A Bishop who truly is a Shepherd..... If we heard more talk like this from our Bishops, we would not be where we are now, under attack.

Obama tries to attack the church and all the faithful by mandating that Catholic Hospitals offer health care including contraception, abortion, and sterilization. This is a direct slap in the face and

Sean and Mackenzie take our neighbor's kids to the Farm today.

......How Jesus and religion are on opposite spectrumsSee, one’s the work of God, but one’s a man-made inventionSee, one is the cure, but the other’s the infectionSee, because religion says “do,” Jesus says “done”Religion says “slave,” Jesus says “son”Religi

Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil, and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an

Today’s first reading began by stating that “It is not good for man to be alone and that God wanted to make a suitable partner for him.” God initially created animals to be man’s companions but none proved to be a suitable partner. So God created woman. But He didn’t just create a woman out of no

Is 60:1-6, Mt 2:1-12 The Gospel today is rich with symbols: • The Journey, • the Personalities from distant lands, • the star, its disappearance and reappearance, • the gifts, �

The Annunciation – Mary Our Model and Ultimate Disciple Luke 1: 26-38 When I find myself in times of trouble,mother Mary comes to me,speaking words of wisdom:“Let it be.” And in my

As I was greeting parishioners after Mass last evening a man approached me and asked "explain to me how Mary was and remained a Virgin?" I thought to myself....WOW - how do I explain this in 30 seconds or less

Advent is a time in which we prepare for the coming of the Lord: • His coming to us Sacramentally at Christmas, • His coming to us individually at the end of our lives, • and His coming to us collectively at the end of time. And today, within the season

Advent is a time to push away distraction and prepare for the coming of the Lord. As with every year, I am going to give up blogging, facebook, etc...for advent and focus my time and energy on preparing for

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THANKSGIVING DAY, 2011 November 24, 2011 A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA       

THANKSGIVING DAY 1789 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - A PROCLAMATION Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the pro

By the President of the United States of America.  A Proclamation.  The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful ski

Homily – The Parable of the Talents  33rd Sunday Ordinary Time  Today’s gospel is one of my favorites because I think it represents a truth that so many of us struggle to understand. In the Gospel each person was given a specific amount of talents, and then they either used them completel

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29th Sunday Ordinary Time (Year A) ·       That the leaders of the church, in the spirit of Paul, preach the gospel not merely in words but in the

The Priest and His Ass Donkey A priest, who wanted to raise money for his church, was told there was a fortune in horse racing, and so he decided to buy a horse and enter it in some races. However, at the loca

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28th Sunday Ordinary Time Isaiah 25:6-10; Philippians 4:12-14,19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 Eating at meals was important to Jesus… not just eating food, but also sharing one of the most important things we do in life with others. He ate with others in their homes, not in fast-food

I finally had my nasal / sinus surgery on Friday and I am recuperating. 4 long months of struggle and now I hope all is repaired. The surgeon straightened my nasal septum, repaired some holes in the walls o

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The Men's "In-Motion" winter retreat is scheduled for the President's Day Weekend in February. A group of 20 men will leave Redding, CA on Friday February 17, 2012 at 5:00 pm and drive up to

I have been thinking about the idea of self-pleasure for sometime. How many of us do things that are not good for us but we do it anyway because it brings us pleasure. How many of us smoke?

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Father Flanagan and Rabbi Cohen had a little feud going about whose church had more money. They were always showing off to each other. Father Flanagan made sure to honk the horn of his new Corvette a

A provocative new study shows that women who have an abortion face an increased risk for mental health problems including substance abuse, anxiety, and depression. "Results indicate quite

We Drink RAW MILK! Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided governmen

I received a call at work stating “I can’t come in today, I am going to have a procedure tomorrow, and I have to think about my kids and my own life.” Knowing that this young woman telephoned me a

  Lets take a moment to think about the Social Security Crisis. Social Security was a program established to care for the elderly, a safety net. The program was designed to have "The Many" (ac

Why World Youth Day? Why would 1 1/2 million youth from around the world attempt to raise money, many of them for over a year, to travel to Spain to maybe get a glimpse of a 80 plus year old m

Do you have strong faith, strong enough to persevere? Strong enough to persevere in spite of obstacles? Or is it a faith that easily gives up? Faith in what? Chance, Fate, God? The message today really has to do with: “What kind of faith do we possess, and in what kind of God.” Today’s Gospel