Some weeks ago I visited an older parishioner in her home. As were were chatting, I noticed pictures of two priests displayed in the room. T...

Homily for the funeral Mass of +Fr. Raphael Iannone, OFM Cap. This is a humbling task. Certainly there are many of you, friars and otherwise...

(Original post from 2012) Today there was news of the death of one of our favorite teachers, Fr. Stanley Marrow, SJ. A seemingly cantankerou...

What follows is an excerpt from the book,  Happiness in Holiness: A little guide to holiness of life for members of the Third order of Saint...

As I've mentioned various times on this tired old blog, the telling of my conversion story, whether to myself or others, has been a fasc...

(An old post updated) Every year on this holy night I reflect on the grace of itinerancy that the Holy Spirit has given me; only twice in...

The other day I happened to see that Joseph R. Zepf had passed away at the age of ninety-nine. He was the best spiritual director I have eve...