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Mar 16, 20222 min read
"Descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky"
From Safari….. Almost twenty years ago I had the opportunity to take part in a three day camping experience in the Australian Outback. I...
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Mar 5, 20223 min read
A Lent of Peace
As I write these words, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is in its first days. I pray that by the time you read them, a peaceful...
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Feb 26, 20222 min read
Lent is a time of personal transformation
From safari….. In the late nineties I was the pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Waite Park. The parish formed a relationship with Bethlehem...
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Feb 20, 20223 min read
“Take and read.”
“Take and read.” Those simple words were the key, pivotal moment in the long process of conversion for St. Augustine almost 1600 years...
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Feb 12, 20223 min read
From safari…..
I have been blessed to have taken several sabbaticals in my near 40 years of priesthood. My last sabbatical was in the Oakland, Berkeley,...
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Feb 5, 20223 min read
For better or worse...
World Day of Prayer for the Sick; World Marriage Day For some years now, these two observances come close on the calendar. The World Day...
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Jan 29, 20223 min read
From safari……
From safari…… Welcome to Catholic Schools Week! Our One in Christ Catholic Communities are blessed to support three Catholic Schools -- -...
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Jan 22, 20223 min read
I’m glad that you are living.
“I’m sorry you are living.” I include this story in the weekend’s homily; it was the cover message of a card I received from a...
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Jan 16, 20223 min read
Jesus revealed
From Safari…. Even though we are no longer in the Christmas season, we find echoes of it in today’s readings. The Gospel account of the...
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Jan 8, 20223 min read
The Baptism of the Lord
The Christmas season closes with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In a week’s time, we seem to leap ahead some 30 years from the...
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Jan 1, 20222 min read
From Safari……
Happy New Year! Reviewing the past year, we made some strides of returning to pre-covid life, although as I write, COVID-19 infection is...
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Jan 1, 20223 min read
St. Joseph
How was the Year of St. Joseph for you? We concluded that observance on December 8, but Joseph again enters the spotlight with the...
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Dec 18, 20211 min read
From Safari….
We are on the final stretch of Advent. (This year we are blessed with second longest Advent possible, 27 days.) First, it’s good to...
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Dec 9, 20213 min read
The Manger scene...
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His...
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Dec 4, 20212 min read
From Safari…Lessons from a TREE STAND.
Vehicles dart about on the highways proudly displaying their successful hunting of deer or trees. In the past few weeks countless hunters...
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Nov 27, 20213 min read
An Advent of Healing
Most of what we know about the first Christmas comes to us from St. Luke. The Roman census, the crowded inn, the shepherds keeping night...
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Nov 20, 20212 min read
The kingdom of Christ our King
The With today’s feast of Christ the King, another liturgical year comes to an end. Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in1925 in response...
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Nov 14, 20213 min read
The Call of God
First, a word from our ACC Planning Council: thanks for your input and patience as we work to improve the shared bulletin. Please check...
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Nov 7, 20212 min read
From Safari…..
Next to the computer monitor in my office is a goat figurine. The goat represents a gift that was given in my honor to a family through...
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Oct 30, 20213 min read
November: Praying for Those Who Have Died
The seasons change; the leaves fall; the days get shorter; the readings at Mass speak of the end of time. It is natural for us in these...
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