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This Sunday – the Fourth Sunday of Advent – we are just a few days before Christmas. In the final preparation for Christmas, the Gospel tells us how Mary, bearing

Pope Francis will inaugurate a Jubilee Year focused on the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope,” when he opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on the Vigil of

This Sunday we enter the rich and beautiful liturgical season of Advent. It is made beautiful by lights, colors, and music. Like the time of a marriage engagement, Advent is

Last Sunday during my homily, I compared God’s plan for human beings to a design project for building a house. It is the design of the architect that gives the

Tevye the Milkman from the famous musical “Fiddler on the Roof” had seven daughters and … seven problems.  He wanted to keep his children close to himself as long as

Falling in love at a young age, especially in high school or college, is a common experience of many. In such a state of mind, a person usually wants to

In the summer of 1986, as 20-year-old seminarian, I traveled for two weeks all over Poland with a large group of French scouts visiting religious shrines and historical towns and

I love mountains and so I spend most of my vacations in the mountains, both in winter and summer. There is no lack of mountains in the US, one is

In the Gospel of Matthew (19:16-22) and the Gospel of Mark (10:17-31) that we read this Sunday, we witness an interesting encounter: the young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher,

This Sunday we inaugurate a festive celebration of the 35th anniversary of our parish. During all Masses this day, we will pray for those who for over 35 years have