Homilia de Ordenaciones
La primavera nos llena de alegría, en Junio, trayendo nueva vida y crecimiento a nuestro alrededor. De hecho, la estación de la primavera dará pronto, oficialmente, paso al verano. Un poco de primavera está teniendo lugar también en el presbiterio Diocesano de Eva...Read full story »
Friday, June 17, 2016
Ordinations Homily
Spring has more than sprung, here in June, bringing forth new life and growth all around us. In fact, the season of spring will soon officially give way to summer. A bit of spring is taking place as well in the Diocesan presbyterate of Evansville, in terms of the ordination of Deacon...Read full story »
Friday, June 17, 2016
Let us REJOICE and celebrate our Catholic faith and identity!
On Saturday, May 14, the Diocese of Evansville will celebrate the kick-off of its annual Signature Event, “REJOICE: A Catholic Community Celebration,” at the Ford Center in downtown Evansville. In addition to the Sacrament of Reconcil...Read full story »
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
The best apologetics? Living our faith with the joy of the Gospel
I read a letter to the editor recently that intrigued me. In it, a newspaper reader challenged a member of that paper’s editorial staff by observing that the staff member’s archive of published work suggested anti-Catholic bias. The reader went on to invite that editorial person to visi...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Physician-assisted suicide is contrary to key Catholic social teaching
Contrary to one of the key principles of Catholic social teaching, there is an ever-increasing threat to human dignity in the form of a rather aggressive campaign to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Though masked as an act of compassion and dignity, the intent is to legalize the providing...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
'Amoris Laetitia' is vintage Pope Francis
The Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love: On Love in the Family”) is vintage Pope Francis. A self-described “son of the Church,” Pope Francis clearly possesses a very keen intellect and pastoral heart. ...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Standing in the shadow of the cross
On Good Friday, we stand in the shadow of the cross. On this day, the second of the three sacred days known as the Triduum, we call to mind the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sake of our salvation. He laid down his life that we...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Joseph, pray for us!
The month of March is often associated with the Lenten Season, the beginning of spring (at least, the “official” starting date), St. Patrick’s Day and, in some years like this one, Easter. The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of...Read full story »
Thursday, March 17, 2016
A Lenten Reflection on the Sunday Gospels
The Gospel passages for the five Sundays of Lent, leading up to Passion Sunday and Holy Week, include the following: The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert (1st Sunday, Luke 4:1-13), The Transfiguration of Jesus (2nd Sunday, Luke 9:28-36), The Samaritan...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Awakening lives and consciences
Pope Francis, who celebrated his 79th birthday in December, has not wasted any precious time making the most of his papacy. Although there have been several special years of grace (e.g. The Year of St. Paul, The Year of the Priest, etc.), rarely...Read full story »
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
