As I write these words, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is in its first days. I pray that by the time you read them, a peaceful...

From safari….. In the late nineties I was the pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Waite Park. The parish formed a relationship with Bethlehem...

“Take and read.” Those simple words were the key, pivotal moment in the long process of conversion for St. Augustine almost 1600 years...

I have been blessed to have taken several sabbaticals in my near 40 years of priesthood. My last sabbatical was in the Oakland, Berkeley,...

World Day of Prayer for the Sick; World Marriage Day For some years now, these two observances come close on the calendar. The World Day...

From safari…… Welcome to Catholic Schools Week! Our One in Christ Catholic Communities are blessed to support three Catholic Schools -- -...

“I’m sorry you are living.” I include this story in the weekend’s homily; it was the cover message of a card I received from a...

From Safari…. Even though we are no longer in the Christmas season, we find echoes of it in today’s readings. The Gospel account of the...

The Christmas season closes with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In a week’s time, we seem to leap ahead some 30 years from the...

Happy New Year! Reviewing the past year, we made some strides of returning to pre-covid life, although as I write, COVID-19 infection is...

How was the Year of St. Joseph for you? We concluded that observance on December 8, but Joseph again enters the spotlight with the...

We are on the final stretch of Advent. (This year we are blessed with second longest Advent possible, 27 days.) First, it’s good to...

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His...

Vehicles dart about on the highways proudly displaying their successful hunting of deer or trees. In the past few weeks countless hunters...

Most of what we know about the first Christmas comes to us from St. Luke. The Roman census, the crowded inn, the shepherds keeping night...

The With today’s feast of Christ the King, another liturgical year comes to an end. Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in1925 in response...

First, a word from our ACC Planning Council: thanks for your input and patience as we work to improve the shared bulletin. Please check...

Next to the computer monitor in my office is a goat figurine. The goat represents a gift that was given in my honor to a family through...

The seasons change; the leaves fall; the days get shorter; the readings at Mass speak of the end of time. It is natural for us in these...

Will there be yet another altweibersommer before the cold air of late autumn and winter set in? Altweibersommer is German for old woman...