Monthly Archives: January 2012

We are still 10 months from the election, but already I am sick of it.  I don’t care to know about the millions of dollars it takes to run a successful campaign because that only makes me realize that the … Continue reading →

The writer of Mark’s Gospel was, apparently, an American.  Yes, that’s right, an American.  How can we tell?  We know he was most likely American because of his obsession with the word “immediately”.  Mark’s Gospel is the shortest of the … Continue reading →

This is from one of my sisters in the Order of St. Benedict, Sr. Joan Chittister. Great God, who has told us “Vengeance is mine,” save us from ourselves, save us from the vengeance in our hearts and the acid … Continue reading →

(This is the homily given at Holy Redeemer on New Year’s Eve, prior to the Burning Bowl Ceremony) The name “January” comes from the Roman god Janus, the god with two faces, one looking to the past and the other … Continue reading →