the test questions.Are you Wise or Foolish?What have you done with the gifts I gave you?How have you treated the poor? The King of Kings is seated on his glorious throne and all the nations are gathered in front of him. The king judges the people on how they treated him. When they protest that they have never seen him...2023-11-2717 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Final AccountingOrdinary Time, 33rd Sunday (A) In the Parable of the Talents, the master only cares about money. He is thrilled with his servants who have learned to do as he does. The third servant is terrified of losing his master's money, and gets exactly the thing he was trying to avoid. Our master is Jesus. What does Jesus love? He as certainly not a lover of money, power, pleasure, or popularity. Jesus loves God, and he loves God's people. If we want to be worthy servants of our master, we need to learn to love...2023-11-2112 minPilgrim PriestThe Final Accounting
Ordinary Time, 33rd Sunday (A)
In the Parable of the Talents, the master only cares about money. He is thrilled with his servants who have learned to do as he does. The third servant is terrified of losing his master's money, and gets exactly the thing he was trying to avoid.
Our master is Jesus. What does Jesus love? He as certainly not a lover of money, power, pleasure, or popularity. Jesus loves God, and he loves God's people. If we want to be worthy servants of our master, we need to learn to...2023-11-2012 min
Pilgrim PriestAre You Wise or Foolish? Here's How You Can TellOrdinary Time, 32nd Sunday (A) The intellect is the faculty of the soul that is attracted to the truth. Everything looks true at first, but only that which as genuinely true will hold up to scrutiny. We need to develop good intellectual habits to scrutinize and retain only what is true. The will is the power of the soul that is moved by the good. Society seems to believe, "It is good because I want it." The reality is the opposite. I want it because at looks good for me. Before we do evil, we must justify...2023-11-1516 minPilgrim PriestAre You Wise or Foolish? Here's How You Can Tell
Ordinary Time, 32nd Sunday (A) The intellect is the faculty of the soul that is attracted to the truth. Everything looks true at first, but only that which as genuinely true will hold up to scrutiny. We need to develop good intellectual habits to scrutinize and retain only what is true.
The will is the power of the soul that is moved by the good. Society seems to believe, "It is good because I want it." The reality is the opposite. I want it because at looks good for me. Before we do evil, we must justify...2023-11-1316 min
Pilgrim PriestHealthy Sexuality Leads to Freedom and PeaceOrdinary Time, 31st Sunday (A) In today's reading, the priests have "...turned aside from the way, and have caused many to falter by your instruction." God says, "I, therefore, have made you contemptible and base before all the people." And finally, the people themselves, "break faith with one another, violating the covenant of our fathers." Imagine what would happen if the doctors kept changing their teachings on healthy living to match whatever unhealthy habits were popular at the moment. We know what healthy sexuality looks like, but we priests are not teaching the truth for fear...2023-11-0812 minPilgrim PriestHealthy Sexuality Leads to Freedom and Peace
Ordinary Time, 31st Sunday (A) In today's reading, the priests have "...turned aside from the way, and have caused many to falter by your instruction." God says, "I, therefore, have made you contemptible and base before all the people." And finally, the people themselves, "break faith with one another,violating the covenant of our fathers."
Imagine what would happen if the doctors kept changing their teachings on healthy living to match whatever unhealthy habits were popular at the moment. We know what healthy sexuality looks like, but we priests are not teaching the truth for fear...2023-11-0612 min
Pilgrim PriestHave Your Friends Ever Met a Christian?All Saints Day • St. Philip Neri was called the "Second Apostle of Rome." Most people in Rome in the 1500's were infatuated with worldly pleasures and the pursuit of power, fame, and wealth. They had decided being a Christian was boring. But there was one little problem: even though they had all grown up Catholic, most people had never met an actual Christian. Philip showed people that living for Christ was the most exciting adventure and the most fulfilling life. Nowadays, most people have decided that Christianity is boring. They would much rather spend their energy on ot...2023-11-0609 minPilgrim PriestHave Your Friends Ever Met a Christian?
All Saints Day • St. Philip Neri was called the "Second Apostle of Rome." Most people in Rome in the 1500's were infatuated with worldly pleasures and the pursuit of power, fame, and wealth. They had decided being a Christian was boring. But there was one little problem: even though they had all grown up Catholic, most people had never met an actual Christian. Philip showed people that living for Christ was the most exciting adventure and the most fulfilling life.
