Tag: Community

Rooted in Him

There was once a movie called Shadow of the Hawk, in which a young couple and their Indian guide were hurrying up a mountainside, fleeing from evil people seeking to kill them. Because the Indian guide knew the mountain so well, he would be able to...

We Long for Such Communities

Twenty years ago, to mark the 25th anniversary of my priestly ordination, I traveled in pilgrimage to the Holy Land and visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Every pious Jew longs to be able to go there and wail and cry and pray at the site of the...

Eagle Scouts Lead Us Into Deep Water

I would like to thank you for providing me a few moments to honor this newest Eagle Scout from our parish. It is a privilege to be in the midst of so many who serve their communities in such special ways. This afternoon, as we count the ways in...

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