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The Second Sunday of Advent
One of the most fascinating things that I have ever seen on our family farm, even to this day, has been watching my dad call the cattle in. It seems…
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The First Sunday of Advent
Not too long ago, a moment of wonder occurred to me: how many individuals have tried to predict the end of the world? Almost instantly, I found myself on the…
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The Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
This time of year, I always love the nostalgia that comes with all of the usual rhythm and routine of things. In particular, I can always remember our Thanksgiving traditions.…
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The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
In going through eight years of seminary, you’d imagine that we get quite ready, by the time it is over, to jump out and leave. And, indeed, that was my…
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The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
When I was younger, I and even still to this day, I often loved picking up a good book and reading for hours. Now, this wasn’t necessarily just any type…
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The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
How do we show others that they are loved? There are so many different ways to answer that question, that it likely seems we could go on forever! Perhaps we…
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The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
There are so many different things that one can learn on a farm, that it’s not surprising that there is some generational wisdom that is often passed down from one…
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The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
It was a tedious task, but it had to be done. Every summer, we would go through the motions of making large round hay bales, and eventually, in the course…
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The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
One thing I’ve always found quite fascinating is the field of medicine, and medical practice in general. You’ve got all sorts of different individuals who are concerned with making things…
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The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Eight years. At the outset of joining the seminary, that was what I was told it would take to get through, graduate, and be ordained a priest. Up front, even…