Thoughts on "The Confessions of St. Augustine"
The "Confessions of St. Augustine" has been called “the greatest spiritual autobiography of all time.” In it St. Augustine reveals with...
A Mindset of Wanting to Go to the House of the Father
Recently, I had the privilege of giving the homily at the funeral Mass for a fellow deacon. Here are excerpts from it: "Pope Benedict XVI...
And This, Too, Shall Pass
The roller coaster of bitter freezing cold and slight warming over the past eight weeks or so in our area has finally taken its toll on...
What's in your wallet? . . . What's in your pocket?
I remember seeing a TV commercial of a bank promoting an improved version of their credit card. The commercial began and ended with the...
"Let me go to the Father's house"
My family and I did not have to go to Rome to see a pope. He came to us two times in the Philippines: in February 1981 for the...
‘Little joy-givers, big joys'
There are joys in life that money cannot buy. One of these are little children who, by their own joy, innocence, laughter, their little...
Big Things Come in Small Packages (Pt. 2)
A mobile phone can easily fit in a man's pants pocket or a woman's small purse. Almost everyone has a cellphone and they can be seen...
Big Things Come in Small Packages
Whenever I see children cantors lead the Responsorial Psalm at the 12:00 noon fourth Sunday Mass, someone from the choir gets a stool or...
I Have Two Mothers in Heaven
I have two mothers in heaven. They were both given by God to me. The first is Mary, the mother of our Lord Jesus. Because Jesus is both...