Nowadays, most people have decided that Christianity is boring. They would much rather spend their energy on ot...2023-11-0109 min
Pilgrim PriestWhat Does "I Love You" Really Mean?Ordinary Time, 30th Sunday (A) We should love God and neighbor. But what do we mean by love? Too often the words, "I love you," actually mean, "You make me feel good," or "You look useful to me." Since God is love, we can only really learn true love from God himself. For God, love is sacrifice. The crucifix is the most perfect image of true love. The Christian faith is powered by the living experience of God's love. Priesthood, fundamentally, is about helping people fall in love with a Person that they cannot see. ...2023-10-3014 minPilgrim PriestWhat Does "I Love You" Really Mean?
Ordinary Time, 30th Sunday (A) We should love God and neighbor. But what do we mean by love? Too often the words, "I love you," actually mean, "You make me feel good," or "You look useful to me." Since God is love, we can only really learn true love from God himself.
For God, love is sacrifice. The crucifix is the most perfect image of true love. The Christian faith is powered by the living experience of God's love. Priesthood, fundamentally, is about helping people fall in love with a Person that they cannot see.
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Pilgrim PriestThe One Thing That Does Not Belong to GodOrdinary Time, 29th Sunday (A) The king of Persia doesn't know God but finds himself an agent of God's plan to restore the Jews. The leaders of Israel know the true God, but refuse to cooperate with His plans. If Jesus really speaks the truth, shouldn't they be listening to him? Cesar is not a god, but God allows him to exercise power, so we should obey him. What in nature as stamped in God's own image? We are! We who bear the image of God should be giving ourselves back to God. What will you do...2023-10-2517 minPilgrim PriestThe One Thing That Does Not Belong to God
Ordinary Time, 29th Sunday (A) The king of Persia doesn't know God but finds himself an agent of God's plan to restore the Jews. The leaders of Israel know the true God, but refuse to cooperate with His plans. If Jesus really speaks the truth, shouldn't they be listening to him? Cesar is not a god, but God allows him to exercise power, so we should obey him.
What in nature as stamped in God's own image? We are! We who bear the image of God should be giving ourselves back to God. What will you do...2023-10-2217 min
Pilgrim PriestIs Your Heart Ready for the Playground? | #1347All are welcome in God's kingdom. We have to not only accept the invitation, but also allow us to be transformed on the inside. The playground is ready for you. Is your heart ready for the playground?2023-10-1615 minPilgrim PriestIs Your Heart Ready for the Playground?
Ordinary Time, 28th Sunday (A) The Wedding Feast of the Lamb is the greatest invitation we could possibly receive. So why does it seem that no one can be bothered to respond?
Let me share with you my vision of heaven. Picture a playground where all the children get along and play nice. God can easily build a playground where no one will be hurt or die. He cannot, however, keep us from hurting each other. That's why you will only be allowed to enter the playground when your heart is completely free of sin. God allows...2023-10-1615 min
Pilgrim PriestDon't Be a Turkey in the VineyardOrdinary Time, 27th Sunday (A) All parishioners are asked to turn in a stewardship pledge card on October 22nd. Our annual commitment to Stewardship is not about giving more, but being more intentional about what we give. Am I truly grateful for the gifts God has given me? Am I using those gifts in a way that glorifies God and blesses others? This is a question we don't just answer one time. Today's Gospel shows us tenants who have started to think they own the vineyard. All the produce belongs to the Master, but the tenants can...2023-10-1113 minPilgrim PriestDon't Be a Turkey in the Vineyard
Ordinary Time, 27th Sunday (A) All parishioners are asked to turn in a stewardship pledge card on October 22nd. Our annual commitment to Stewardship is not about giving more, but being more intentional about what we give. Am I truly grateful for the gifts God has given me? Am I using those gifts in a way that glorifies God and blesses others? This is a question we don't just answer one time.
Today's Gospel shows us tenants who have started to think they own the vineyard. All the produce belongs to the Master, but the tenants can...2023-10-0913 min
Pilgrim PriestSecond Chances to Serve GodOrdinary Time, 26th Sunday (A) The chief priests and the elders of the people are living lives of selfishness and vainglory. Would you rather have a priest who tried to be good, even if he didn't always succeed, or a priest who was just good at looking good? When a bunch of guys get together, we tend to compare, compete, and complain. We all want to look good, so if I'm not looking good, it must be someone else's fault. Instead, can I see the face of Jesus in other priests? Can I be the face of...2023-10-0112 minPilgrim PriestSecond Chances to Serve God
Ordinary Time, 26th Sunday (A) The chief priests and the elders of the people are living lives of selfishness and vainglory. Would you rather have a priest who tried to be good, even if he didn't always succeed, or a priest who was just good at looking good?
