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While we could wish for more light, small candles bring us joy.
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Advent (3A): Joy as Light in the Dark
“The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
While we could wish for more light, small candles bring us joy.
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We switched out the Dino sheets for Ninja Turtles yesterday. Made me a little weepy. It’s the end of an era 🥺
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We switched out the Dino sheets for Ninja Turtles yesterday. Made me a little weepy. It’s the end of an era 🥺
Today we lit the Peace candle. Nothing comes harder than peace in a world of injustice.
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Advent (2A): We Will Finally Be Neighbors
Fighting for Peace in a Violent World
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December 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Today we lit the Peace candle. Nothing comes harder than peace in a world of injustice.
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After more than two months on the road, Chicago priest Fr. Gary Graf completed a 1.65-million-step walk from Dolton, Illinois, to the Statue of Liberty — a march meant to draw national attention to ongoing deportations and the trauma immigrant families are facing.
After 900-mile trek, Chicago priest urges action and empathy on deportations
"We need to do more than talk," Fr. Gary Graf said. "We need to engage people in conversation. We need to step into the middle. We need to mediate in a sense."
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December 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
After more than two months on the road, Chicago priest Fr. Gary Graf completed a 1.65-million-step walk from Dolton, Illinois, to the Statue of Liberty — a march meant to draw national attention to ongoing deportations and the trauma immigrant families are facing.
Getting ready for St. Nicholas Day.
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Getting ready for St. Nicholas Day.
My son and I read this every morning. Lemme tell you, the number of times I’ve cried reading these stories. St. Mary of Egypt got me this morning.
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My son and I read this every morning. Lemme tell you, the number of times I’ve cried reading these stories. St. Mary of Egypt got me this morning.
Let’s get into it
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Let’s get into it
On Sunday we read the Gospel which says “Sell what you have and give to the poor.” My son gathered some of his toys, my wife and I gathered books, and we sold what we had. My son received the money and we went together to purchase a Christmas gift for the young boy he picked from our Angel Tree.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On Sunday we read the Gospel which says “Sell what you have and give to the poor.” My son gathered some of his toys, my wife and I gathered books, and we sold what we had. My son received the money and we went together to purchase a Christmas gift for the young boy he picked from our Angel Tree.
This is livin’
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is livin’
The consumerism of Christmas crowds out Advent. God calls us to awake!
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Advent (1A): All Is Not Christmas
A Season for Restraint in a World Bent on Pleasure
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November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The consumerism of Christmas crowds out Advent. God calls us to awake!
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The roots of the Christian calendar in the Gospel.
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Pocket Gospel: Feasting and Fasting with Christ
Theological Basis for the Christian Calendar
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November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The roots of the Christian calendar in the Gospel.
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St. Basil the Great.
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
St. Basil the Great.
My top 5 book recommendations for all Christians in no particular order.
1. The Imitation of Christ (Thomas A Kempis).
2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (William Law).
3. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers.
4. Searching for and Maintaining Peace (Philippe).
5. On Social Justice (St. Basil).
1. The Imitation of Christ (Thomas A Kempis).
2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (William Law).
3. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers.
4. Searching for and Maintaining Peace (Philippe).
5. On Social Justice (St. Basil).
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My top 5 book recommendations for all Christians in no particular order.
1. The Imitation of Christ (Thomas A Kempis).
2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (William Law).
3. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers.
4. Searching for and Maintaining Peace (Philippe).
5. On Social Justice (St. Basil).
1. The Imitation of Christ (Thomas A Kempis).
2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (William Law).
3. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers.
4. Searching for and Maintaining Peace (Philippe).
5. On Social Justice (St. Basil).
Good News from the Gospel of Mark.
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Pocket Gospel: He Makes All Things New
Recapitulation in Mark
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November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Good News from the Gospel of Mark.
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"For Christians, the poor are not a sociological category, but the very 'flesh' of Christ"—Pope Leo XIV, Dilexi Te §110
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"For Christians, the poor are not a sociological category, but the very 'flesh' of Christ"—Pope Leo XIV, Dilexi Te §110
St. Oscar Romero is a hero of mine. Here is a look into how he preached and what made him great.
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The Disturbing Word
A Brief Essay on the Homiletics of St. Oscar Romero
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November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
St. Oscar Romero is a hero of mine. Here is a look into how he preached and what made him great.
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One of my favorite things I have written. Simple. But necessary.
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Pocket Gospel: Well Done
Neither Fear Nor Reward
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November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
One of my favorite things I have written. Simple. But necessary.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Y’all pray for me. I may become a catechist soon and I’m nervous about it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Y’all pray for me. I may become a catechist soon and I’m nervous about it.
Judit Polgar is one of the coldest commentators in all of chess lol. David Howell is so conservative. Judit is fearless. I love when they commentate together. It cracks me up.
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Judit Polgar is one of the coldest commentators in all of chess lol. David Howell is so conservative. Judit is fearless. I love when they commentate together. It cracks me up.
My son made his Dino Nuggets in the Sign of the Cross tonight. He said he didn’t wan the Devil to eat them 🤣
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My son made his Dino Nuggets in the Sign of the Cross tonight. He said he didn’t wan the Devil to eat them 🤣
Officially off all Meta platforms. Guess I’m living here now.
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Officially off all Meta platforms. Guess I’m living here now.
Jesus said, “This is my body. Take and eat.” One of my best friends once said, “Christ went to Hell and back to give us food.” And I think about that all the time.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Jesus said, “This is my body. Take and eat.” One of my best friends once said, “Christ went to Hell and back to give us food.” And I think about that all the time.