When a bunch of guys get together, we tend to compare, compete, and complain. We all want to look good, so if I'm not looking good, it must be someone else's fault. Instead, can I see the face of Jesus in other priests? Can I be the face of...2023-10-0112 min
Pilgrim PriestHoe Your Own RowOrdinary Time, 25th Sunday (A) It's not fair! We are perfectly happy with our lot in life until we compare ourselves with others. I feel blessed and grateful that I get to live here and serve all of you. Until I look at other priests and think, "He's got a better deal than me." God is generous. We need to be grateful and not envious. Bishop Barron reminds us: "One of the most fundamental statements of faith is this: your life is not about you. You’re not in control. This is not your project. Rather, you ar...2023-09-2509 minPilgrim PriestHoe Your Own Row
Ordinary Time, 25th Sunday (A) It's not fair! We are perfectly happy with our lot in life until we compare ourselves with others. I feel blessed and grateful that I get to live here and serve all of you. Until I look at other priests and think, "He's got a better deal than me."
God is generous. We need to be grateful and not envious. Bishop Barron reminds us: "One of the most fundamental statements of faith is this: your life is not about you. You’re not in control. This is not your project. Rather, yo...2023-09-2509 min
Pilgrim PriestL'eggo my Ego!Ordinary Time, 24th Sunday (A) Sometimes, we must do things that are counter-intuitive. When out water-skiing, don't pull the handle closer to your body. If you feel isolated and disconnected, you need less screen time, not more. If you worry what people will think of you, then you need less control, not more. Forgiving my brother is counter-intuitive. Yet Jesus knows that we can't give our own lives the security, value, and love that we desire. The tighter I cling to my own ego, the more I make myself responsible for my own security and value. And...2023-09-1812 minPilgrim PriestL'eggo my Ego!
Ordinary Time, 24th Sunday (A) Sometimes, we must do things that are counter-intuitive. When out water-skiing, don't pull the handle closer to your body. If you feel isolated and disconnected, you need less screen time, not more. If you worry what people will think of you, then you need less control, not more.
Forgiving my brother is counter-intuitive. Yet Jesus knows that we can't give our own lives the security, value, and love that we desire. The tighter I cling to my own ego, the more I make myself responsible for my own security and value. And...2023-09-1812 min
Pilgrim PriestSometimes You Love from a DistanceOrdinary Time, 23rd Sunday (A) The Lord be with you! It is easy for us to forget that God is with us every day. Christmas reminds us that God-is-with-us, not just for 33 years, but forever. The Eucharist reminds us that the Word becomes flesh, and not only in our churches, but also within us. Remain in His love! If I want to truly love others, I must first allow God to love me. From that place of being loved by God, I am able to truly love others. Judgement and mercy go hand-in-hand in the...2023-09-1016 minPilgrim PriestSometimes You Love from a Distance
Ordinary Time, 23rd Sunday (A) The Lord be with you! It is easy for us to forget that God is with us every day. Christmas reminds us that God-is-with-us, not just for 33 years, but forever. The Eucharist reminds us that the Word becomes flesh, and not only in our churches, but also within us.
Remain in His love! If I want to truly love others, I must first allow God to love me. From that place of being loved by God, I am able to truly love others.
Judgement and mercy go hand-in-hand in the...2023-09-1016 min
Pilgrim PriestA Cord of Three Strands Is Not Easily BrokenOrdinary Time, 22nd Sunday (A) What do you think, what do you feel, when you hear the words, "God's will"? If you have a negative reaction, then you have something in common with the prophet Jeremiah. His life was so hard that he becomes a foreshadowing, a prophecy, of the Christ. Last week, we learn that Jesus is The Christ. This week he reveals that he will be a sacrifice, not a successful and powerful earthly king. Jesus does not see God's will as an outside imposition on his freedom, but rather as a path that leads...2023-09-0817 minPilgrim PriestA Cord of Three Strands Is Not Easily Broken
Ordinary Time, 22nd Sunday (A) What do you think, what do you feel, when you hear the words, "God's will"? If you have a negative reaction, then you have something in common with the prophet Jeremiah. His life was so hard that he becomes a foreshadowing, a prophecy, of the Christ.
Last week, we learn that Jesus is The Christ. This week he reveals that he will be a sacrifice, not a successful and powerful earthly king. Jesus does not see God's will as an outside imposition on his freedom, but rather as a path that leads...2023-09-0417 min
Pilgrim PriestBad Steward, Good StewardOrdinary Time, 21st Sunday (A) Shebna, the Master of the Palace, has been building a monument to himself. God will replace him with a better steward. God sees three qualities in Eliakim that make him a good steward: he is a servant, a father, and dependable. By not serving himself, Elaikim will be a blessing for his family and others. God has given you the gift of your own life, and made you a steward of his creation. If you are a husband, a father, and the head of a household, you have been entrusted with a...2023-08-2815 minPilgrim PriestBad Steward, Good Steward
Ordinary Time, 21st Sunday (A) Shebna, the Master of the Palace, has been building a monument to himself. God will replace him with a better steward. God sees three qualities in Eliakim that make him a good steward: he is a servant, a father, and dependable. By not serving himself, Elaikim will be a blessing for his family and others.
God has given you the gift of your own life, and made you a steward of his creation. If you are a husband, a father, and the head of a household, you have been entrusted with a...2023-08-2815 min
Pilgrim PriestThree Life Lessons From Whitewater KayakingOrdinary Time, 19th Sunday (A) I recently paddled down a whitewater section of the Wolf River. Among other things, I learned three important lessons that also apply to the spiritual life. Hug the rock. When you get stuck on a rock, you naturally try to push away from obstacle. Pushing away from the obstacle in a strong current will cause your boat to capsize -- and make things infinitely worse! Leaning towards the obstacle ("hugging the rock") keeps you safely above water until you can maneuver free. In a similar way, we often push away from life's...2023-08-1514 minPilgrim PriestThree Life Lessons From Whitewater Kayaking
Ordinary Time, 19th Sunday (A) I recently paddled down a whitewater section of the Wolf River. Among other things, I learned three important lessons that also apply to the spiritual life.Hug the rock. When you get stuck on a rock, you naturally try to push away from obstacle. Pushing away from the obstacle in a strong current will cause your boat to capsize -- and make things infinitely worse! Leaning towards the obstacle ("hugging the rock") keeps you safely above water until you can maneuver free.In a similar way, we often push away from life's...2023-08-1314 min
Pilgrim PriestSharing in the Glory of the SonFeast of the Transfiguration (A) I recently visited my old seminary and checked out their brand-new chapel. The chapel encourages the men to be authentic. It encourages them to be in community. And it encourages them to find their true identity as beloved sons of God the Father. At the Transfiguration, we see that Jesus is not standing alone. Jesus is "in Communion" with Moses, the great lawgiver, and Elijah the great prophet. We see his radiant glory as the Beloved Son. This is the One who made Moses glow when he gave him the law on...2023-08-0813 minPilgrim PriestSharing in the Glory of the Son
Feast of the Transfiguration (A) I recently visited my old seminary and checked out their brand-new chapel. The chapel encourages the men to be authentic. It encourages them to be in community. And it encourages them to find their true identity as beloved sons of God the Father.
At the Transfiguration, we see that Jesus is not standing alone. Jesus is "in Communion" with Moses, the great lawgiver, and Elijah the great prophet. We see his radiant glory as the Beloved Son. This is the One who made Moses glow when he gave him the law on...2023-08-0713 min
Pilgrim PriestFinding Buried TreasureOrdinary Time, 17th Sunday (A) Young Solomon has just become king. God offers to give him one gift. What would you ask for? Success in war, fabulous wealth, a peaceful kingdom, popularity? King Solomon, however, asks for a wise and understanding heart. Nowadays, there is an abundance of information but a critical shortage of wisdom. Our elders seem less wise and the young don't make time to listen to them. If you want to become wise, where do you start? The first step of wisdom is realizing I'm not very wise. Being honest about my...2023-07-3113 minPilgrim PriestFinding Buried Treasure
Ordinary Time, 17th Sunday (A) Young Solomon has just become king. God offers to give him one gift. What would you ask for? Success in war, fabulous wealth, a peaceful kingdom, popularity? King Solomon, however, asks for a wise and understanding heart.
Nowadays, there is an abundance of information but a critical shortage of wisdom. Our elders seem less wise and the young don't make time to listen to them. If you want to become wise, where do you start?
The first step of wisdom is realizing I'm not very wise. Being honest about...2023-07-3013 min
Pilgrim PriestWhy Is the Master Patient with the Weeds?Ordinary Time, 16th Sunday (A) Catholic teaching is true and good and beautiful. When I live my life according to the truth, I bear good fruit. Others, however, are living for themselves and bearing bad fruit. Why doesn't God do something about it? God has been watching and waiting patiently. He is confident that his harvesters will be able to sort the good from the bad. You can only tell the wheat from the darnel when the fruit appears. God is waiting to see what kind of fruit will appear. Perhaps we are the ones who most...2023-07-2711 minPilgrim PriestWhy Is the Master Patient with the Weeds?
Ordinary Time, 16th Sunday (A) Catholic teaching is true and good and beautiful. When I live my life according to the truth, I bear good fruit. Others, however, are living for themselves and bearing bad fruit. Why doesn't God do something about it?
God has been watching and waiting patiently. He is confident that his harvesters will be able to sort the good from the bad. You can only tell the wheat from the darnel when the fruit appears. God is waiting to see what kind of fruit will appear. Perhaps we are the ones who most...2023-07-2711 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Burdens We CarryOrdinary Time, 14th Sunday (A) The king is coming, and he is coming in peace. He is humble, poor, and afflicted. Only the "little ones" would want such a king. Deep down, we are all humble, poor, and afflicted, though we do a good job making ourselves look mighty, noble, and powerful. The prophet Zechariah is writing about Palm Sunday. He is also writing about God's Kingdom of peace that is coming. Between the coming of the King and the final fulfillment, there is a gap. I believe that priests are called to bridge the gap. 2023-07-1115 minPilgrim Priestsomething | #1335
Ordinary Time, 14th Sunday (A) The king is coming, and he is coming in peace. He is humble, poor, and afflicted. Only the "little ones" would want a king like this. Jesus is coming as a little one and he wants to come for us.
Deep down, we are humble, poor, and afflicted, even though we do a good job hiding it.
Matthew wants to make it absolutely clear that Jesus fulfills this prophecy when he enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The final part of the prophecy, Jesus spreading his peace throughout the world, is...2023-07-1100 minPilgrim PriestThe Burdens We Carry
Ordinary Time, 14th Sunday (A) The king is coming, and he is coming in peace. He is humble, poor, and afflicted. Only the "little ones" would want such a king. Deep down, we are all humble, poor, and afflicted, though we do a good job making ourselves look mighty, noble, and powerful.
The prophet Zechariah is writing about Palm Sunday. He is also writing about God's Kingdom of peace that is coming. Between the coming of the King and the final fulfillment, there is a gap. I believe that priests are called to bridge the gap.2023-07-1015 min
Pilgrim PriestThe Source of True SecurityOrdinary Time, 12th Sunday (A) Security leads to maturity. Maturity leads to purity, that is, to the ability to truly love people. Despite the appearances of security, many of us are affected by a deep feeling of insecurity. We might turn to money, success, or a spouse for a sense of security, but none can give us true security. Jeremiah finds security in God's love for him. Through my 30 day retreat, God showed me that he had always been with me. Many of us think that God is mad at them or disappointed in them. The truth...2023-06-2815 minPilgrim PriestThe Source of True Security
Ordinary Time, 12th Sunday (A) Security leads to maturity. Maturity leads to purity, that is, to the ability to truly love people. Despite the appearances of security, many of us are affected by a deep feeling of insecurity. We might turn to money, success, or a spouse for a sense of security, but none can give us true security.
Jeremiah finds security in God's love for him. Through my 30 day retreat, God showed me that he had always been with me. Many of us think that God is mad at them or disappointed in them. The truth...2023-06-2615 minPilgrim PriestSheep on a Mission
Ordinary Time, 11th Sunday (A) I just returned from my 12th pilgrimage to Champion Shrine. I feel most like a shepherd when I am on walking pilgrimage. I find myself counting my sheep and making sure they are all on the right track. A pilgrimage is a public witness to the importance of faith.
Jesus calls the Apostles by name and reveals the Father's love to them. Then he sends them out to their Jewish brothers. They must remind them who God is and who they are. We, too, must witness to brothers and sisters who have...2023-06-1911 min
Hey Everybody! It's Fr. EdwardEpisode 56: Try a Spiritual Pilgrimage During Advent and Christmas with Fr. Joel SemberAdvent is meant to be a season for us to prepare for Christmas. But how often do we start with good intentions and realize on Christmas Eve we never paused to pray and be silent. This week, Fr. Edward Looney talks with Fr. Joel Sember, author of "Oriens: A Pilgrimage Through Advent and Christmas," who will guide us to a more prayerful Advent and beyond.
Fr. Joel Sember: https://pilgrimpriest.us/
Buy his book: https://www.orderosv.com/product/oriens-a-pilgrimage-through-advent-and-christmas-20202020-11-1233 min